ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paolo Banchero equaled a season high with 37 points, Desmond Bane scored 25 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 126-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

Banchero went 15 of 21 from the field as Orlando shot 55.3% and dominated with its starters on the floor to end a two-game skid. The Magic are seventh in the Eastern Conference.

Jett Howard scored 12 points and Jalen Suggs, Jevon Carter and Moritz Wagner had 10 apiece for an Orlando team that was missing injured regulars Anthony Black (quad), Wendell Carter Jr. (ankle) and Franz Wagner (ankle).

Rookie Will Riley scored 19 points and Jaden Hardy added 18 for the Wizards, who had nine healthy players available and lost their sixth straight.

Angel Reese of the WNBA's Chicago Sky was in attendance to watch her brother, Washington's Juju Reese, make his second career start. The 6-foot-9 rookie out of Maryland had nine points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes.

The Wizards led briefly in the second quarter and kept it within single digits until early in the third, when a layup by Suggs put the Magic ahead 66-56. Orlando led by double digits the rest of the way and pushed its advantage to 25 points in the fourth quarter.

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Wizards: Host Utah on Thursday.

Magic: Host Dallas on Thursday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Julian Reese vs. Goga Bitadze (Bilal Coulibaly gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Bub Carrington misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:35	Julian Reese offensive rebound	0	0
11:35	Julian Reese out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:12	Jalen Suggs makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists)	2	0
11:06	Bilal Coulibaly makes layup (Bub Carrington assists)	2	2
10:51	Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul	2	2
10:51	Goga Bitadze makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:51	Goga Bitadze misses free throw 2 of 2	3	2
10:48	Julian Reese defensive rebound	3	2
10:26	Bilal Coulibaly misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	2
10:25	Wizards offensive team rebound	3	2
10:25	shot clock turnover	3	2
10:19	Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul	3	2
10:19	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	4	2
10:19	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	5	2
9:55	Tre Johnson misses two point shot	5	2
9:55	Wizards offensive team rebound	5	2
9:55	shot clock turnover	5	2
9:43	Paolo Banchero makes driving layup (Jalen Suggs assists)	7	2
9:21	Bub Carrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)	7	5
9:03	Jalen Suggs makes 1-foot two point shot	9	5
8:57	Tristan da Silva personal foul	9	5
8:55	Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	5
8:51	Tristan da Silva defensive rebound	9	5
8:46	Paolo Banchero makes running layup (Jalen Suggs assists)	11	5
8:17	Bub Carrington misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	11	5
8:13	Tristan da Silva defensive rebound	11	5
8:00	Goga Bitadze makes 10-foot jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	13	5
7:41	Bilal Coulibaly misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	5
7:38	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	13	5
7:33	Tristan da Silva misses 22-foot running jump shot	13	5
7:30	Julian Reese defensive rebound	13	5
7:21	Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	13	5
7:18	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	13	5
7:08	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	5
7:04	Will Riley defensive rebound	13	5
6:54	Bilal Coulibaly misses two point shot	13	5
6:54	Wizards offensive team rebound	13	5
6:54	Magic Full timeout	13	5
6:54	Jevon Carter enters the game for Jalen Suggs	13	5
6:51	Bub Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	5
6:47	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	13	5
6:38	Paolo Banchero misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	13	5
6:35	Julian Reese defensive rebound	13	5
6:17	Bilal Coulibaly misses driving layup	13	5
6:15	Bub Carrington offensive rebound	13	5
6:12	Julian Reese misses 7-foot floating jump shot	13	5
6:09	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	13	5
6:06	Paolo Banchero makes running dunk (Desmond Bane assists)	15	5
5:53	Julian Reese makes 2-foot turnaround jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)	15	7
5:28	Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul	15	7
5:28	Goga Bitadze makes free throw 1 of 2	16	7
5:28	Jase Richardson enters the game for Desmond Bane	16	7
5:28	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	16	7
5:28	Goga Bitadze misses free throw 2 of 2	16	7
5:25	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	16	7
5:16	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Jase Richardson steals)	16	7
5:10	Paolo Banchero makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jase Richardson assists)	19	7
4:54	Tre Johnson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	19	9
4:38	Jase Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	9
4:36	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	19	9
4:29	Will Riley makes driving layup	19	11
4:20	Goga Bitadze offensive foul	19	11
4:20	Goga Bitadze offensive foul turnover	19	11
4:20	Jonathan Isaac enters the game for Goga Bitadze	19	11
4:20	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Bub Carrington	19	11
4:20	Leaky Black enters the game for Will Riley	19	11
4:10	Sharife Cooper misses driving floating jump shot	19	11
4:07	Sharife Cooper offensive rebound	19	11
4:05	Tre Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	11
3:53	Justin Champagnie blocks Paolo Banchero 's 4-foot layup	19	11
3:49	Paolo Banchero offensive rebound	19	11
3:46	Paolo Banchero makes two point shot	21	11
3:39	Tristan da Silva shooting foul	21	11
3:39	Tre Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	21	12
3:39	Jalen Suggs enters the game for Paolo Banchero	21	12
3:39	Moritz Wagner enters the game for Tristan da Silva	21	12
3:39	Tre Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	21	13
3:26	Jevon Carter misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	13
3:23	Leaky Black defensive rebound	21	13
3:06	Justin Champagnie misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	13
3:03	Moritz Wagner defensive rebound	21	13
2:57	Tre Johnson shooting foul	21	13
2:57	Wizards Full timeout	21	13
2:57	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Tre Johnson	21	13
2:57	Will Riley enters the game for Julian Reese	21	13
2:57	Moritz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	22	13
2:57	Moritz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	23	13
2:35	Justin Champagnie makes 3-foot layup (Sharife Cooper assists)	23	15
2:35	Moritz Wagner shooting foul	23	15
2:35	Justin Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 1	23	16
2:22	Moritz Wagner misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	16
2:20	Wizards defensive team rebound	23	16
2:20	Jalen Suggs loose ball foul	23	16
2:07	Leaky Black makes 8-foot two point shot	23	18
1:41	Jase Richardson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	23	18
1:37	Leaky Black defensive rebound	23	18
1:19	Jaden Hardy makes driving layup	23	20
1:04	Jalen Suggs makes 3-foot two point shot (Jevon Carter assists)	25	20
58.1	Jonathan Isaac shooting foul	25	20
58.1	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	25	21
58.1	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2	25	22
37.3	Justin Champagnie blocks Moritz Wagner 's 3-foot layup	25	22
33.5	Will Riley defensive rebound	25	22
25.3	Jalen Suggs blocks Will Riley 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	25	22
21.7	Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound	25	22
7.7	Sharife Cooper personal foul	25	22
7.7	Moritz Wagner makes free throw 1 of 2	26	22
7.7	Moritz Wagner makes free throw 2 of 2	27	22
0.7	Jase Richardson shooting foul	27	22
0.7	Sharife Cooper makes free throw 1 of 3	27	23
0.7	Sharife Cooper makes free throw 2 of 3	27	24
0.7	Sharife Cooper misses free throw 3 of 3	27	24
0.7	Jalen Suggs defensive rebound	27	24
0.0	Jalen Suggs misses heave jump shot	27	24
0.0	Magic offensive team rebound	27	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	24

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Venue

Kia Center

Orlando, FL

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 4, 2026

Coverage

MNMT, FanDuel SN FL, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,894

Referees

Eric Lewis, Ben Taylor, Scott Twardoski

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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