National Basketball Association
Orlando 116, Washington 109
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 31, 2023
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
#46 Ben Taylor, #62 JB DeRosa, #51 Aaron Smith
Attendance:
16411
By Field Level Media
Paolo Banchero had 30 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Orlando Magic rallied for a 116-109 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Friday.
Markelle Fultz added 25 points and six rebounds and Franz Wagner chipped in 20 points for the Magic, who outscored the Wizards 31-13 in the fourth quarter.
Washington's Corey Kispert hit a career-high nine 3-pointers -- one shy of tying the franchise record -- in 14 attempts to finish with a career-best 27 points.
Washington (34-43), which lost for the sixth time in its last eight games, fell three games behind the Chicago Bulls for the 10th -- and final -- Eastern Conference playoff spot with five games left.
The Bulls (37-40) defeated the Hornets 121-91 on Friday. The Magic (33-44) are four games behind Chicago.
Daniel Gafford finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Delon Wright chipped in 21 points and nine rebounds for the Wizards.
Trailing by 11 entering the fourth quarter, the Magic took their first lead since it was 2-0 when Cole Anthony's 3-pointer made it 105-103 with 5:51 left.
Wagner's layup made it a four-point game with 5:06 left before Wright's layup pulled the Wizards to within 107-105 with 4:20 remaining.
But Fultz hit a jumper, Wagner added a dunk and Banchero hit a pair of free throws during a 6-0 run to put the game away.
Washington shot 41 of 105 (39 percent) from the field, including 17 of 50 (34 percent) from beyond the arc.
The Magic shot 44 of 88 (50 percent) from the field, including 8 of 24 (33.3 percent) from 3-point range.
The Wizards led by as many as 12 in the second quarter before the Magic pulled to within 63-60 at halftime.
Kispert scored 18 points by going 6 of 9 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes for Washington.
Orlando was led by Banchero and Fultz, who scored 17 first-half points apiece.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Orlando |
|
Washington |
|
Paolo Banchero 30 |
Scoring |
Corey Kispert 27 |
|
Paolo Banchero 6 |
Assists |
Jordan Goodwin 5 |
|
Paolo Banchero 12 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Gafford 13 |
|
Paolo Banchero 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Delon Wright 3 |
|
Goga Bitadze 1 |
Steals |
Daniel Gafford 1 |
|
Paolo Banchero 3 |
Blocks |
Johnny Davis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Orlando
|
116 |
50.0 |
8-24 |
20-26 |
26 |
48 |
14 |
2 |
11 |
| Washington
|
109 |
39.0 |
17-50 |
10-12 |
24 |
51 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game on the road against New York. The Wizards have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .395 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Magic have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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