Franz Wagner tied his career high with 38 points while leading the Orlando Magic to a 123-108 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.
Utah, which fell to the visiting Miami Heat on Tuesday, took its 10th consecutive loss.
Orlando’s Desmond Bane added 25 points with seven 3-pointers, and Anthony Black totaled 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Wagner put up at least 30 points for the third game in a row.
The Magic outscored Utah 38-21 in the fourth quarter en route to winning consecutive games for the first time this season. Orlando traveled to play the Jazz after winning in Sacramento on Tuesday.
Rookie Darryn Peterson reached the 20-point mark for the fourth straight game as he led the Jazz with 22 points. Ace Bailey had 18 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
The Jazz played without three regular starters, including Lauri Markkanen, who received the news earlier in the day that he would be out for at least a month due to a broken right hand.
Black and Bane opened the decisive fourth quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers, putting Orlando ahead 91-87. The contest was tied 98-98 before the Magic used an 8-0 run to take command. Wagner sank a layup and a 3-pointer on either side of a Bane trey.
The gap reached double digits on another Bane 3-pointer with 4:13 to go, and Orlando cruised to the finish.
Utah shot just 40.7% from the field on the night while making only 14 of 44 3-point attempts (31.8%).
Orlando shot 47.1% and made 18 of 46 (39.1%) from long range while capping a 2-2 road trip.
Wagner hit 13 of 23 shots and made 9 of 10 free throws to reach the 38-point mark for the third time in his career. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Jevon Carter chipped in 11 points off the Orlando bench.
Keyonte George returned for the Jazz after missing one game due to an ankle injury, and he finished with 13 points on 3-of-13 shooting. He also recorded seven rebounds and seven assists.
Brice Sensabaugh gave Utah a boost off the bench with 19 points.
