Team Outlook

1-2 after a 111-102 win at Madison Square Garden, Orlando finally has a pulse. Forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner headline the talent, but Banchero sits with a high ankle sprain and survival starts now.

Orlando finished 45-37 in 2025-26 on 115.7 points with paint pressure and free throws doing the heavy work. The same 82 game sample shot 34.3 percent from three, and that clog showed in home losses to Atlanta and Minnesota before the Garden win. With Banchero sidelined weeks, per ESPN and NBA.com, the offense leans on Wagner and guard Desmond Bane while Toronto twice and Boston decide early margin.

Three counted games cannot set form, and 2025-26 totals describe past production rather than current stops.

Track three point percentage and the closing center through the first 15 regular season games, plus official updates on Banchero and Jalen Suggs before Toronto and Boston. A climb toward league average with wins steadies the playoff range call.