Trail Blazers win third straight, beat Magic 100-79 to spoil Franz Wagner's return for Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Anfernee Simons scored 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to three with a 100-79 victory over Orlando on Thursday night, spoiling the return of Magic forward Franz Wagner.
Toumani Canara added 16 points and six rebounds for Portland. Deni Avdija finished with 13 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Jabari Walker had six steals in 19 minutes.
Wagner, who missed 20 games after tearing his oblique in early December, led Orlando with 20 points. Tristan Da Silva came off the bench with 16 points. Paolo Banchero had eight points and nine rebounds, but shot 1 for 14 with five turnovers.
Blazers guard Scoot Henderson fouled out with 6:12 left, having played 14 minutes.
Blazers: Playing center in place of the injured DeAndre Ayton (knee) and rookie Donovan Clingan (ankle), Robert Williams had a game-high 12 rebounds and four of Portland's 12 blocks.
Magic: Shooting 34.2%, the Magic lost their fifth straight and seventh of eight games. They were 16-9, a solid third in the East, when Wagner was injured. Thursday night's loss dropped them to 23-23, eighth in the conference. They are 2-8 since Jalen Suggs injured his back.
Shaedon Sharpe finished the third quarter with a baseline drive to a dunk, completing a 10-1 run that left the Blazers with a 74-59 lead.
In the middle of the third quarter the Magic were 3 for 18 from 3-point range with 22 turnovers. They were down by 18 points.
The Blazers play at Charlotte on Friday night. The Magic host Detroit on Saturday night.
---
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba
Copyright 2025 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
12:00 | Robert Williams III vs. Wendell Carter Jr. (Anfernee Simons gains possession) | |||
11:43 | Franz Wagner blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup | |||
11:40 | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point running layup (Paolo Banchero assists) | 0-2 | |
11:19 | Toumani Camara misses two point driving layup | |||
11:15 | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | |||
11:14 | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point putback layup | 2-2 | |
10:57 | Franz Wagner misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:56 | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | |||
10:38 | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:38 | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | |||
10:26 | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 4-2 | |
10:17 | Toumani Camara blocks Anthony Black's two point driving layup | |||
10:15 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | Anfernee Simons misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
10:07 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive foul (Off the ball) (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | |||
9:56 | Wendell Carter Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:42 | Anfernee Simons turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Black steals) | |||
9:37 | Anthony Black misses two point running layup | |||
9:35 | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | |||
9:15 | Jerami Grant misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
9:12 | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | |||
9:10 | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | |||
9:05 | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | |||
8:43 | Anthony Black misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:38 | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | |||
8:25 | Jerami Grant misses two point driving layup | |||
8:23 | Anthony Black defensive rebound | |||
8:21 | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-3 | |
8:21 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 | |
8:09 | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point turnaround jump shot | 6-4 | |
7:47 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
7:45 | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | |||
7:39 | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point driving layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 8-4 | |
7:19 | Franz Wagner turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:00 | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point reverse layup (Toumani Camara assists) | 10-4 | |
6:49 | Paolo Banchero turnover (lost ball) (Jerami Grant steals) | |||
6:45 | Jerami Grant turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
6:37 | Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot | |||
6:33 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | |||
6:32 | +3 | Tristan da Silva makes three point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 10-7 | |
6:13 | Jonathan Isaac blocks Toumani Camara's two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:10 | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | |||
6:02 | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-9 | |
6:02 | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | |||
6:02 | Magic 60 second timeout | |||
6:02 | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:59 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
5:38 | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
5:32 | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | |||
5:32 | Anthony Black misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:32 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
5:32 | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 | |
5:18 | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:14 | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | |||
4:58 | Trevelin Queen misses three point jump shot | |||
4:54 | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | |||
4:43 | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 13-10 | |
4:25 | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonathan Isaac assists) | 13-12 | |
4:14 | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (bad pass) (Tristan da Silva steals) | |||
3:58 | Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Walker steals) | |||
3:49 | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup | 15-12 | |
3:36 | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Trevelin Queen draws the foul) | |||
3:36 | +1 | Trevelin Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-13 | |
3:36 | Trevelin Queen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:31 | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | |||
3:31 | Jonathan Isaac misses two point tip layup | |||
3:30 | Trevelin Queen offensive rebound | |||
3:17 | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point jump shot (Trevelin Queen assists) | 15-15 | |
3:06 | Franz Wagner personal foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | |||
2:56 | Scoot Henderson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:52 | Trevelin Queen defensive rebound | |||
2:42 | Trevelin Queen turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Walker steals) | |||
2:40 | Jonathan Isaac shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | |||
2:40 | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | |||
2:40 | Jabari Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:40 | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | |||
2:40 | Jabari Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:39 | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | |||
2:39 | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | |||
2:39 | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-16 | |
2:39 | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 | |
2:26 | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | |||
2:24 | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | |||
2:23 | Jonathan Isaac turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | |||
2:20 | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving layup | |||
2:18 | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | |||
2:17 | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Walker steals) | |||
2:15 | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving floating jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 17-17 | |
1:48 | Jabari Walker blocks Franz Wagner's three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:48 | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | |||
1:48 | Franz Wagner personal foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | |||
1:48 | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-17 | |
1:36 | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point jump shot | |||
1:35 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:27 | Jabari Walker personal foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | |||
1:27 | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-18 | |
1:27 | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-19 | |
1:12 | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
0:57 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point turnaround hook shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 18-21 | |
0:42 | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
0:39 | Magic defensive rebound | |||
0:29 | Paolo Banchero turnover (bad pass) (Kris Murray steals) | |||
0:09 | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | |||
0:04 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Scoot Henderson steals) | |||
0:00 | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
11:45 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point cutting layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 18-23 | |
11:32 | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:29 | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | |||
11:25 | Robert Williams III blocks Franz Wagner's two point running layup | |||
11:23 | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
11:21 | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Cory Joseph steals) | |||
11:02 | Dalano Banton blocks Wendell Carter Jr.'s two point driving layup | |||
10:59 | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point running jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 21-23 | |
10:38 | Dalano Banton blocks Paolo Banchero's two point driving layup | |||
10:36 | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
10:24 | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point cutting layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 23-23 | |
10:04 | Paolo Banchero turnover (lost ball) (Dalano Banton steals) | |||
10:01 | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
9:39 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point jump shot | |||
9:34 | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | |||
9:30 | Paolo Banchero shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | |||
9:30 | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:30 | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | |||
9:30 | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-23 | |
9:19 | Paolo Banchero misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:16 | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
9:13 | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 24-25 | |
9:03 | Dalano Banton misses two point driving layup | |||
9:02 | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Robert Williams III's two point cutting dunk | |||
8:48 | Robert Williams III offensive rebound | |||
8:46 | Dalano Banton misses three point jump shot | |||
8:43 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:38 | Wendell Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:38 | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | |||
8:26 | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point stepback jump shot | 26-25 | |
8:11 | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | |||
8:11 | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-26 | |
8:11 | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 26-27 | |
8:11 | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 26-28 | |
7:52 | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | |||
7:50 | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | +3 | Anthony Black makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 26-31 | |
7:09 | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | |||
7:04 | Cory Joseph defensive rebound | |||
6:56 | Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot | |||
6:53 | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point pullup jump shot | 29-31 | |
6:46 | Anthony Black shooting foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | |||
6:46 | Magic 60 second timeout | |||
6:46 | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 1 of 1 |