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New Orleans Pelicans at Orlando Magic

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3-7, 1-4 Away
Final
88 - 115

4-6, 3-0 Home

Magic snap 5-game losing streak, beating injury-depleted Pelicans 115-88

Brandon Ingram highlights vs. Orlando Magic

Mo Wagner added 17 points for Orlando.

Brandon Boston Jr. had 26 points for New Orleans. Jose Alvarado added 21 points, five rebounds and five assists.

After the Magic took a 24-point lead, Boston and Alvarado combined for 15 points on a 17-1 Pelicans run that cut it to 10.

Jalen Suggs' 3-pointer with 8:36 left in the third quarter ended a stretch of more than nine minutes in which the Magic did not make a field goal.

Takeaways Pelicans: Without Zion Williamson, New Orleans was missing six of its top eight scorers and lost for the seventh time in eight games.

Magic: After losing five straight on a in which Paolo Banchero went out with a torn oblique, the Magic won for the 10th straight time at home, going back to March 30 and including the postseason. They are 2-14 on the road in that span.

Key moment New Orleans announced two hours before tipoff that Williamson, coming off a 29-point game in 29 minutes in a loss to Cleveland, would not play due to a tight left hamstring.

Key stat On their way to taking a 24-point lead in the first 18 minutes, the Magic converted six dunks, six layups and four 3-pointers, allowing them to survive a long cold stretch and 8-for-32 3-point shooting.

Up next The Pelicans return home to face Brooklyn on Monday night. The Magic host Washington on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 88 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 88 - 115
4th 9.1 shot clock turnover 88 - 115
4th 33.1 Caleb Houstan defensive rebound 88 - 115
4th 35.1 Antonio Reeves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot 88 - 115

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/no.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNO https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
32-84 FG 45-86
38.1 Field Goal % 52.3
10-31 3PT 8-32
32.3 Three Point % 25.0
14-17 FT 17-21
82.4 Free Throw % 81.0
31 Rebounds 43
6 Offensive Rebounds 11
25 Defensive Rebounds 32
18 Assists 28
10 Steals 9
1 Blocks 8
15 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
11 Fast Break Points 26
30 Points in Paint 74
19 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 27
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Suggs, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zion Williamson, PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Dejounte Murray, SG Out Jul 3
Trey Murphy III, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Yves Missi, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Karlo Matkovic, C Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,565 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1
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