ORLANDO, Fla. – In the first half of back-to-back games, the Orlando Magic's five-game homestand continues on Tuesday night with the Charlotte Hornets. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
Not only is this a divisional matchup between two Southeast foes, but it's also the first group-play game of the NBA Cup. Both teams are featured in East Group A for the second iteration of the league's in-season tournament.
The Magic enter the contest on the heels of consecutive victories, much needed after a tumultuous five-city road trip. Orlando lost all five games as well as All-Star forward Paolo Banchero, who is expected to miss a month and possibly more with a torn right oblique.