Orlando dropped three straight after Paolo Banchero — the team’s leading scorer and primary shot creator — went down with a torn right oblique. The expectation was the Magic would fall off a cliff, at least until Banchero returned.

Franz Wagner is trying to keep the Magic on track while Paolo Banchero is out. He's scored at least 22 points in his last six games.

Franz Wagner scored 29 points, Jalen Suggs hit two free throws with 9.8 seconds left and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 94-90 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten at home. Orlando is 6-0 at home this season and has won 13 in a row overall at home.

The Orlando Magic breezed past the Charlotte Hornets by a final tally of 25 points in the NBA Cup group play opener

Magic forward Franz Wagner scored 29 points and the Pacers were outscored 26-18 in the fourth quarter to lose 94-90 in Orlando.

What to expect from the top Orlando Magic players and how to watch the game as they face off against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.

Franz Wagner's comfort in a leading role for the Orlando Magic is crucial to his team's prospects of staying afloat without Paolo Banchero.

Finding a way to win on the second night of a back-to-back is already a challenging task. Doing so in the third meeting against the same team in the first 13 games of the season only makes it harder given the familiarity between the sides.