Oklahoma City Thunder (36-17, third in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (29-24, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to end its three-game road skid when the Thunder play Orlando.
The Magic have gone 17-7 at home. Orlando is at the bottom of the Eastern Conference shooting 34.8% from 3-point range.
The Thunder are 15-11 on the road. Oklahoma City is seventh in the league scoring 53.1 points per game in the paint led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 15.3.
The Magic average 111.6 points per game, 2.0 fewer points than the 113.6 the Thunder give up. The Thunder average 13.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 11.6 per game the Magic give up.
The two teams match up for the second time this season. The Thunder defeated the Magic 112-100 in their last matchup on Jan. 14. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 37 points, and Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 20 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Franz Wagner is shooting 47.9% and averaging 21.2 points for the Magic. Banchero is averaging 23.3 points over the last 10 games for Orlando.
Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 31.1 points per game and averaging 5.6 rebounds for the Thunder. Chet Holmgren is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 6-4, averaging 111.0 points, 39.9 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 8.4 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.5 points per game.
Thunder: 6-4, averaging 117.3 points, 42.2 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 7.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.0 points.
INJURIES: Magic: None listed.
Thunder: Gordon Hayward: out (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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