The veteran forward Joe Ingles played his first eight NBA seasons with the Jazz before spending one with the Bucks. Even though Ingles had previously visited Salt Lake City once with Milwaukee during the previous season, Thursday’s Magic away game seemed almost like a homecoming for him. Before the game, at shootaround, Ingles remarked, “It’s always nice to come back.
With 14 seconds remaining, Paolo Banchero led the Magic to a game they won 115–113 at Delta Center, capping their four-game journey to the west at.500. With 30 points on 9 of 13 shooting and 9 rebounds, Banchero led all players. Franz Wagner scored 21, Cole Anthony (18) and Moe Wagner (10) led the bench, and Wendell Carter finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The backcourt suffered after starting the season healthy, with Gary Harris withdrawing with a groin injury after playing 14 minutes and failing to score, and Markelle Fultz sitting due to swelling in his left knee. With 1.4 seconds remaining, Carter departed the game due to what seemed to be a left-hand injury sustained during his final rebound after Talen Horton-Tucker (15 points) missed the transition attempt for
While Jalen Suggs, who had moved to starting point guard, shot 1-for-7 for 6 points, rookie Anthony Black received his most significant playing time, going 4-for-4 for 9 points in 16 minutes.
When the team got there, according to coach Jamahl Mosley, Ingles reminded everyone that he ended his tenure there as the franchise’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made (1,071 made).
When he entered the building, he informed us of this, according to Mosley. “It’s wonderful to have him feel that joy and excitement with this team.
Despite only making one of his five shots, Ingles (4 points) made his first three with Orlando.
Throughout the season, the club has had trouble making shots beyond the arc. On Thursday, they made up 10 of 28 (35.7%).
