Orlando dropped three straight after Paolo Banchero — the team’s leading scorer and primary shot creator — went down with a torn right oblique. The expectation was the Magic would fall off a cliff, at least until Banchero returned.

Franz Wagner is trying to keep the Magic on track while Paolo Banchero is out. He's scored at least 22 points in his last six games.

Franz Wagner scored 29 points, Jalen Suggs hit two free throws with 9.8 seconds left and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 94-90 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten at home.

The Orlando Magic breezed past the Charlotte Hornets by a final tally of 25 points in the NBA Cup group play opener

Magic forward Franz Wagner scored 29 points and the Pacers were outscored 26-18 in the fourth quarter to lose 94-90 in Orlando.

Franz Wagner scored 32 points and Jalen Suggs hit his first seven shots, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Orlando Magic to a 114-89 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

Finding a way to win on the second night of a back-to-back is already a challenging task. Doing so in the third meeting against the same team in the first 13 games of the season only makes it harder given the familiarity between the sides.