ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) 鈥� Kristaps Porzingis had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the Washington Wizards routed the short-handed Orlando Magic 119-100 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Kyle Kuzma added 23 points and Rui Hachimura had 16 points and seven rebounds. The Wizards played without star guard Bradley Beal for the second straight game because of a strained hamstring.
Franz Wagner had 28 points and eight assists for Orlando, and Paolo Banchero added 21 points. The Magic had only eight players available after suspensions by the NBA in the wake of an incident in Detroit on Wednesday night.
The Wizards overcame 26 turnovers with 56% shooting and a 53-35 rebounding advantage.
"We鈥檙e winning games that we鈥檙e supposed to win," Porzingis said. 鈥淲e had a tough schedule in December and now it鈥檚 getting a little bit easier. With this team, especially with all the guys they鈥檙e missing, we鈥檙e supposed to win this game. So we鈥檙e just doing what we鈥檙e getting paid for.鈥�
After losing at Brooklyn on the final day of November, the Wizards had opened December with nine more losses.
鈥淎fter a 10-game losing streak, it鈥檚 good to see us on the other side of that,鈥� coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. 鈥淲e're finally starting get healthy, and it鈥檚 promising to see where we could go. I like where we are. We鈥檙e playing with a lot of confidence.鈥�
The Magic have lost three straight after winning eight of nine.
鈥淲e just couldn't get shots to fall early and then we had to start playing from behind,鈥� said Banchero, who made only seven of 24 shots. 鈥淭hat's pretty hard when you have eight players. You can't get guys out. Guys have to stay in.鈥�
Wagner scored eight points on a 16-0 run that put the Magic up 32-27 early in the second quarter. Prorzingis scored 15 points in the final 8:39 of the period, leaving Washington with a 56-47 lead at the break.
Two 3-pointers by Corey Kispert and three-point plays by Porzingis and Daniel Gafford helped the Wizards expand their lead to 25 in the first six minutes of the second half.
TIP-INS
Wizards: F Taj Gibson sat out the game with a groin injury. ... The Wizards have won six straight against Orlando.
Magic: The Magic played without C Mo Wagner, G Cole Anthony, C Mo Bamba, C Wendell Carter Jr., G R.J. Hampton and G Gary Harris, all of whom were suspended for their participation in an altercation at Detroit. Wagner also will miss Orlando's next game along with three other players. . . . The Magic shot 5 for 27 from 3-point range.
MOVING FORWARD
Franz Wagner, Kevon Harris and Admiral Schofield will join Mo Wagner on the sidelines for the Magic's next game. Everyone except Mo Wagner was suspended for leaving the bench area.
鈥淣one of our guys were trying to escalate the situation,鈥� Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. 鈥淭he objective was more to get our guys away from (Detroit's) bench, to get Mo away from that situation in front of their bench. The league made the decision that it made and I think we鈥檙e going to leave it at that. We take responsibility for whatever actions we played in that part, and now we have to learn from it and move forward.鈥�
UP NEXT
Wizards: At Milwaukee on Sunday night.
Magic: Host Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.
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Dick Scanlon, The Associated Press
