Orlando Magic (25-36) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (30-31)
The 2022-23 NBA season continues on Monday, February 27, 2023, with the Orlando Magic taking on the New Orleans Pelicans in this interconference battle at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans enters as a 5.0-point favorite with the total set at 226.5.
These teams have met just one time this season with Orlando winning 123-110 on January 20. The Magic were 1.0-point favorites in that contest with the total set at 229.5.
The Orlando Magic (25-36, 33-27-1 ATS) lost to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, 121-108. The team has alternated wins and losses over the last eight games. They will be opening a three-game road trip in New Orleans on Monday, and the club is 10-20 on the road this season. It was a tough night shooting for the Magic that cost them the game as they hit 38.9% of their shots and were 6-29 (20.7%) from three-point range.
“I think something happened that we can't let happen,” Franz Wagner said. “After a couple of shots being missed or us not getting what we wanted, we let it affect how we played on the other end. That's when they made that run.”
franz wagner, sa y it back pic.twitter.com/xV0osBDqrP
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) February 26, 2023
Wagner had an outstanding game for Orlando, hitting seven of 12 shots for 21 points, plus he added six rebounds. Wendell Carter grabbed 11 boards, but went 1-11 from the floor, including 0-5 from three-point range. The starting five were a combined 21-57, a big reason why this team lost the game.
Orlando is in 13th place in the Eastern Conference, four games behind the Washington Wizards for the final playoff spot. Orlando is averaging 102.7 points per 100 possessions, but has been slightly better over their last three games, averaging 104.6 points per 100 possessions. They are 28th in the NBA in points per game (110.8) as this team has been mediocre shooting all season long. They are 16t h in points allowed per game (113.7).
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