Fawzan Amer: Final: Orlando: 110, Wizards: 90. Franz Wagner: 23 points, 7 rebounds, Anthony Black: 23 points, 7 rebounds, Paolo Banchero: 19 points, 5 assists. A blowout victory against a underhand Wizards team finds Orlando back inside the win column
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
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Jason Beede @therealBeede
“Offensively, he is real tall,” Wizards’ Bilal Coulibaly said about #Magic forward Franz Wagner. “He is a good offensive player. Defensively, he is long and he has long arms and everything and gets deflections. He is good.” pic.x.com/OMw4AhmOSa – 10:15 PM
“Offensively, he is real tall,” Wizards’ Bilal Coulibaly said about #Magic forward Franz Wagner. “He is a good offensive player. Defensively, he is long and he has long arms and everything and gets deflections. He is good.” pic.x.com/OMw4AhmOSa – 10:15 PM


Jason Beede @therealBeede
“Just continuing to apply pressure on the defensive end … Just something we knew we had to turn up a little bit in the second half,” #Magic guard Anthony Black said when I asked what was Orlando’s mindset coming out of halftime against the Wizards.
Full remarks: pic.x.com/j5REaXMq6S – 10:07 PM
“Just continuing to apply pressure on the defensive end … Just something we knew we had to turn up a little bit in the second half,” #Magic guard Anthony Black said when I asked what was Orlando’s mindset coming out of halftime against the Wizards.
Full remarks: pic.x.com/j5REaXMq6S – 10:07 PM


Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Final: Magic 110, Wizards 90
Franz Wagner – 23 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts
Anthony Black – 23 pts, 7 rebs
Paolo Banchero – 19 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts – 8:31 PM
Final: Magic 110, Wizards 90
Franz Wagner – 23 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts
Anthony Black – 23 pts, 7 rebs
Paolo Banchero – 19 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts – 8:31 PM

Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Half: Magic 49, Wizards 47
Franz Wagner – 14 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts
Banchero – 11 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts
ORL: 40.9% FG | 20% 3PT
WAS: 39.5% FG | 30% 3PT – 7:17 PM
Half: Magic 49, Wizards 47
Franz Wagner – 14 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts
Banchero – 11 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts
ORL: 40.9% FG | 20% 3PT
WAS: 39.5% FG | 30% 3PT – 7:17 PM

Jason Beede @therealBeede
The #Magic are starting Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. against the Wizards, Jamahl Mosley said. – 4:21 PM
The #Magic are starting Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. against the Wizards, Jamahl Mosley said. – 4:21 PM

Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
End 3Q: Magic 83, Grizzlies 80
Paolo Banchero – 17 pts, 5 rebs
Franz Wagner – 15 pts
Cole Anthony – 14 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts
Wendell Carter Jr. – 10 pts, 11 rebs – 9:01 PM
End 3Q: Magic 83, Grizzlies 80
Paolo Banchero – 17 pts, 5 rebs
Franz Wagner – 15 pts
Cole Anthony – 14 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts
Wendell Carter Jr. – 10 pts, 11 rebs – 9:01 PM

Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Halftime: Magic 53, Grizzlies 53
Cole Anthony – 12 pts, 5 rebs
Franz Wagner – 11 pts, 3 rebs
With both teams on the second night of back-to-back, setting the tone out of the break could play a key role tonight. – 8:16 PM
Halftime: Magic 53, Grizzlies 53
Cole Anthony – 12 pts, 5 rebs
Franz Wagner – 11 pts, 3 rebs
With both teams on the second night of back-to-back, setting the tone out of the break could play a key role tonight. – 8:16 PM

Jason Beede @therealBeede
No change: The #Magic are starting Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. against the Grizzlies tonight, the second game of a back-to-back, Jamahl Mosley said. – 5:24 PM
No change: The #Magic are starting Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. against the Grizzlies tonight, the second game of a back-to-back, Jamahl Mosley said. – 5:24 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Franz Wagner this season:
25.1 PPG
5.6 RPG
1.4 SPG
T-Mac is the only Orlando player to finish a season with those numbers or better. pic.x.com/pjpnYLt1Xy – 8:58 AM
Franz Wagner this season:
25.1 PPG
5.6 RPG
1.4 SPG
T-Mac is the only Orlando player to finish a season with those numbers or better. pic.x.com/pjpnYLt1Xy – 8:58 AM


StatMuse @statmuse
Franz Wagner tonight:
25 PTS
7 REB
5 AST
Averaging the most PPG by a Magic player in a season since Tracy McGrady. pic.x.com/fxlvLGSDhg – 10:09 PM
Franz Wagner tonight:
25 PTS
7 REB
5 AST
Averaging the most PPG by a Magic player in a season since Tracy McGrady. pic.x.com/fxlvLGSDhg – 10:09 PM


Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Franz Wagner dunks on a run out. Hawks call timeout down 112-103.
47.7 to play – 10:02 PM
Franz Wagner dunks on a run out. Hawks call timeout down 112-103.
47.7 to play – 10:02 PM

Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
End 3Q: Magic 90, Hawks 81
Paolo Banchero has 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Franz Wagner has posted 20, 5 and 4.
Wendell Carter Jr., getting the start tonight, has been active and has 9 points and 11 boards. – 9:30 PM
End 3Q: Magic 90, Hawks 81
Paolo Banchero has 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Franz Wagner has posted 20, 5 and 4.
Wendell Carter Jr., getting the start tonight, has been active and has 9 points and 11 boards. – 9:30 PM
More on this storyline
Jason Beede: Franz Wagner on Mac McClung’s third straight dunk contest title: “I thought it was very impressive. Mac, obviously, crushed it again. I thought [Stephon] Castle had some really nice dunks as well. It’s really difficult to impress people these days with that kind of stuff so I thought it was really entertaining.” -via Twitter @therealBeede / February 18, 2025
Jason Beede: Franz Wagner on his All-Star break and the first practice back: “It was good. I had a good break. Good to get away a little bit and just relax a little bit the mind and the body. I thought it was a good first day. [We] played a little bit and it was good to get back to it.” -via Twitter @therealBeede / February 18, 2025
Regardless of how they spend the break, the Magic can refocus for the final stretch of the season. “Rest your body, rest your mind [and] come back fresh for the last 26 games,” Franz Wagner said. “And then have the right mindset coming into every game knowing that, our situation, we can’t take any game for granted.” -via Orlando Sentinel / February 14, 2025
Fawzan Amer: Final: Orlando: 112, San Antonio: 111 Franz Wagner: 33 points, 12 rebounds Anthony Black: 20 points Paolo Banchero: 17 points, 7 rebounds A helluva defensive possession by the Magic, Isaac switches onto Fox and Black contests Wembanyama on the final mid-range miss -via x.com / February 8, 2025
NBA Communications: Rookie Ryan Dunn of the Phoenix Suns and second-year NBA players Anthony Black of the Orlando Magic, Toumani Camara of the Portland Trail Blazers and Ausar Thompson of the Detroit Pistons have been named replacements for the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars. -via Twitter / January 31, 2025
NBA Communications: Dunn is replacing Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain. Black, Camara and Thompson are replacing NBA sophomores Dereck Lively II of the Dallas Mavericks, Brandon Miller of the Charlotte Hornets and Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. -via Twitter / January 31, 2025