Washington Wizards vs. Orlando Magic
January 6, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Wizards beat the Magic 120-112 on 2026-01-06 at home. The Wizards started Khris Middleton, CJ McCollum, Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, and Tre Johnson. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Anthony Black, and Tristan da Silva. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 17 points (6/10) in his matchups, with Bilal Coulibaly as his primary defender. Alex Sarr (Wizards) scored 19 points (9/19) in his matchups, with Wendell Carter Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
WAS
Washington Wizards
120
Did not play: Anthony Gill (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tristan Vukcevic (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ORL
Orlando Magic
112
Lineups
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Khris Middleton · CJ McCollum · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Tre Johnson Starter 13.7 min
- Khris Middleton · CJ McCollum · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington 8.7 min
- CJ McCollum · Justin Champagnie · Bilal Coulibaly · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington 5.7 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Justin Champagnie · Bub Carrington · AJ Johnson · Will Riley 5.4 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Justin Champagnie · Bub Carrington · Tre Johnson · Will Riley 3.5 min
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva Starter 9.4 min
- Tyus Jones · Jonathan Isaac · Jett Howard · Jase Richardson · Noah Penda 8.2 min
- Tyus Jones · Goga Bitadze · Jett Howard · Jase Richardson · Noah Penda 6.2 min
- Goga Bitadze · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva · Noah Penda 3.6 min
- Tyus Jones · Jonathan Isaac · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jase Richardson 3.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Wizards defense
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Paolo Banchero 17 pts (6/10) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Bilal Coulibaly (40 %, 2 pts) · Khris Middleton (30 %, 7 pts) · Alex Sarr (10 %, 2 pts)
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Desmond Bane 2 pts (0/3) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Tre Johnson (51 %, 0 pts) · Will Riley (14 %, 0 pts) · Justin Champagnie (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | Anthony Black: 24 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Noah Penda: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Bilal Coulibaly | Paolo Banchero: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tristan da Silva: 18 poss., 7 pts (3/7) |
| Bub Carrington | Tyus Jones: 31 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Jase Richardson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alex Sarr | Wendell Carter Jr.: 20 poss., 7 pts (1/2) · Goga Bitadze: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Tre Johnson | Desmond Bane: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Anthony Black: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Khris Middleton | Paolo Banchero: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Tristan da Silva: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Justin Champagnie | Jase Richardson: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Tristan da Silva: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Goga Bitadze: 14 poss., 6 pts (0/1) · Jonathan Isaac: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Will Riley | Jase Richardson: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Desmond Bane: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| AJ Johnson | Jase Richardson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jett Howard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Malaki Branham | Jase Richardson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jett Howard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Magic defense
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Alex Sarr 19 pts (9/19) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (36 %, 2 pts) · Goga Bitadze (25 %, 2 pts) · Jonathan Isaac (8 %, 2 pts)
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CJ McCollum 12 pts (5/16) in 80 possessions
Guarded by: Anthony Black (33 %, 2 pts) · Noah Penda (19 %, 1 pts) · Tyus Jones (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Noah Penda | CJ McCollum: 15 poss., 1 pts (0/3) · Justin Champagnie: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Tyus Jones | Bub Carrington: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · CJ McCollum: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jase Richardson | Bub Carrington: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Will Riley: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Paolo Banchero | Bilal Coulibaly: 34 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Khris Middleton: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Desmond Bane | Tre Johnson: 28 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Justin Champagnie: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tristan da Silva | Khris Middleton: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Justin Champagnie: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anthony Black | CJ McCollum: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/7) · Tre Johnson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Alex Sarr: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Marvin Bagley III: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Goga Bitadze | Alex Sarr: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Marvin Bagley III: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jett Howard | Bub Carrington: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · CJ McCollum: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Marvin Bagley III: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Alex Sarr: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jamal Cain | Bub Carrington: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Justin Champagnie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |