As the buzzer sounded in Sacramento and solidified an Orlando Magic road win, Franz Wagner began his walk-off interview not with a celebratory comment about the victory, but instead delivered a message about the importance of the team’s next game.

“(It’s a) big one (Wednesday) for us.”

The Magic (3-7) have a chance to close out their four-game road trip out West with two straight wins when, on the second night of a back-to-back, they visit the Utah Jazz (1-10) at 9 p.m. ET.

“(We have to) have the same energy, the same connectivity (that we did in Sacramento),” Wagner explained. “And then, focus on the gameplan and try and execute that.”

Orlando dominated Sacramento in three key areas. The Magic outscored the Kings by 30 in the paint (58-28), outrebounded them by 14 (49-35) and won the turnover battle. The latter has been a barometer of Orlando’s success this season, and it’ll certainly look to have another type of outing where it forces seven more turnovers than its opponent (21-14) and generates 13 more points off takeaways (33-20) than the opposition.

“That was part of the game plan,” said Magic guard Anthony Black. “That’s something we’ve been doing a good job of lately, winning the opportunity battle. Limiting our turnovers, upping our offensive rebounds and limiting theirs. It’s just a good job. When we’re not shooting the ball well, it just gives us extra possessions. It’s demoralizing as a defense giving up offensive rebounds. It’s just playing defense 24 more seconds, 14 more seconds. So, I think that’s got to be a part of who we are going forward.”

In addition to those areas, look for Orlando to attack the paint aggressively against a Utah squad that struggles to keep teams off the charity stripe. The Jazz allow 32.5 free throw attempts per contest to their opponents this season, which is the most in the NBA.

On the other end of the floor, the Magic will need to be dialed in on rookie Darryn Peterson, who is starting to hit his stride. Over the last three games, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft is averaging 24.0 points, while shooting 51.9 percent from the floor, 45.8 percent from 3-point range and 87.5 percent from the free throw line.

IN AND OUT: Orlando’s injury report is not yet submitted. However, Paolo Banchero (right low-grade high ankle sprain), Tristan da Silva (left calf strain), Jonathan Isaac (left knee injury management), Izaiyah Nelson (left ankle injury recovery), Noah Penda (right partially torn hamstring) and Jalen Suggs (right knee contusion / bone bruise) all missed Tuesday’s outing for Orlando.

Utah’s injury report is not yet submitted.

KEY STATS: In part due to injuries to Banchero and Suggs, playmaking duties have been heavily placed on Franz Wagner this season. The 6-foot-10 forward has stepped up to the plate and dished out a career-high 8.6 dimes per outing – an increase of 5.3 assists per game compared to his 2025-26 campaign. If that holds, it would be the largest such increase in franchise history, surpassing a jump of 3.6 (4.8 to 8.4) by Scott Skiles from 1989-90 to 1990-91 (per Sportradar).

QUOTE TO NOTE: “It’s a win. It’s a road win … It’s hard to win on the road in this league. (The Kings) have real talented players too. I definitely think we can use this (victory) going into (Wednesday against Utah). We have a chance to go 2-2 on the road trip, and then, win some games at home after that.” – Black

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