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Goga Bitadze: Flirts with double-double
Bitadze logged 10 points (5-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt), nine rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 20 minutes during Tuesday's 144-103 win over Philadelphia. Bitadze returned to action after missing Sunday's loss to Boston due to a sore left ankle, falling one rebound short of what would have been his first double-double of the season Tuesday. Firmly established as the backup behind Wendell Carter, Bitadze has provided Orlando with a serviceable rim protector off the bench. Through 18 games, he has averaged 6.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 16.9 minutes per contest.
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Magic schedule 2025-26
Magic Upcoming Games
| Date | Opp | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/28 | 7:30 PM | FDSDET, FDSFL | |
| 12/1 | 7:30 PM | Peacock | |
| 12/3 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, FDSSW | |
| 12/5 | 7:00 PM | FDSSUN, FDSFL | |
| 12/7 | 12:00 PM | MSG, FDSFL | |
| 12/18 | 9:00 PM | ALT, KTVD, KUSA, FDSFL | |
| 12/20 | 9:30 PM | KJZZ, Jazz+, FDSFL | |
| 12/22 | 10:00 PM | NBCS-BA, FDSFL | |
| 12/23 | 10:00 PM | KUNP, FDSFL | |
| 12/26 | 7:00 PM | FDSSE, FDSFL | |
| 12/27 | 7:00 PM | ALT2, FDSFL | |
| 12/29 | 7:30 PM | FDSFL, SportsNet | |
| 12/31 | 3:00 PM | FDSIN, FDSFL | |
| 1/2 | 8:00 PM | CHSN, FDSFL | |
| 1/4 | 3:00 PM | FDSIN, FDSFL | |
| 1/6 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, MNMT | |
| 1/7 | 7:30 PM | YES, FDSFL | |
| 1/9 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, NBCS-PH | |
| 1/11 | 3:00 PM | Gulf Coast Sports, Pelicans+, FDSFL | |
| 1/15 | 2:00 PM | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 1/18 | 12:00 PM | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 1/22 | 7:00 PM | FDSSE, FDSFL | |
| 1/24 | 7:00 PM | FDSOH, FDSFL | |
| 1/26 | 7:00 PM | Peacock | |
| 1/28 | 7:30 PM | FDSSUN, FDSFL | |
| 1/30 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, TSN | |
| 2/1 | 4:00 PM | FDSFL, FDSSW | |
| 2/3 | 8:00 PM | FDSOK, FDSFL | |
| 2/5 | 7:00 PM | YES, FDSFL | |
| 2/7 | 7:00 PM | KJZZ, Jazz+, FDSFL | |
| 2/9 | 7:30 PM | Peacock | |
| 2/11 | 7:00 PM | FDSWI, FDSFL | |
| 2/19 | 10:00 PM | FDSFL, NBCS-CA | |
| 2/21 | 5:00 PM | FDSFL, AZFamily, Suns+, NBA TV | |
| 2/22 | 9:00 PM | FDSFL, KTLA, FDSSC, NBA TV | |
| 2/24 | 10:30 PM | SportsNet LA, FDSFL | |
| 2/26 | 7:30 PM | Amazon Prime Video, SCHN | |
| 3/1 | 6:00 PM | FDSDET, FDSFL | |
| 3/3 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, MNMT | |
| 3/5 | 7:00 PM | KFAA, FDSFL | |
| 3/7 | 3:00 PM | Amazon Prime Video, FDSN | |
| 3/8 | 8:00 PM | FDSWI, FDSFL | |
| 3/11 | 7:30 PM | ESPN, FDSOH, FDSFL | |
| 3/12 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, MNMT | |
| 3/14 | 8:00 PM | FDSSUN, FDSFL | |
| 3/16 | 7:00 PM | Peacock | |
| 3/17 | 7:00 PM | FDSOK, FDSFL | |
| 3/19 | 7:00 PM | FDSSE, FDSFL | |
| 3/21 | 7:00 PM | SportsNet LA, FDSFL, NBA TV | |
| 3/23 | 7:00 PM | FDSIN, FDSFL | |
| 3/24 | 8:00 PM | NBC/Peacock | |
| 3/26 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, NBCS-CA | |
| 3/29 | 6:00 PM | FDSFL, TSN | |
| 3/31 | 7:00 PM | FDSFL, AZFamily, Suns+ | |
| 4/1 | 7:30 PM | ESPN, FDSSE, FDSFL | |
| 4/3 | 8:30 PM | KFAA, FDSFL | |
| 4/5 | 7:00 PM | Gulf Coast Sports, Pelicans+, FDSFL | |
| 4/6 | 7:00 PM | FDSDET, FDSFL | |
| 4/8 | 7:00 PM | FDSN, FDSFL | |
| 4/10 | 8:00 PM | CHSN, FDSFL | |
| 4/12 | 6:00 PM | NBCS-BOS, FDSFL |
Magic Results
| Date | Opp | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25 | W144-103 | 11-8 | |
| 11/23 | L138-129 | 10-8 | |
| 11/22 | W133-121 | 10-7 | |
| 11/20 | W129-101 | 9-7 | |
| 11/18 | W121-113 | 8-7 | |
| 11/16 | L117-113 | 7-7 | |
| 11/14 | W105-98 | 7-6 | |
| 11/12 | W124-107 | 6-6 | |
| 11/10 | W115-112 | 5-6 | |
| 11/9 | L111-107 | 4-6 | |
| 11/7 | W123-110 | 4-5 | |
| 11/4 | L127-112 | 3-5 | |
| 11/1 | W125-94 | 3-4 | |
| 10/30 | W123-107 | 2-4 | |
| 10/29 | L135-116 | 1-4 | |
| 10/27 | L136-124 | 1-3 | |
| 10/25 | L110-98 | 1-2 | |
| 10/24 | L111-107 | 1-1 | |
| 10/22 | W125-121 | 1-0 |
Magic stat leaders 2025-26
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Blocks per game
Steals per game
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | STL | TO | DD2 | TD3 | A/TO | +/- | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | 2PA | 2PM | 2P% | FGA | FGM | FG% | FTA | FTM | FT% | PF | DREB | OREB | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Black PG | 19 | 4 | 27.2 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 34.8% | 6.1 | 3.5 | 56.9% | 9.6 | 4.7 | 48.9% | 3.3 | 2.3 | 69.4% | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 58.3% |
18 | 0 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 57 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 28.6% | 3.1 | 2.3 | 76.4% | 3.4 | 2.4 | 71.0% | 1.8 | 1.4 | 75.8% | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 75.1% | |
11 | 0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 45.5% | 1.1 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 2.1 | 1.0 | 47.8% | 0.5 | 0.4 | 80.0% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 61.5% | |
D. Bane SG | 19 | 19 | 32.4 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 64 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 33.3% | 9.3 | 4.5 | 48.6% | 14.2 | 6.2 | 43.3% | 3.6 | 3.4 | 92.8% | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 54.8% |
P. Banchero PF | 12 | 12 | 32.8 | 21.7 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 25 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 25.0% | 11.2 | 5.9 | 53.0% | 14.8 | 6.8 | 46.1% | 9.3 | 7.1 | 76.6% | 2.4 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 57.3% |
N. Penda SF | 10 | 0 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 28 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 71.4% | 2.0 | 0.9 | 45.0% | 2.7 | 1.4 | 51.9% | 0.9 | 0.7 | 77.8% | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 64.6% |
F. Wagner SF | 19 | 19 | 34.5 | 22.9 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 65 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 35.7% | 11.5 | 6.0 | 52.3% | 15.9 | 7.6 | 47.7% | 7.5 | 6.2 | 82.4% | 2.3 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 59.7% |
J. Suggs PG | 14 | 14 | 23.3 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 126 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 35.7% | 4.0 | 2.8 | 69.6% | 9.0 | 4.6 | 50.8% | 3.0 | 2.7 | 90.5% | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 66.1% |
18 | 18 | 29.4 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 73 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 44.9% | 4.9 | 2.9 | 59.1% | 7.6 | 4.1 | 54.0% | 3.5 | 2.8 | 81.0% | 3.9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 67.1% | |
J. Isaac PF | 17 | 0 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | -44 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 21.7% | 1.1 | 0.8 | 72.2% | 2.4 | 1.1 | 43.9% | 0.7 | 0.5 | 66.7% | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 52.9% |
T. da Silva SF | 19 | 7 | 23.8 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 117 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 41.1% | 4.2 | 2.3 | 55.0% | 8.9 | 4.3 | 47.6% | 1.3 | 1.0 | 79.2% | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 60.4% |
J. Cain SF | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 20.0% | 0.6 | 0.4 | 66.7% | 1.6 | 0.6 | 37.5% | 0.4 | 0.2 | 50.0% | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 45.0% |
J. Howard SF | 14 | 0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 38.6% | 1.7 | 1.0 | 58.3% | 4.9 | 2.2 | 45.6% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0% | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 59.8% |
T. Jones PG | 19 | 1 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | -52 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 24.1% | 1.1 | 0.5 | 42.9% | 2.6 | 0.8 | 32.0% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0% | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40.3% |
3 | 1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -12 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 50.0% | 1.0 | 0.7 | 66.7% | 1.7 | 1.0 | 60.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 70.0% |
Magic Roster
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Full Magic Active Roster
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | 12 | 32.8 | 21.7 | ACT |
| Desmond Bane | 19 | 32.4 | 17.3 | ACT |
| Goga Bitadze | 18 | 16.9 | 6.4 | ACT |
| Anthony Black | 19 | 27.2 | 12.8 | ACT |
| Jamal Cain | 5 | 6.2 | 1.6 | TWO-WAY |
| Wendell Carter | 18 | 29.4 | 12.3 | ACT |
| Colin Castleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | TWO-WAY |
| Jett Howard | 14 | 11 | 6 | ACT |
| Jonathan Isaac | 17 | 10 | 2.9 | ACT |
| Tyus Jones | 19 | 13.4 | 2.2 | ACT |
| Noah Penda | 10 | 9.4 | 4 | ACT |
| Jase Richardson | 11 | 6.2 | 2.8 | ACT |
| Orlando Robinson | 3 | 7.3 | 2.3 | TWO-WAY |
| Jalen Suggs | 14 | 23.3 | 13.6 | ACT |
| Franz Wagner | 19 | 34.5 | 22.9 | ACT |
| Moritz Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | ACT |
| Tristan da Silva | 19 | 23.8 | 11.5 | ACT |
Magic Injury Report
Updated 5:55am Wednesday, Nov 26
Player | Pos | Injury Status | Injury | Estimated Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PF | GTD | Groin - Strain | 11/28/25 | |
C | GTD | Hand - Not Specified | 11/29/25 | |
PF | GTD | Back - Spasms | 11/28/25 | |
C | OUT | Knee - Surgery | 12/03/25 |
Latest Magic News
Goga Bitadze: Flirts with double-double
Bitadze logged 10 points (5-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt), nine rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 20 minutes during Tuesday's 144-103 win over Philadelphia. Bitadze returned to action after missing Sunday's loss to Boston due to a sore left ankle, falling one rebound short of what would have been his first double-double of the season Tuesday. Firmly established as the backup behind Wendell Carter, Bitadze has provided Orlando with a serviceable rim protector off the bench. Through 18 games, he has averaged 6.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 16.9 minutes per contest.
Jett Howard: Pops for 13 points in win
Howard recorded 13 points (5-10 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes during Tuesday's 144-103 victory over Philadelphia. Howard saw an uptick in playing time for the second straight game, recording 13 points, fresh off his 30-point performance only 48 hours earlier. While it is good to see Howard playing meaningful minutes, it is unlikely to be a trend moving forward, based on what we have seen during his previous 12 appearances.
Jamal Cain: Sticks in rotation Tuesday
Cain ended with one point (1-2 FT), one rebound and one assist across nine minutes during Tuesday's 144-103 victory over the 76ers. Cain remained in the rotation during the blowout win, logging minutes for the fourth time in the Magic's past five games. To this point, he has offered nothing in terms of tangible production, scoring a total of just eight points during that five-game span. He can safely be left on the waiver wire in all formats.
Anthony Black: Records career high in blowout win
Black notched 31 points (12-17 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 3-4 FT), three assists, one rebound and one steal across 28 minutes in Tuesday's 144-103 win over the 76ers. After starting Sunday's loss to Boston, the third-year guard retreated to the bench with Jalen Suggs back in action. Still, Black caught fire Tuesday and led all players in points, scoring 20 of his career-high 31 points in the first half. The 21-year-old continues to provide a spark for the Magic whether in the first or second unit, and he has scored in double figures in six consecutive contests.
Jalen Suggs: Tossed Tuesday
Suggs was assessed two technical fouls and ejected in the second quarter of Tuesday's game against the 76ers, Cody Taylor of USA Today reports. Suggs entered into an altercation and pushed an opposing player before eventually being tossed. He'll finish with four points (2-7 FG, 0-3 3Pt), 11 assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks across 16 minutes. With Suggs unavailable for the remainder of the game, Anthony Black and Tyus Jones are candidates for increased playing time in the second half.
Orlando Robinson: Coming off bench Tuesday
Robinson will be deployed off the bench Tuesday against the 76ers. Robinson drew a rare start Sunday with both Wendell Carter (ankle) and Goga Bitadze (ankle) sidelined. However, Robinson will retreat to his usual bench role now that Orlando's center group has returned to health.
Anthony Black: Back to bench Tuesday
Black is not in the Magic's starting lineup against the 76ers on Tuesday. Black will revert to a bench role Tuesday due to the return of Jalen Suggs (knee) from a one-game absence. Black started Sunday's 138-129 loss to the Celtics, when he finished with 14 points (4-13 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 4-5 FT), five assists, three rebounds and one steal over 28 minutes. Regardless of whether he starts or comes off the bench, Black has been a regular contributor in the Magic's rotation this season.
Goga Bitadze: Available Tuesday
Bitadze (ankle) is available for Tuesday's game against the 76ers. Bitadze was a late addition to the injury report due to left ankle soreness, though he'll shed his questionable tag and suit up after missing Sunday's loss to Boston. Over his last five appearances, the backup center has averaged 6.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in 16.2 minutes per contest.