Thirty-eight, again
Franz Wagner is on a heater, and Utah got the worst of it. The German forward dropped 38 points on the Jazz in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, matching his career high, as Orlando won 123-108. It is the third time he has reached 38. It is also his third straight game with at least 30.
He did it efficiently: 13 of 23 from the field, 9 of 10 at the line, plus a team-high eight rebounds.
Desmond Bane added 25 points with seven threes. Anthony Black filled the sheet with 22 points, eight assists and seven boards. Jevon Carter gave 11 off the bench.
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The fourth quarter flipped it
This one was tight for three quarters. Black and Bane opened the fourth with back-to-back threes to put the Magic up 91-87. It was still level at 98-98 when Orlando ripped off an 8-0 burst, with Wagner hitting a layup and a three around another Bane triple. A further Bane three pushed the gap into double digits with 4:13 to go. Orlando won the period 38-21.
The Magic had won in Sacramento the night before. Back-to-back wins for the first time this season, and a 2-2 road trip salvaged.
Ten straight for Utah
The Jazz have now lost 10 in a row, the last one coming hours after they learned Lauri Markkanen will miss at least a month with a broken right hand. Three regular starters sat out. Rookie Darryn Peterson led Utah with 22, his fourth straight game over 20, while Brice Sensabaugh had 19 off the bench and Ace Bailey 18. Keyonte George returned from an ankle problem but went 3 of 13. Utah shot 40.7% overall and 14 of 44 from deep.
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