Orlando Magic (36-40, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (31-43, 13th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -3.5; over/under is 220.5
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio comes into the matchup with Orlando after losing four games in a row.
The Spurs are 19-19 in home games. San Antonio is ninth in the Western Conference with 48.1 points per game in the paint led by De'Aaron Fox averaging 11.0.
The Magic have gone 16-21 away from home. Orlando is last in the league with 22.8 assists per game led by Franz Wagner averaging 4.7.
The Spurs are shooting 46.5% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points lower than the 46.8% the Magic allow to opponents. The Magic's 44.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than the Spurs have given up to their opponents (47.5%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Chris Paul is averaging 8.7 points and 7.6 assists for the Spurs. Stephon Castle is averaging 19.2 points over the last 10 games.
Wagner is averaging 24.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 4-6, averaging 116.2 points, 40.9 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.4 points per game.
Magic: 6-4, averaging 108.9 points, 43.1 rebounds, 22.2 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.3 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: Charles Bassey: out (knee), De'Aaron Fox: out for season (hand), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (shoulder).
Magic: Jalen Suggs: out for season (quad), Cole Anthony: day to day (toe), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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