After closing out their four-game road trip out West with two straight victories, the Orlando Magic are hoping to carry that momentum back into the Kia Center.

The Magic (4-7) will attempt to notch their first home triumph of the season when they square off with the Milwaukee Bucks (1-11) in NBA Cup group play action on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

“The energy and effort are where it starts,” said Magic head coach Sean Sweeney. “We did a great job on the boards on both ends (and) did a great job taking care of the basketball as the trip went on. We have to keep that up (tonight).”

After battling through injuries out West, some help may finally be on the way for the boys in blue. Jalen Suggs, Tristan da Silva and Jamal Cain all went through shootaround and are listed as questionable. Suggs, who spoke to the media after the morning session, says he expects to play tonight.

“I’m going to be (myself),” he said. “I’m coming to hoop and coming to help us win games.”

Even with players potentially returning, the Magic will look to continue to ride the hot hand of Franz Wagner. The 6-foot-10 forward has scored 30-plus points in three consecutive games, and most recently tied his career high with a 38-point performance in a win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. It marked the third time in his career that he has scored at least 30 in three straight games.

Meanwhile, Orlando will look to slow down a Milwaukee offense that excels at shooting from the outside. The Bucks attempt the fourth-most 3-pointers in the NBA (43.2) per outing and knock down the eighth most (14.6). They’ve made at least 10 triples in 29 consecutive games, the third-longest active streak in the league.

Tyler Herro, acquired by Milwaukee in the blockbuster deal that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat this offseason, leads the Bucks in both of those categories. The 26-year-old guard is averaging a team-high 21.9 points per game, while shooting 38.8 percent from downtown on 7.7 attempts per game.

“They crash the board offensively,” said Sweeney. “We’ve been emphasizing defensive rounding, so that’s something we’ve got to do a great job of … (They have guys like) Tyler Herro (and) AJ Green, who can really shoot the basketball. We’ve got to do a great job of making them dribble into two-point shots.”

On drives to the basket, Orlando will have to be mindful of Milwaukee center Myles Turner. He's recorded at least one block in each of the first 11 games of the Bucks’ 2026-27 campaign.

IN AND OUT: Cain (left shoulder contusion), da Silva (left calf strain) and Suggs (right knee contusion / bone bruise) are all listed as questionable, while Paolo Banchero (right low-grade high ankle sprain), Jonathan Isaac (left knee injury management), Izaiyah Nelson (left ankle injury recovery) and Noah Penda (right partially torn hamstring) are out for Orlando.

Milwaukee has no injuries to report.

KEY STATS: Since Nov. 1, Wagner is one of just four players averaging at least 25 points and eight assists, joining Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Sacramento's Darius Acuff Jr., and Denver's Nikola Jokic (per Sportradar).

QUOTE TO NOTE: “Starting with the Warriors game, I think our process has been right. We’ve been playing really hard and putting ourselves in every game and giving ourselves a chance to win. So, definitely want to do that today at home.” – Anthony Black

NBA CUP BREAKDOWN: The Emirates NBA Cup 2026 group play action continues tonight.

The Emirates NBA Cup will consist of two stages: group play and the knockout rounds.

All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2025-26 regular season. In addition to Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Detroit and Toronto are also in Orlando’s group. The Magic are 1-0 in NBA Cup action after beating the Raptors earlier this season.

Continuing through Friday, Nov. 27, each team will play four designated group play games on “Cup Nights” – one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two on the road.

Eight teams will advance to the knockout rounds: the team with the best standing in group play games in each of the six groups and two “wild cards” (the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group).

The knockout rounds will consist of single-elimination games in the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship. The quarterfinals (Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5) and semifinals (Tuesday, Dec. 8 and/or Wednesday, Dec. 9) will be played in NBA team markets, with each game at the home arena of the higher-seeded team. The teams in the knockout rounds will compete for a prize pool and the NBA Cup championship trophy.

All games across both stages of the Emirates NBA Cup will count toward the regular-season standings except the championship, which will take place on Friday, Dec. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

HOW TO WATCH: Watch the contest on MagicTV.