Entering Tuesday’s game against the Wizards, the Magic knew they’d already be without Franz Wagner, who is managing an extended rehab of a left high ankle sprain.
Then, in the hours leading up to tip-off, Orlando learned it would also be without Anthony Black (right quad contusion) for the second game in a row and Wendell Carter Jr. (left ankle soreness) while hosting Washington inside Kia Center.
Those absences, however, weren’t a problem for Jamahl Mosley’s squad when it used a big third quarter to capture a 126-109 victory over the Southeast Division foe behind Paolo Banchero’s game-high 37 points.