It’s an interconference battle between teams on opposite sides of the playoff cut line in Bluff City. The Orlando Magic are on the road as they make the trip to face the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night. Orlando comes in off a 119-106 home win over Brooklyn Sunday evening, covering the line as a 1.5-point favorite, in their previous contest. Memphis knocked off Atlanta 123-119 on the road Sunday evening, covering the line as a 1.5-point favorite, in their most recent game. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Grizzlies own a 27-25 advantage and have won the last three matchups. That includes a 123-115 road win in the most recent meeting on January 5.
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Orlando won their third straight game as they beat a slumping Brooklyn team at home Sunday evening in their previous contest. The Magic improved to 32-43 on the season and stood fourth in the Southeast Division, eight games behind the Heat for the top spot. They were 13th in the Eastern Conference standings, 4.5 games behind the Bulls for the final spot in the play-in tournament with seven games to go, entering Monday night’s action. Against Brooklyn, Orlando trailed by one after the opening quarter and remained down one midway through the second quarter before going on an 11-3 run to take a 48-40 lead with 4:02 to play in the half. The Magic led the rest of the way, never letting the Nets closer than five the rest of the way. Orlando shot 52.9% from the field, including seven of 22 from three-point range, and held the Nets to 40.7% shooting in the game. Cole Anthony had 21 points to lead eight Magic players in double figu res in the win.
The Magic enter this game 26th in the league in scoring offense as they average 111.8 points per game on the season. Orlando is 18th in the league in rebounding with 43 rebounds per contest while they are 26th in assists by dishing 23.1 dimes a night. The Magic are 17th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 114.2 points per contest. Paolo Banchero paces the Magic as he averages 19.8 points plus 6.7 rebounds a night on the season. Cole Anthony contributes 12.9 points, 4.7 rebounds plus 3.9 assists a game while Franz Wagner chips in 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 dimes a contest. Wendell Carter Jr. (15.6 points, 8.8 rebounds), Jalen Suggs (9.8 points, 3.1 assists), Moritz Wagner (11.1 points, 4.7 rebounds) and Bol Bol (nine points, 5.8 rebounds) are solid contributors. Gary Harris (8.7 points), Markelle Fultz (13.9 points, 5.8 assists), Jonathan Isaac, Caleb Houstan, Chuma O keke, R.J. Hampton and Kevon Harris all have to contribute for the Magic. Orlando is 19th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 47.2% from the field on the year. The Magic is 27th in the league in threes per game as they hit 10.6 triples a night while they are 24th in three-point shooting by hitting 34.7% from beyond the arc.
Isaac (hamstring) suffered a torn adductor February 23 against the Pistons and is done for the year.
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