Wagner scores 38 as Magic pull away from Jazz 123-108

Franz Wagner scored 38 points, and the Orlando Magic pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 123-108 on Wednesday, November 11.

Wagner made 13 of 23 shots and 9 of 10 free throws in 39 minutes. Orlando scored 38 points in the fourth quarter, while Utah, close through three, managed 21.

The Magic (4-7) played without Tristan Da Silva, who was out with a left calf strain. Jamal Cain also sat with a left shoulder contusion.

Utah (1-11) led 13-7 early in the first quarter and 31-25 after a 10-0 run late in the period. Orlando answered with 37 points in the second quarter, and the game had 11 ties and nine lead changes.

Orlando led 106-97 when the final five minutes began and outscored Utah 17-9 the rest of the way. Goga Bitadze's alley-oop dunk off a pass from Anthony Black with 1:04 left made it 120-103. Wagner's two free throws with 33.2 seconds to play made it 123-105, the Magic's largest lead of the night.

Desmond Bane added 25 points and made 7 of 11 3-pointers. Black had 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Orlando was plus-19 with him on the floor.

Darryn Peterson led Utah with 22 points but made only 7 of 19 shots. Brice Sensabaugh scored 19 off the bench, part of 41 points from the Jazz reserves against Orlando's 24. Airious Bailey had 18 points and four blocks on 6-of-17 shooting.

Orlando shot better from the outside, making 18 of 46 3-pointers to Utah's 14 of 44. The Magic finished with an effective field goal percentage of 57.5 against 49.4. Both teams turned the ball over 11 times.

Up next

Magic: home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, November 13.

Jazz: at the Houston Rockets on Friday, November 13.