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

Iffy for Saturday

Officially ruled out

In addition to suffering a right hip contusion Sunday vs. Philadelphia, Magic center Goga Bitadze got hit in the head.

Goga Bitadze suffers right hip injury, heads to locker room. Goga Bitadze suffers a right hip contusion injury in the 2nd quarter of Sunday's matchup with the 76ers in Orlando.

The Denver Nuggets are rounding off their Florida road trip with the Orlando Magic on Sunday night in the first meeting between the two teams this season. Last season the Magic swept the season series,

Detroit Pistons (23-21, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (23-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando looks to break its five-game slide when the Magic play Detroit.

Orlando Magic (23-21 ... 6.6 rebounds and six assists for the Raptors. Goga Bitadze is averaging 9.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Magic. LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging ...

Orlando Magic (23-20 ... than the Magic allow (104.1). TOP PERFORMERS: Goga Bitadze is averaging 9.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Magic. Michael Porter Jr. is shooting 51.4% ...

Orlando looks to end its four-game skid when the Orlando Magic take on Portland. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season.

Anfernee Simons produced a game-high 24 points, Deandre Ayton registered his 18th double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds and Jerami Grant added 18 points to lead the Trail Blazers. Simons is averaging 4.2 3-pointers per game since Jan. 1, the third-most in the NBA over that span.

On the night that saw rising star forward Franz Wagner make his long-awaited return to the court, nothing came easy for the Magic against the visiting Trail