Game ID: 22300476
Orlando Magic @ Sacramento Kings
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 OT2 Final
SAC 27 40 24 27 9 11 138ORL 30 25 34 29 9 8 135
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/29 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backNEW Duarte 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
NEW Duarte 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 12 min (70% of 17)
OUT Vezenkov missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 21 min (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 12 min since (70% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 21 min since (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 8 min since (48% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 21 min since (169% of 12)
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Fultz missed 21 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 5 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 29 min since (106% of 28)
BACK Carter Jr. back 12/20 after 20, 21 min since (80% of 26)
NEW Black 16 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 22 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 6 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 29 min since (105% of 28)
BACK Carter Jr. back 12/20 after 20, 21 min since (81% of 26)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Gar. Harris missed 2 since 12/27, returns tonight: 32 min (134% of 24)
OUT Fultz missed 23 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 7 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 30 min since (107% of 28)
NEW Black 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 24 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 8 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 28)
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 32 min since (134% of 24)
NEW Black 16 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Fultz missed 25 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 9 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 12/29, returns tonight: 38 min (322% of 12)
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 30 min since (108% of 28)
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 31 min since (126% of 24)
NEW F. Wagner 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Black 16 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 26 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 10 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 38 min since (322% of 12)
NEW Black 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 27 since 11/11, returns tonight: 15 min (73% of 20)
OUT Ingles missed 11 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 34 min since (292% of 12)
NEW Suggs 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 27 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 12 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 25 min since (211% of 12)
NEW Banchero 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Suggs 28 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/12 · 2 days' restOUT F. Wagner missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 13 since 12/17, returns tonight: 20 min (121% of 16)
OUT Isaac missed 9 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 14 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 26 min since (219% of 12)
NEW M. Wagner 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 27 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 31 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 25 a game. Without Fultz (25 straight), Ingles (9 straight), Isaac (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Sacramento's 17. Call it Sacramento 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
12/26 @ POR 113-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 113-130. SAC shot 48% (45 of 93) to POR's 50%, 10 of 42 from three. Fox led with 43 (16 of 26, 7 of 15 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 34. Q1 was theirs, 33-32, but the other 3 periods went 98-80 against them. Monk's -21 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 @ ATL 117-110 — SAC notes
SAC won 117-110. SAC shot 52% (46 of 89) to ATL's 39%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ATL's 25. The glass went 38-51 against them. Fox led with 31 (10 of 20, 8 of 16 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Sabonis added 25, Lyles 19. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: the deficit went from 18 to 5. SAC trailed 53-71 at the half and won the second half 64-39. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/31 @ MEM 123-92 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-92. SAC shot 51% (47 of 92) to MEM's 37%, 16 of 33 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MEM's 28. The glass went 59-34 for them. Monk led with 27 (10 of 13, 4 of 5 from three); Fox added 24, Sabonis 13. The hinge was Q3, 31-21: a lead of 12 became 22, and the lead reached 31. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/02 vs CHA 104-111 — SAC notes
SAC lost 104-111. SAC took 10 more shots (92 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to CHA's 51%, 14 of 36 from three. SAC turned it over 20 times to CHA's 14, and CHA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 48-35 for them. Fox led with 30 (11 of 25, 3 of 10 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Duarte 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 91-75 against them. They led by as many as 10. Monk's -21 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 vs ORL 138-135 — SAC notes
SAC won 138-135 in 2 overtimes. SAC shot 49% (51 of 105) to ORL's 49%, 15 of 40 from three. The glass went 58-39 for them. Monk led with 37 (12 of 20, 7 of 13 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Murray added 28, Sabonis 22. The hinge was Q2, 40-25: SAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/05 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Ellis (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 29 and Barnes at 22 a game. Without Dick (4 straight), Freeman-Liberty (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-8 a night and Toronto plus-1 and the line, where Toronto takes 27 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19. Call it Sacramento 118, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
1/07 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 25 and Sabonis at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Ellis (3 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 19 and Williamson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 103 a night to Sacramento's 116 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-10 a night and New Orleans plus-4. Call it Sacramento 116, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
1/09 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Stewart (6 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 20 and Fox at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 120 a night to Detroit's 132 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it Sacramento 122, Detroit 119, Detroit keeping it close.
1/10 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 14 free throws a game; Rozier at 32 and Bridges at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ball (19 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and Fox at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-6 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 114 a night to Sacramento's 124. Call it Sacramento 117, Charlotte 116, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/27 vs PHI 92-112 — ORL notes
ORL lost 92-112. ORL shot 39% (31 of 79) to PHI's 47%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 24 times to PHI's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. ORL turned it over 16 times to PHI's 10, and PHI turned those into 10 steals. F. Wagner led with 24 (8 of 16, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Suggs added 20, Banchero 19. Q1 was theirs, 25-26, but the other 3 periods went 86-67 against them. F. Wagner's -22 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 vs NYK 117-108 — ORL notes
ORL won 117-108. ORL shot 45% (40 of 89) to NYK's 44%, 7 of 33 from three, and went to the line 40 times to NYK's 29 — 30 points from the stripe to their 26. F. Wagner led with 32 (11 of 19, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Banchero added 29, Suggs 21. The hinge was Q2, 29-15: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 20. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/31 @ PHX 107-112 — ORL notes
ORL lost 107-112. ORL shot 47% (42 of 90) to PHX's 50%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. ORL turned it over 15 times to PHX's 6, and PHX turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 45-35 for them. Banchero led with 28 (12 of 23, 2 of 6 from three); F. Wagner added 27, Carter Jr. 17. Q3 was theirs, 29-22, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 90-78 against them. Black's -19 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 @ GSW 115-121 — ORL notes
ORL lost 115-121. ORL took 14 more shots (92 to 78), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to GSW's 54%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 23 times to GSW's 37. ORL turned it over 17 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 9 steals. Banchero led with 27 (8 of 20, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); F. Wagner added 25, Bitadze 13. Q2 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 2 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 96-88 against them. Bitadze's -15 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ SAC 135-138 — ORL notes
ORL lost 135-138 in 2 overtimes. ORL shot 49% (44 of 90) to SAC's 49%, 25 of 44 from three. The glass went 39-58 against them. Banchero led with 43 (13 of 25, 6 of 9 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Suggs added 24, Houstan 15. Q3 was theirs, 34-24, the deficit cut from 12 to 2, but the other 5 periods went 114-101 against them. Bitadze's -15 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and F. Wagner at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Fultz (26 straight), Ingles (10 straight), Isaac (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to Denver's 12 and the defense, Denver allowing 112 a night to Orlando's 118. Call it Denver 117, Orlando 111.
1/07 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. Without Fultz (27 straight), Ingles (11 straight), Isaac (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hunter (7 straight), Krejčí (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 40 percent from three to Atlanta's 32 and the defense, Orlando allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Orlando 123, Atlanta 118.
1/09 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 33 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. Without F. Wagner (2 straight), Carter Jr. (2 straight), Gar. Harris (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 44 percent from three to Minnesota's 36 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 109 a night to Orlando's 120. Call it Orlando 114, Minnesota 112, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 17 a game. Without Butler III (5 straight), Martin (7 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 43 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 31 and Suggs at 19 a game. Without F. Wagner (3 straight), Carter Jr. (3 straight), Gar. Harris (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 43 percent from three to Miami's 36 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 11. Call it Miami 115, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACCD C. Duarte
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
ORLAB A. Black
AS A. Schofield
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
WC W. Carter Jr.
SAC/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Kings outlast short-handed Magic in double overtime behind triple-double from Domantas Sabonis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, 23 rebounds and 12 assists, Malik Monk scored 37 off the bench and the Sacramento Kings outlasted the Orlando Magic 138-135 in double overtime Wednesday night.
Sabonis finished with his seventh triple-double this season as Sacramento overcame a hot shooting night by the short-handed Magic, who made 25 3-pointers to break the franchise record. That helped them come back from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to take the lead in the fourth.
Paolo Banchero had a career-high 43 points to lead the Magic but missed a potential tying 3 as the final buzzer sounded. Jalen Suggs scored 24.
“For our guys to fight the way they fought and find a way in two overtimes, I applaud them because there were a handful of times we could have just cashed in,” Kings coach Mike Brown said.
De’Aaron Fox made two field goals in the second overtime, including a jumper that put the Kings ahead 137-135 with under a minute to play after the teams had furiously traded baskets.
In overtime, Sabonis gave the Kings a 126-125 lead with 17.1 seconds left on a dunk off a pass by Monk, who had nine assists in 46 minutes. Monk then made one of two free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining. But after an overturned out-of-bounds call gave the ball to the Magic, Banchero tied the score at 127 on a layup off an inbounds play with 1.1 seconds left to send the game to double OT.
With the Magic down by one and time running down in regulation, Banchero drilled a contested 3-pointer to give Orlando a two-point lead with 16 seconds to go. Monk answered for Sacramento with a layup to tie the game at 118.
“Just wanted to do whatever I could,” Banchero said. “Just be aggressive. Really just doing whatever we can to get the win. We’ve taken some tough losses. We’re fighting right now.”
Brown said the game plan was to protect the paint and allow Orlando to shoot from distance. The Magic took advantage with a record-setting night from beyond the arc.
“We did exactly what (Brown) wanted us to do," Monk said. “They were just hitting shots tonight. They hit a lot of shots tonight. Hats off to them.”
Sabonis entered as one of seven players with multiple triple-doubles this season, and completed the feat Wednesday early in the third quarter. It was his fifth triple-double in the last nine games.
Keegan Murray had 28 points for Sacramento.
The Kings have won five in a row over the Magic, and responded a night after losing at home to the Charlotte Hornets , who had dropped 11 straight coming into the game.
The Magic have lost four of five, and are winless in the first three games of a four-game West Coast swing. Both teams were coming off losses and playing the back end of a back-to-back.
“We played a hell of a game,” Banchero said. “Despite everything that happened with injuries, we gave ourselves a shot and that’s all we can ask for.”
Sacramento took a double-digit lead in the second quarter behind a 15-2 run after falling behind 34-27. The Kings made seven straight 3-point attempts, with Monk hitting five 3s in under four minutes, setting a career high for 3-pointers in a quarter.
The Kings led 67-55 at halftime.
“Throughout the season, we’ve overcome adversity,” Murray said. “I feel like we’re a team that handles it well when it happens, and today was no different. All of our guys are calm and just stuck with it throughout the whole game.”
The Magic, already short-handed with Cole Anthony (bruised right quad), Jonathan Isaac (hamstring), Markelle Fultz (knee) and Joe Ingles (ankle) out, saw three more key players sustain injuries on Wednesday.
Franz Wagner , the Magic’s second-leading scorer, appeared to hurt his right ankle in the first quarter after landing on it while contesting a shot. Gary Harris left the game with a right calf strain, and Banchero sprained his right ankle but returned to the game.
Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said Wagner will be re-evaluated when the team gets to Denver for a game against the Nuggets on Friday.
“I can’t say enough about the group,” Mosley said. “Every person that was available played, contributed, fought, battled. And they had to dig down deep. I’m so proud of the way in which they competed. Never got away from them.”