Wagner’s 34 is the best game of his career
Franz Wagner had 34 points and 7 assists on 13 for 17 shooting in 28 minutes, and the Magic beat the Spurs 127-111.
His Performance Score of +18.4 is the best of his 203 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-16.
He scored 12 of his 34 in the third quarter. He went 9 for 11 at the rim and 3 for 4 from 3. His 29 points from the field came on 17 shots, 8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Markelle Fultz set up 3 of his 13 baskets. He scored 19 of his 34 after the game was decided.
His old best, +13.9, was 34 points on 12 for 15 shooting in 33 minutes, a 113-109 win over Toronto on Dec. 9, 2022.