Orlando Magic @ Washington Wizards
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC | Game ID: 22500511
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 30 32 39 19 120ORL 29 21 37 25 112
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CJ McCollum steadies Wizards in 4th quarter of 120-112 win over Magic
WASHINGTON -- — CJ McCollum scored 27 points and steadied the Wizards after they nearly blew a 26-point lead as Washington held on for a 120-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.
Alex Sarr added 23 points for the young and suddenly competitive Wizards, who have won five of seven. Washington, in the midst of a yearslong rebuild, began the season 3-20 but has gone 7-5 since.
The Wizards' inexperience showed after they took an 89-63 lead on Justin Champagnie 's 3-pointer in the third quarter. Orlando cut the deficit to 14 points by the end of the period and continued its rally as Washington began the fourth quarter by going 2 of 10 from the field.
Goga Bitadze 's layup got the Magic within 107-105 with 5:03 left, and Orlando could sense the biggest comeback victory in franchise history. But McCollum found Sarr for an alley-oop, then followed with a midrange jumper and a 3-pointer to put Washington ahead by nine.
Another 3 by McCollum made it 117-107 with 1:52 remaining.
Reserve Jase Richardson led the Magic with 20 points and Desmond Bane scored 15.
The Magic have not won consecutive games since winning three straight from Nov. 25-Dec. 1, before leading scorer Franz Wagner suffered a high ankle sprain that has sidelined him for the past month. Orlando still entered play leading the Southeast Division and was sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Orlando was missing another starter in Jalen Suggs , who suffered an MCL contusion in his right knee in a loss at Chicago on Jan. 2. Suggs has not been cleared for on-court activity, coach Jamahl Mosley said before the game.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrSi 6 15 +1 5 9 56 3 6 50 2 2 100 0 5 5 5 0 0 2 2
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., da Silva
in Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., da Silva
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiBlPeSi 2 2 -8 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Black, Penda, da Silva
in Bitadze, Penda
out Bane, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJoPeRi :47 4 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Jones, Penda, Richardson
in Jones, Richardson
out Black, da Silva
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJoPeRi 3 8 +2 2 5 40 0 1 0 4 4 100 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
ORL Bane, Bitadze, Jones, Penda, Richardson
in Bane
out Banchero
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrIsJoRi 4 4 -6 1 5 20 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 5 5 0 0 1 3 1
ORL Bane, Carter Jr., Isaac, Jones, Richardson
in Carter Jr., Isaac
out Bitadze, Penda
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrRi 2 5 +1 2 4 50 1 3 33 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., Richardson
in Banchero, Black
out Isaac, Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrRiSi :54 0 -2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., Richardson, da Silva
in da Silva
out Bane
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlJrPeSi 1 2 -4 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
ORL Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., Penda, da Silva
in Penda
out Richardson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiBlPeSi 1 3 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Black, Penda, da Silva
in Bitadze
out Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBiBlSi 3 7 -1 3 5 60 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 2
ORL Banchero, Bane, Bitadze, Black, da Silva
in Bane
out Penda
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaBlJrSi 4 8 -5 4 7 57 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 4
ORL Banchero, Bane, Black, Carter Jr., da Silva
in Carter Jr.
out Bitadze
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBaJrJoSi 2 5 -2 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
ORL Banchero, Bane, Carter Jr., Jones, da Silva
in Jones
out Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJoPeSi :57 0 -5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Bitadze, Jones, Penda, da Silva
in Bitadze, Penda
out Bane, Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BiHoJoPeRi 3 10 +2 3 5 60 1 2 50 3 6 50 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 1
ORL Bitadze, Howard, Jones, Penda, Richardson
in Howard, Richardson
out Banchero, da Silva
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoIsJoPeRi 5 22 +16 8 14 57 3 6 50 4 5 80 4 4 8 3 3 0 2 2
ORL Howard, Isaac, Jones, Penda, Richardson
in Isaac
out Bitadze
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BiHoJoPeRi 4 8 +4 3 6 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 3
ORL Bitadze, Howard, Jones, Penda, Richardson
in Bitadze
out Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BiCaHoJoPe 1 2 0 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
ORL Bitadze, Cain, Howard, Jones, Penda
in Cain
out Richardson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BiCaJoPeRi :48 0 -5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Bitadze, Cain, Jones, Penda, Richardson
in Richardson
out Howard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoIsJoPeRi 4 7 +1 3 10 30 1 5 20 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 3
ORL Howard, Isaac, Jones, Penda, Richardson
in Howard, Isaac
out Bitadze, Cain
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoMcMiSaJo 6 14 -1 5 13 38 2 8 25 2 2 100 2 4 6 2 1 0 0 1
WAS Coulibaly, McCollum, Middleton, Sarr, T. Johnson
in Coulibaly, McCollum, Middleton, Sarr, T. Johnson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ChCoMcSaJo 2 10 +8 4 4 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1
WAS Champagnie, Coulibaly, McCollum, Sarr, T. Johnson
in Champagnie
out Middleton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JoIiCaChCo :47 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
WAS A. Johnson, Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie, Coulibaly
in A. Johnson, Bagley III, Carrington
out McCollum, Sarr, T. Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JoIiCaChRi 3 6 -2 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 3
WAS A. Johnson, Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie, Riley
in Riley
out Coulibaly
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiCaChRiJo 4 10 +6 4 10 40 1 3 33 1 2 50 1 3 4 3 1 1 0 3
WAS Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie, Riley, T. Johnson
in T. Johnson
out A. Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiCaChMcRi 1 2 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
WAS Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie, McCollum, Riley
in McCollum
out T. Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCoMcMiSa 4 12 +7 3 8 38 2 4 50 4 4 100 2 6 8 2 0 1 1 1
WAS Carrington, Coulibaly, McCollum, Middleton, Sarr
in Coulibaly, Middleton, Sarr
out Bagley III, Champagnie, Riley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoMcMiSaJo 8 25 +6 8 14 57 0 1 0 9 9 100 1 4 5 6 5 0 1 3
WAS Coulibaly, McCollum, Middleton, Sarr, T. Johnson
in T. Johnson
out Carrington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiCaChCoMc 1 5 +5 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1
WAS Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie, Coulibaly, McCollum
in Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie
out Middleton, Sarr, T. Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiCaChMcRi 1 2 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
WAS Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie, McCollum, Riley
in Riley
out Coulibaly
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JoIiCaChRi 2 6 -6 2 4 50 0 1 0 4 4 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
WAS A. Johnson, Bagley III, Carrington, Champagnie, Riley
in A. Johnson
out McCollum
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBrCaMcRi 1 4 -3 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
WAS Bagley III, Branham, Carrington, McCollum, Riley
in Branham, McCollum
out A. Johnson, Champagnie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBrCaMcJo 2 2 -4 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
WAS Bagley III, Branham, Carrington, McCollum, T. Johnson
in T. Johnson
out Riley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCoMcMiSa 4 4 -4 1 7 14 0 3 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 2
WAS Carrington, Coulibaly, McCollum, Middleton, Sarr
in Coulibaly, Middleton, Sarr
out Bagley III, Branham, T. Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaChCoMcSa 6 13 +4 4 11 36 2 6 33 3 4 75 4 6 10 4 0 4 1 1
WAS Carrington, Champagnie, Coulibaly, McCollum, Sarr
in Champagnie
out Middleton
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JR J. Richardson
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
WASAJ A. Johnson
AS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CM C. McCollum
JC J. Champagnie
KM K. Middleton
MB M. Bagley III
MB M. Branham
TJ T. Johnson
WR W. Riley
ORL/WAS 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