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It’s an interconference battle on the hardwood as a pair of teams on the right side of the playoff cut line do battle in the Sooner State. The Orlando Magic are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday night. Orlando was in action Friday night on the road as they faced the Heat down in South Beach in the front half of a back-to-back set. The Magic suffered a 113-92 home loss to Minnesota Tuesday night, failing to cover the line as a 5.5-point underdog, in their previous contest. Oklahoma City destroyed Portland 139-77 at home in their previous game Thursday night, easily covering the line as a 10.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Thunder own a 42-26 advantage but it was the Magic picking up a 126-115 home win in the most recent matchup on January 4, 2023. This article was published prior to the conclusion of Orlando&# x2019;s contest Friday night against Miami.
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Orlando was in action on the road against Miami with the top spot in the Southeast Division at stake Friday night in the front game of a back-to-back set that closes here. The Magic entered Friday 21-16 on the season and stood tied with the Heat for the top spot in the Southeast Division. They were eighth in the Eastern Conference standings, one game behind Cleveland for the final guaranteed playoff spot and 5.5 games clear of 11th-place Atlanta to remain in the play-in tournament field. Orlando is 2-5 in the second game of back-to-back situations this season while being outscored by 9.2 points per game (109.1 ppg for, 118.3 ppg against) in those outings. The Magic entered Friday 8-11 on the road and have been outscored by 4.4 points per game (111.1 ppg for, 115.5 ppg against) in those contests. Orlando stands 6-7 against Western Conference teams with a -0.5-ppg scoring margin (111.9 ppg for, 112.4 ppg against) on the year. < /p>
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The Magic enter this game 20th in the league in scoring offense as they average 113.3 points per game on the season. Orlando is 14th in the league in rebounding with 43.8 rebounds per contest while they are 26th in assists by dishing 24.8 dimes a night. The Magic are 9th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 112 points per contest. Paolo Banchero is leading the Magic as he averages 22.9 points plus 7.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists a night on the season. Cole Anthony contributes 13.9 points, 4.4 rebounds plus 3.4 assists a game while Franz Wagner chips in 20.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 dimes a contest. Wendell Carter Jr. (8.1 points, 6.4 rebounds), Jalen Suggs (13.7 points, 2.5 assists) and Moritz Wagner (11.5 points, 4.7 rebounds) are solid contributors. Gary Harris, Markelle Fultz (8.7 points, 3.7 assists), Jonathan Isaac, Caleb Houstan, Joe Ingles, Chuma Okeke, Goga Bitadze and Anthony Black all have to cont ribute for the Magic. Orlando is 18th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.9% from the field on the year. The Magic is 28th in the league in threes per game as they hit 10.9 triples a night while they are 27th in three-point shooting by hitting 34.9% from beyond the arc.
Isaac (hamstring) last took the floor on December 31: he remains out indefinitely. Carter Jr. (knee), Harris (calf) and Franz Wagner (ankle) have each missed the last four games: watch for updates on their statuses leading to tip-off.
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