After wrapping up a four-game trip out west, going 2-2, the Orlando Magic return home on Friday to face the Milwaukee Bucks in an Emirates NBA Cup Group A stage game. Here is what you need to know before tip-off. 

GAME TIME: Friday, 7 p.m. ET, Kia Center, Orlando

TV: MAGICTV27/DAZN-ORL

VITALS: The Magic will return home with a pair of consecutive wins in their pocket after defeating the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz in back-to-back fashion on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Orlando's win over Sacramento snapped a four-game losing streak, and the Magic will try to carry that momentum into Friday's game against the struggling Bucks, who, like the Jazz and the Kings, have only won a single game this season. 

As Orlando continues to navigate injuries to several players, most notably Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner has stepped up for his team. Over the course of six games in November, Wagner is averaging 23.2 points and 10.2 assists. 

In his last three games, he has scored 30 or more points, including a 38-point effort against Utah, which tied his career high. Friday will also offer an opportunity for the Magic to get their first win at home in the 2026-27 NBA season.

Desmond Bane and Anthony Black have been key contributors as well. Bane is coming off one of his better performances of the season, in which he scored 25 points while hitting seven of his 11 three-point attempts in the win over the Jazz.

So far, they are 0-4 in the Kia Center. As previously mentioned, the Bucks are struggling in the post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era. They are losers of eight straight games and have not won since Oct. 26.

The Magic got off to a 1-0 start in cup play when they defeated the Toronto Raptors on Oct. 30, 121-114. Since the Cup's inception in the 2023-24 season, Orlando has been a dominant force, going 12-4 all time in the tournament.

Magic

F: Tristan da Silva (out, calf, EST. return date: Nov. 13)

F: Jamal Cain (out, shoulder, EST. return date: Nov. 13)

G: Jalen Suggs (out, knee, EST. return date: Nov. 16)

F: Jonathan Isaac (out, knee, EST. return date: Nov. 16)

F: Paolo Banchero (out, ankle, EST. return date: Nov. 22)

Bucks

G Ryan Rollins (GTD, head, EST. return date: Nov. 13)

C Myles Turner (out, rest, EST. return date: Nov. 13)

Magic

F: Alex Morales

F: Franz Wagner

C: Wendell Carter Jr.

G: Desmond Bane

G: Anthony Black

Bucks

F: Kyle Kuzma

F: Nate Ament

C: Kel'el Ware

G: Tyler Herro

G: Brayden Burries