Magic rally from 21 down to win 119-109 as Wizards tie franchise record with 16th straight loss
WASHINGTON (AP) Franz Wagner scored 28 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 21-point second-quarter deficit to beat Washington 119-109 on Wednesday night, handing the Wizards their 16th consecutive loss.
Washington (9-53) tied a team record for longest losing streak, matching a skid from the 2009-10 season. The Wizards looked on their way to ending this slide, but were done in by a 44-point second half against one of the league's best defensive teams.
“It is a tied-together group that loves to defend, loves to cover for each other, play the right way, play for one another," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. "We talked about that. That was the conversation at halftime.”
Orlando (37-26) has won eight of nine.
Jordan Poole scored 26 points for Washington, which hasn't won since a victory at San Antonio on Jan. 29. Kyle Kuzma added 25 points for the Wizards, who haven't won at home since Dec. 29 against Brooklyn.
Washington led by 11 after the first quarter and a 3-pointer by Johnny Davis made it 52-31 in the second. It was 65-53 at halftime before the Wizards were held to 18 points in the third quarter.
“When you play defense, you have a chance to win games. They weren’t winning games for a couple years, and they just started playing defense, they started winning games," Kuzma said. "How do you do that? You've got to want to play defense and want to play team defense. That’s what we have to learn and that’s what we have to get to if we want to not be this type of ballclub.”
A layup by Banchero tied it at 72, and then neither team led by more than three for over 14 minutes, before a dunk by Moritz Wagner - Franz's brother - made it 102-97.
Moritz Wagner added a three-point play to cap a 14-1 run, and the Magic led 107-97. He scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
It was the largest comeback of the season for the Magic, who last rallied from a 21-point deficit on Jan. 30, 2023, at Philadelphia. The last time Orlando had a bigger comeback was Nov. 21, 2014, at Charlotte, when the team overcame a 23-point deficit to win.
“Wasn’t really much to talk about scheme-wise,” Banchero said. “There was no reason to talk about any scheme at halftime. It was just our effort and how hard we wanted to play.”
Banchero had 10 assists.
“Paolo’s an All-Star, Franz is on his way to being an All-Star," Mosley said. "The way in which they play off each other, and then it becomes selfless, and it carries over to the rest of the group.”
UP NEXT
Magic: At New York on Friday night.
Wizards: Host Charlotte on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Goga Bitadze vs. Kyle Kuzma (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 |  | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:03 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving finger roll layup (Paolo Banchero assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:32 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Anthony Black misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-6 |
| 9:21 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:07 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 5-9 |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point turnaround hook shot (Anthony Black assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:39 | | Corey Kispert offensive foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | Corey Kispert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point floating jump shot | 9-9 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 9-11 |
| 7:54 | | Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Anthony Black offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Franz Wagner misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-11 |
| 7:45 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-11 |
| 7:35 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Franz Wagner misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point running layup | 13-11 |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving dunk (Corey Kispert assists) | 13-13 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving layup | 15-13 |
| 6:23 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:10 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-13 |
| 5:49 | | Franz Wagner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:46 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-15 |
| 5:23 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point finger roll layup | 16-17 |
| 4:53 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 4:53 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-17 |
| 4:43 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point pullup jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 18-20 |
| 4:27 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point running layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 18-22 |
| 3:57 | | Goga Bitadze misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 18-24 |
| 3:33 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running finger roll layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 18-26 |
| 3:28 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Markelle Fultz makes two point floating jump shot | 20-26 |
| 2:56 | | Deni Avdija misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Jalen Suggs shooting foul (Richaun Holmes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:51 | | +1 | Richaun Holmes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 2:51 | | +1 | Richaun Holmes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-28 |
| 2:24 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point running layup | 22-28 |
| 2:15 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 2:15 | | +1 | Cole Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-28 |
| 1:59 | | Corey Kispert offensive foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 1:59 | | Corey Kispert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:46 | | Paolo Banchero turnover (lost ball) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | ||
| 1:38 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point running layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 23-30 |
| 1:22 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Richaun Holmes steals) | ||
| 1:16 | | Johnny Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Jordan Poole offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Cole Anthony misses two point layup | ||
| 0:55 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point running layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 23-32 |
| 0:39 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Paolo Banchero offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point layup | ||
| 0:31 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-34 |
| 0:01 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Moritz Wagner offensive foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 11:38 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 23-37 |
| 11:07 | | Cole Anthony turnover (bad pass) (Richaun Holmes steals) | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running finger roll layup (Johnny Davis assists) | 23-39 |
| 11:02 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:45 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Markelle Fultz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Markelle Fultz makes two point tip layup | 25-39 |
| 10:30 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 25-42 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-42 |
| 9:59 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot | 27-45 |
| 9:45 | | Landry Shamet personal foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving dunk (Markelle Fultz assists) | 29-45 |
| 9:25 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Johnny Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Moritz Wagner shooting foul (Johnny Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +1 | Johnny Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-46 |
| 9:21 | | +1 | Johnny Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-47 |
| 9:06 | | Cole Anthony misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Johnny Davis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Moritz Wagner misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-49 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Markelle Fultz makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 31-49 |
| 7:55 | | +3 | Johnny Davis makes three point jump shot (Landry Shamet assists) | 31-52 |
| 7:36 | | Landry Shamet shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-52 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-52 |
| 7:18 | | Johnny Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Franz Wagner misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Markelle Fultz defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Johnny Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-54 |
| 6:10 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point driving layup (Paolo Banchero assists) | 35-54 |
| 6:05 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:49 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Franz Wagner makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 38-54 |
| 5:17 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:53 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 38-57 |
| 4:24 | | Eugene Omoruyi personal foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | ||
| 4:09 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Eugene Omoruyi offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:04 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point running dunk | 40-57 |
| 3:41 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Landry Shamet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point running dunk | 42-57 |
| 2:55 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Landry Shamet blocks Paolo Banchero's two point running layup | ||
| 2:45 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running layup (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 42-59 |
| 2:29 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point alley-oop layup (Goga Bitadze assists) | 44-59 |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup | 44-61 |
| 1:47 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-61 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-61 |
| 1:28 | | Paolo Banchero shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:28 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-62 |
| 1:16 | | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point stepback jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 49-62 |
| 1:02 | | Jordan Poole turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:45 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Deni Avdija personal foul (Loose ball) (Goga Bitadze draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-62 |
| 0:43 | | +1 | Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-62 |
| 0:34 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | +1 | Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-62 |
| 0:17 | | +1 | Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-62 |
| 0:04 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 53-65 |
| 0:01 | | Tyus Jones blocks Jalen Suggs's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Jalen Suggs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |