How to Watch Orlando Magic vs. Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, January 23

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers square off for the first time this season on Thursday night in the Kia Center. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET from the Kia Center on Jan. 23.

The Magic, after dropping four straight contests, are 23-22 this season and eighth in the Eastern Conference.

After beating Miami on Tuesday night, the Trail Blazers are 15-28 and are 13th in Western Conference.

How to Watch Magic vs. Trail Blazers

Who: Orlando Magic (23-22, 8th in East) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (15-28, 13th in West)
What: NBA Regular Season Game
When: Thursday, January 23, 7 p.m. ET
Where: Kia Center, Orlando, Florida
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida, Rip City TV Network, NBA League Pass, Amazon Prime Video (in Brazil)
Radio: 104.5 The Beat, Orlando Magic Audio Network, SiriusXM
Point Spread: Orlando -8
Last Meeting: Orlando 104, Portland 103 on 4/1/24

Injury Report

Orlando-Portland Injury Report – who's playing, who's out for Thursday night?

Game Notes

Orlando has won four of the last five meetings with Portland, but the Magic lost 10 straight to the Blazers before snapping the losing streak on Feb. 8, 2022.
Assistant coach Dale Osbourne spent nine seasons with Portland (2012-2021)

Leading Scorers

Orlando Magic

Paolo Banchero: 25.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 46.8 FG%, 36.7 3PT%
Franz Wagner (questionable): 24.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 46.5 FG%, 32.1 3PT%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 9.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 42.0 FG%, 31.8 3PT%
Anthony Black: 9.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 40.7 FG%, 24.5 3PT%

Portland Trail Blazers

Anfernee Simons (questionable): 18.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 42.1 FG%, 36.6 3PT%
Shaedon Sharpe: 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 45.1 FG%, 31.2 3PT%,
Jerami Grant: 14.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 38.3 FG%, 37.9 3PT%
Deni Avdija: 14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 46.2 FG%, 34.7 3PT%
Deandre Ayton (questionable): 13.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 56.8 FG%, 20.0 3PT%
Scoot Henderson: 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 42.9 FG%, 35.2 3PT%

Meet the Coaches

Jamahl Mosley, Orlando Magic: Mosley tipped off his fourth NBA season as a head coach this season, all of which having come with the Magic. He's 126-165 in the regular season all-time, and 3-4 in the playoffs. Before Mosley was named the head coach of the Magic, he was an assistant with Dallas, Cleveland, and Denver. He's a Colorado alum, and played four years of professional basketball in Mexico, Australia, Finland and South Korea.

Chauncey Billups, Portland Trail Blazers: Billups is in his fourth season as the coach of Portland, in which Portland is 96-193 during his tenure. Prior to that, he spent one season as an assistant with the Clippers – the first spot he landed as a coach after a Hall of Fame playing career in the NBA. The 48-year-old was a five-time All-Star, 2004 NBA Champ and Finals MVP, three-time All-NBA performer while playing for seven teams in his career.

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