— James Ennis scored 22 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Chicago Bulls 115-106 on Wednesday night despite big performances by Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic.
— DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points in under three quarters, Dejounte Murray added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping Orlando Magic 120-97 on Monday night.
The Suns are closing in on the Jazz in the West, while the Nets-Sixers clash takes center stage this week.
— Khris Middleton scored 21 points, Bobby Portis added 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds off the bench and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 124-87 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak.
— Aaron Holiday scored 20 points, Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 15 rebounds and six assists in his return from a three-game injury absence and the Indiana Pacers held off the Orlando Magic 111-106 on Friday night.
Center Khem Birch, who is averaging 5.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game for the Magic this season, has been waived by the Magic and plans on signing with the Raptors, sources told ESPN.
— Bradley Beal returned from a five-game absence and scored 26 points, Russell Westbrook had his 20th triple-double of the season and the Washington Wizards made a season-best 19 3-pointers in a 131-116 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
As conference seeding battles continue to take shape, here's where our experts see all 30 teams.
— Aaron Gordon scored 24 points against his former team, rallying the Denver Nuggets past the Orlando Magic 119-109 Sunday night.
— Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Utah Jazz set an NBA record for 3-pointers in a half in a 137-91 win over the short-handed Orlando Magic on Saturday night, extending their franchise-best home winning streak to 22.
— Terrence Ross hit two key jumpers late in overtime, Wendell Carter III scored 21 points and the Orlando Magic beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 115-110 on Thursday night.
— Chuma Okeke scored 18 points and the Orlando Magic rallied in the fourth quarter to snap Los Angeles' six-game winning streak Tuesday night, defeating the Clippers 103-96.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 30 | 25 | .545 | - | W3 |
| Miami | 28 | 27 | .509 | 2 | L2 |
| Charlotte | 27 | 27 | .500 | 2.5 | L3 |
| Washington | 21 | 33 | .389 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Orlando | 18 | 37 | .327 | 12 | W1 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(15) | Cole Anthony | PG | North Carolina |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 18 | 37 | .327 |
| 2019-20 | 33 | 40 | .452 |
| 2018-19 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 57 | .305 |
| 2016-17 | 29 | 53 | .354 |
