Entering Thursday's game — the only one with Portland this season at the Kia Center — Orlando has lost four straight and sits at 23-22 in the Eastern Conference, Aside from Wagner, the Magic ...

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Anfernee Simons scored 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning ... spoiling the return of Magic forward Franz Wagner. Toumani Canara added 16 points and six rebounds ...

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The Magic went 7-13 without Franz Wagner, who played the expected 24 minutes on Thursday. Orlando also lost center Moritz Wagner, Franz’s older brother, to a season-ending knee injury, and Suggs, who missed his 10th game with a lower back strain.

Orlando Magic small forward Franz Wagner is back from injury. Ahead of their Thursday night game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Kia Center, the Magic announced Wagner will play after missing 20 games after suffering torn oblique injury on Dec. 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Banchero, Wagner and Suggs collectively made eight consecutive shots without a miss in a 20-4 run to break open a tight game. Wagner, 1-for-12 from the field through the first three quarters, made nine of 10 shots in the final period for 25 points.

Orlando will aim to stop its three-game road skid when the Magic play Miami. The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

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Although Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero are back, the Magic are still without Jalen Suggs and Goga Bitadze, two keys to defensive success.