The Orlando Magic's rookies have not gotten a ton of playing time this season. Both showed their fight to help the Magic nearly steal a victory from the Boston Celtics on a throwaway game.
The Orlando Magic knew Sunday's game would be challenging when the schedule was released. An Orlando-to-Boston is tough even at full strength.
The team would be without Jalen Suggs, sitting out perhaps his last back-to-back as part of his knee injury recovery; Wendell Carter, dealing with a sudden ankle sprain after Saturday's game; Paolo Banchero, still nursing a strained left groin; and Goga Bitadze, a late scratch with a sore ankle.