Orlando Magic vs. Washington Wizards
March 12, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Wizards 136-131 on 2026-03-12 at home. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Tristan da Silva. The Wizards started Trae Young, Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, Tre Johnson, and Will Riley. Trae Young (Wizards) scored 22 points (8/9) in his matchups, with Jalen Suggs as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 20 points (8/17) in his matchups, with Bilal Coulibaly as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
136
Did not play: Jamal Cain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Colin Castleton (DNP - Coach's Decision), Alex Morales (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
WAS
Washington Wizards
131
Did not play: Jaden Hardy (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva Starter 16.4 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Jett Howard · Noah Penda 7.0 min
- Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 6.7 min
- Jevon Carter · Moritz Wagner · Paolo Banchero · Jett Howard · Tristan da Silva 5.9 min
- Goga Bitadze · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva · Noah Penda 3.1 min
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Trae Young · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Tre Johnson · Will Riley Starter 13.2 min
- Justin Champagnie · Tristan Vukčević · Leaky Black · Bub Carrington · Jamir Watkins 7.1 min
- Anthony Gill · Bilal Coulibaly · Leaky Black · Bub Carrington · Will Riley 6.7 min
- Trae Young · Bilal Coulibaly · Leaky Black · Alex Sarr · Tre Johnson 5.3 min
- Anthony Gill · Bilal Coulibaly · Tristan Vukčević · Leaky Black · Will Riley 5.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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Trae Young 22 pts (8/9) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Suggs (41 %, 12 pts) · Tristan da Silva (17 %, 6 pts) · Jevon Carter (11 %, 0 pts)
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Tristan Vukcevic 21 pts (8/14) in 40 possessions
Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (37 %, 6 pts) · Moritz Wagner (20 %, 5 pts) · Jett Howard (12 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Bilal Coulibaly: 36 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Tre Johnson: 9 poss., 3 pts (0/2) |
| Desmond Bane | Tre Johnson: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jamir Watkins: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tristan da Silva | Will Riley: 35 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Bilal Coulibaly: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Jalen Suggs | Trae Young: 20 poss., 12 pts (4/5) · Bub Carrington: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Alex Sarr: 27 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Tristan Vukcevic: 15 poss., 6 pts (3/4) |
| Jett Howard | Justin Champagnie: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Bub Carrington: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Bub Carrington: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Trae Young: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Noah Penda | Leaky Black: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Justin Champagnie: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Moritz Wagner | Tristan Vukcevic: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Alex Sarr: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Goga Bitadze | Alex Sarr: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Leaky Black: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Alex Sarr: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bilal Coulibaly: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Wizards defense
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Paolo Banchero 20 pts (8/17) in 89 possessions
Guarded by: Bilal Coulibaly (24 %, 8 pts) · Will Riley (21 %, 0 pts) · Leaky Black (21 %, 5 pts)
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Moritz Wagner 8 pts (2/5) in 23 possessions
Guarded by: Tristan Vukcevic (32 %, 4 pts) · Alex Sarr (22 %, 2 pts) · Bub Carrington (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bilal Coulibaly | Tristan da Silva: 30 poss., 14 pts (4/10) · Paolo Banchero: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/5) |
| Will Riley | Paolo Banchero: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tristan da Silva: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bub Carrington | Jevon Carter: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jalen Suggs: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Leaky Black | Paolo Banchero: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Desmond Bane: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tre Johnson | Desmond Bane: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Tristan da Silva: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alex Sarr | Wendell Carter Jr.: 19 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Goga Bitadze: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Trae Young | Jalen Suggs: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tristan da Silva: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Wendell Carter Jr.: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Moritz Wagner: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Justin Champagnie | Noah Penda: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jett Howard: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jamir Watkins | Desmond Bane: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Jett Howard: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Anthony Gill | Paolo Banchero: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Sharife Cooper | Jevon Carter: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Penda: 1 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |