
New Orleans Pelicans at Orlando Magic
· National Basketball AssociationMagic snap 5-game losing streak, beating injury-depleted Pelicans 115-88

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.
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.
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
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jalen Suggs, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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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

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,565 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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52 | 30 | .634 | - | L3 |
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48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | W1 |
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39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | L1 |
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34 | 48 | .415 | 18 | W1 |
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21 | 61 | .256 | 31 | L7 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
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37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
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19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
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18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
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