Wizards return from their West Coast road trip to host the Orlando Magic

Game Info

When: Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC

How to watch: Monumental Sports Network

Injury Report

Magic: GTD – Trevlin Queen (Ankle), Cole Anthony (Toe)

Wizards: GTD – Kyshawn George (Knee), Khris Middleton (Ankle), OUT—Saddiq Bey (Knee), Bilal Coulibaly (Hip), Corey Kispert (Thumb),

OUT—John Collins and Taylor Hendricks

Pregame notes

Wizards come home after a 3-4 road trip. The team has made some progress over the past couple of weeks, particular after the All-Star break, where they have won 6 games, which is amazing considering they only won 9 in the first 54 games.

It’s going to be important to continue to see the progression of the young players. With players like Coulibaly and Kispert out, there is opportunity for more of their young end of the bench players to get time.

As for the Magic, they look like they are square into playing in the Play-In game at the end of the season. They are just 1.5 game behind the Hawks for the 7th seed. A home game in a one game scenario is huge, so every win matters for the Magic. After beating the #1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this week, the Magic are trying to build some momentum after missing their star, Paolo Banchero, a good portion of the season.