New Orleans Pelicans @ Orlando Magic
Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22500548
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 26 32 33 37 128NOP 26 33 39 20 118
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Magic beat Pelicans 128-118 in Moritz Wagner's return from knee injury
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paulo Banchero had 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Desmond Bane added 27 points and Orlando beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118 on Sunday in Magic center Moritz Wagner 's return from a serious knee injury.
Wagner missed more than a year after tearing his left ACL, last playing Dec. 21, 2024. He had eight points and two rebounds in 10 minutes Sunday in the Magic's last game before their two-game series against Memphis in Berlin and London.
Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 22 points, and Trey Murphy III and Jordan Poole added 21 each. The Pelicans have lost 10 of 11.
Anthony Black added 26 points, seven assists and three steals for the Magic. Goga Bitadze had 14 points, 13 rebounds and three steals in his first start of the season at center. Bitadze replaced Wendell Carter Jr ., who had a back strain.
Since losing to New York in the NBA Cup semifinals on Dec. 13, the Magic have followed losses with wins seven straight times.
Up next Pelicans: Host Denver on Tuesday night.
Magic: Play Memphis on Thursday night in Berlin and Sunday in London.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JI J. Isaac
JR J. Richardson
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
NOPBM B. McGowens
DQ D. Queen
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JP J. Poole
KM K. Matković
MP M. Peavy
MA Matkovic
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
ORL/NOP 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
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