Franz Wagner is back, but the decline is on the decline Orlando Magic in the N.B.A continues.
During the comeback of the world and European champions, the team from Florida suffered their next defeat in the race for a place in the playoffs.
Wagner, who was out for several weeks with an ankle injury and only played his 29th game this season, was 101:130 against them Atlanta Hawks on the floor from the start.
The Berliner showed a decent performance – he scored twelve points in 20 minutes of playing time. “I felt okay. It’s part of the process, but it feels good to be back. Of course it’s still a bit rusty“said Wagner and put his finger in the wound:”We played terribly as a team so I would have liked to have done better.”
Hard to reach the playoffs straight away
Wagner suffered his eighth defeat in the last ten games. The direct ticket to the playoffs is hardly achievable for Orlando. The team from Florida has now slipped to ninth place in the East and has to plan for the unpopular Playin tournament.
“It’s not bad throughout the game, but there are phases that are unacceptable at this level“said Wagner. The team still believes in a turnaround,”but we also have to look in the mirror“.
Brother Moritz played seven minutes against the Hawks, in which he scored two points. National team colleague Tristan da Silva scored nine points in 23 minutes.
