Banchero leads Orlando past Washington 109-97

Banchero leads Orlando past Washington 109-97

The victory moved the Magic a full game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks for seventh in the Eastern Conference standings.

Paolo Banchero has 33 points, career-best 18 rebounds as Magic beat Wizards 109-97

Paolo Banchero had 33 points, a career-high 18 rebounds and eight assists, and the Orlando Magic defeated the Washington Wizards 109-97.

Beede’s Breakdown: Magic overcome 3rd-quarter woes to win at Wizards

Although the Magic had won their first three meetings against the Wizards by an average margin of 20.6 points, younger teams such as Washington searching for momentum to carry into the offseason can be difficult to put away. The Wizards accomplished exactly that type of win against the Kings on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena. Although it wasn’t pretty at times, Orlando avoided a similar fate 24 hours later when Jamahl Mosley’s squad left t…

In the NBA, just before the end of the main round, every game counts a little more. Orlando Magic is doing their job at the Washington Wizards, and there is a spectacle in the Western Conference.

Magic Lock in Play-In Position With Win Over Wizards

Magic Power Past Wizards Washington, DC — Paolo Banchero doesn’t want his scoring streak post-All-Star break to end, so he dropped 33 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, leading the Orlando Magic to a 109-97 victory over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. With this win and some help from other games on tonight’s slate, the Magic have locked in a Play-In position for the postseason. Key Injury Report Updates The Magic had their team b…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paolo Banchero accounted for 33 points, set a personal record of 18 rebounds, and distributed eight assists for Orlando's Magic to defeat Washington's Wizards on Thursday 109-97.Franz Wagner added 27 points for Magic, who won his second consecutive match and the sixth of eight, ahead of Atlanta in the fight for the first passage of the mini-recheque tournament in the East Conference.Orlando has defeated Washington ten times in …