Game time: 7 p.m., Kia Center 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network 

Betting line: Magic +3.5

LAST GAME FOR THE MAGIC: 

Desmond Bane poured in 27 points, as Orlando overcame a 15-point deficit and defeated New Orleans, 112-108, at Smoothie King Center. It was Orlando’s largest road comeback this season. Paolo Banchero tallied 23 points, 16 rebounds and six assists for the Magic, while Wendell Carter Jr. added 13 points. Saddiq Bey led the Pelicans with a game-high 32 points. Orlando won despite shooting just 7-of-33 from three-point range. The Magic trailed 72-57 with 8:14 left in the third quarter after a three-point play by Bey. Orlando trailed 94-84 with 9:57 remaining in the game, before going on a 14-2 run and taking a 98-96 lead after a three-pointer by Jalen Suggs. Bane scored 14 of his points during the fourth quarter, where the Magic outscored the Pelicans, 31-20.

PROJECTED STARTERS

MAGIC 

F Franz Wagner 

F Paolo Banchero 

C Wendell Carter Jr. 

G Desmond Bane 

G  Jalen Suggs

PISTONS 

G Duncan Robinson 

G Daniss Jenkins

C Jalen Duren 

F Ausar Thompson 

F Tobias Harris  

INJURY REPORT

MAGIC

Anthony Black: Out (Stomach)

Jonathan Isaac: Out (Knee)

Jett Howard: Out (Ankle)

Alex Morales: Out (G League)

Colin Castleton: Out (G League)

PISTONS 

Cade Cunningham: Out (Lung)

Tobias Harris: Questionable (Knee)

Isaac Jones: Out (G League)

Bobi Klintman: Out (G League)

Wendell Moore Jr: Out (G League)

Duncan Robinson: Questionable: (Hip)

Isaiah Stewart: Out (Calf)

QUOTABLE 

Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley on the win against the New Orleans Pelicans: "We needed all of it tonight. We talked about finding a way to win the game and that's what these guys did. There were eight minutes left in the game and the guys talked about forgetting what happened before — shots made, shots missed. Can we defend the right way? Can we have our assignments down pat? These guys communicated that. They talked to each other with that. I think that's just big for the group."

Magic forward Desmond Bane on the comeback against the Pelicans: "Yeah, I mean I think it says that we're extremely resilient. Keep fighting, keep playing. A lot of credit to the bench. It's not an easy position going into the game when teams have leads and momentum, but I felt like our bench is kind of what helped ignite us tonight. Then late down the stretch, our starting group kind of came alive and found ways to make plays."

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