ORLANDO, Fla. — Franz Wagner scored 31 points, Paolo Banchero had 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Washington Wizards 130-125 Friday night to tie a franchise record with their ninth straight victory.

Moritz Wagner added 18 points to help Orlando beat Washington for the second time in three nights. The Magic one of only two NBA franchises without a double-digit winning streak on their record. Indiana’s longest winning streak is also nine games.

Kyle Kuzma scored 27 points and Daniel Gafford had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost 11 of 12.

GRIZZLIES 108, MAVERICKS 94: Desmond Bane scored 30 points and depleted Memphis won consecutive games for the first time this season, winning at Dallas with Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic out for personal reasons.

Kyrie Irving struggled early in the absence of his fellow All-Star, missing all seven shots while finishing with one point before the break as the Mavericks shot 35% and fell behind by 15. The eight-time All-Star finished with a season-low 10 points on 3-of-15 shooting, and Dallas shot a season-worst 37.0% overall.

KNICKS 119, RAPTORS 106: Jalen Brunson had 22 points, Josh Hart scored 15 of his 17 in the third quarter, and New York won at Toronto to match a season high with its third straight win.

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Julius Randle finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as New York improved to 10-0 against teams with losing records.

The Raptors are 9-11.

Toronto-born RJ Barrett scored 15 points for the Knicks, while Donte DiVincenzo shot 7 for 9 from 3-point range and finished with 21 points.

Scottie Barnes scored 29 points and Pascal Siakam had 21 for the Raptors, but Toronto failed to extend a season-best three-game home winning streak.

NOTES

SPURS: Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out of San Antonio’s game against New Orleans on Friday because of right hip tightness, the first time that the highly touted rookie will sit for a contest this season.

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The No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft averaged 19.3 points and 9.7 rebounds through the first 18 games of the season for San Antonio, which entered Friday with a 3-15 record.

Wembanyama played through the hip issue on Thursday, finishing with 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots in 29 minutes of a 137-135 loss to Atlanta.

“My hip feels good,” Wembanyama said after that game. “You know, as my body, in general, feels as good as we can expect this many games into this season. Yeah, holding up. Feel good.”

Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said after Thursday’s game that not playing Wembanyama in the second half of this back-to-back was a possibility because of the hip.

“We’re trying to protect him,” Popovich said Thursday.

Giving Wembanyama the Friday game off will mean he will get nearly a week of rest, at minimum. Because of the break provided by the knockout round that starts Monday in the In-Season Tournament, the earliest Wembanyama would play again is Wednesday at Minnesota.

BULLS: Zach LaVine is expected to miss a week because of a sore right foot, the team said.

LaVine, averaging 21 points, did not play in the Bulls’ surprising overtime win over Milwaukee on Thursday night. The two-time All-Star exited a blowout loss at Boston on Tuesday. The Bulls have home games against New Orleans on Saturday and Charlotte on Wednesday before visiting San Antonio on Dec. 8.

DeMar DeRozan also missed the win over the Bucks because of a sprained left ankle. But with their two best players sidelined, the Bulls won for just the sixth time in 20 games this season.

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