Orlando Magic Games Grades: 142–130 Loss to the Sacramento Kings

For grading scale, please see end of article.

Franz Wagner: 80.83

For the 2nd week in a row, Franz Wagner comes in with the highest overall game grade of the night. While Wagner wasn’t the centerpiece of the offense like against the Warriors, he was extremely efficient and made a positive impact nearly every time he touched the ball. His most impressive play of the night came in the late 4th quarter, where he picked off a bad pass from Tyrese Haliburton and completed a 3-point play to keep the Magic in the game.

Terrence Ross: 74.54

Ross provided offensive electricity off the bench in the form of 17 points, including a 4-point play and a monster slam over Tyrese Haliburton. While some ill-advised shots dampened his game grade, the veteran did bounce back considerably after his miserable performance against Golden State.

Wendell Carter Jr: 79.7

Once again, Carter Jr brought consistency and production on both sides of the ball — resulting in a monster stat-line of 19–10–6. Carter performed significantly better in the paint than his fellow big man Mo Bamba, who struggled against the stronger Tristan Thompson.

Cole Anthony: 77.56

Anthony scored a near perfect offensive grade, posting 33 points, 8 assists and going an impressive 6–9 from beyond the arc. Additionally, two of his 2 misses from deep came in the final seconds of the game on what was essentially a Hail-Mary . Anthony’s grade understandably suffered on the defensive end, as he was tasked with defending De’Aaron Fox who also posted 33 points.

Robin Lopez: 72.22

Lopez was a pleasant surprise for the Magic, recording 11 points and 5 rebounds in only 15 minutes on the court. The veteran center got creative in the post on offense, scoring on multiple occasions with a beautiful short hook shot.

Chuma Okeke: 63.33

Gary Harris: 69.04

R.J Hampton: 67.5

Mo Bamba: 70.64

The Grading Scale

**Player grades are most accurate when averaged out over an entire season’s worth of games.

MVP Contention: 100–90

All-Star Contention: 89–85

Starter: 84–70

Bench: 69–60

Deep rotation player: 59–0