The Orlando Magic defeated the Wizards 126-109, giving Washington its sixth straight loss on Tuesday night.
Paolo Banchero matched his season high with 37 points, with 15 of 21 from the field, while Desmond Bane added 25 points.
Magic’s Jett Howard scored 12 points, and Jalen Suggs, Jevon Carter, and Moritz Wagner had 10 each.
Orlando shot 55.3% despite missing regulars Anthony Black (quad), Wendell Carter Jr. (ankle), and Franz Wagner (ankle). They are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.
On the other hand, Wizards rookie Will Riley had 19 points, and Jaden Hardy added 18, who had nine healthy players available and lost their sixth straight.
Meanwhile, 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.
Washington led 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.
The Magic led by double-digits the rest of the way and pushed its advantage to 25 points in the fourth quarter.
Both teams will play home games on Thursday: the Wizards host the Jazz, while the Magic host the Mavericks.
