Magic rule Franz Wagner out for Friday’s Game 6 vs. Pistons

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic dominated ahead (*6*) out for Friday’s Game 6 in opposition to the Detroit Pistons.

Wagner will miss his second consecutive recreation due to a proper calf pressure, and it appears more and more unlikely that he’ll be capable to return on this collection with the group taking a cautious method. Wagner was in a strolling boot Wednesday in Detroit.

Without Wagner in Game 5, the Magic misplaced 116-109. However, they lead the top-seeded Pistons 3-2 within the best-of-seven collection and wish only one extra win to advance to the second spherical. A possible Game 7 could be Sunday in Detroit.

Wagner suffered the damage through the third quarter of Game 4 in Orlando on Monday. He didn’t play within the fourth quarter of that 94-88 win over the Pistons.

Orlando’s Paolo Banchero stated that with out Wagner in Game 5, he knew he needed to step up, and the ability ahead scored 45 factors, making 17 of 31 photographs together with six 3-pointers.

However, Detroit star Cade Cunningham He additionally took benefit of Wagner’s absence, going 13-of-23 for a franchise-playoff-record 45 factors.

With Wagner as the first defender on him within the first 4 video games of the collection, Cunningham scored a complete of 17 factors, shot 6-for-24 (together with simply 3-for-16 from behind the arc) and had six turnovers, in line with ESPN’s monitoring.

Wagner is averaging 16.8 factors, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and a pair of.8 steals within the collection.