At shootaround Thursday morning, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said he viewed Orlando‘s preseason finale as both a chance to go through a dress rehearsal before the start of the regular season next week and continue to work on his rotation combinations.
Orlando mixed with its lineups and its starters saw extended time on the court well into the fourth quarter of the exhibition against the Pelicans at Kia Center.
Led by a combined 43 points from forwards Franz Wagner (24) and Paolo Banchero (19), the Magic outlasted the Pelicans in a high-scoring affair, 132-125, to finish 4-0 in the preseason.