Anthony will miss his second consecutive contest due to an illness, and his next chance to suit up will come Saturday against Detroit. The 24-year-old has been a mainstay in the starting five with Jalen Suggs (back) on the shelf, meaning Anthony Black should continue to receive an increased role.

Anthony (illness) didn't participate in shootaround ahead of Thursday's game versus the Trail Blazers, Jake Chapman of the Magic Radio Network reports. Anthony is officially listed as questionable for Thursday's contest due to an illness. However, the 24-year-old guard's absence from shootaround is a bad sign of his availability against Portland.

The Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors square off for the second time this season north of the border on Tuesday night. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Magic coach Jamahl Mosley provided key injury updates after Thursday morning shootaround before Orlando hosted Portland at Kia Center.

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94. With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates in the stands, Tatum, a former Blue Devils standout, went 12 of 21 from the floor to help Boston break out of a recent shooting slump.

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony has had a resurgence in his performance lately. Against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, Anthony led the team with 27 points on 64.

Magic 104, Sixers 99 Cole Anthony scored 27, Paolo Banchero added 20 pts, 8 rebs, and 6 asts, and Jonathan Isaac tallied 20 pts and 11 rebs in the win.Source: Twitter

With the Pelicans’ wild victory being one of the highlights of the week, let's look at the other biggest comebacks of the season.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cole Anthony had 27 points, Paolo Banchero scored seven points in the final 1:32 and the Orlando Magic beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-99 on Sunday night. Banchero finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his second ...

NBA action on Sunday will include the Denver Nuggets (25-16) visiting Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic (23-20) at Kia Center, with the matchup beginning at 6:00 PM ET.The Nuggets are coming off

BOTTOM LINE: Orlando aims to break its four-game losing streak when the Magic play Portland. The Magic are 14-8 on their home court. Orlando has a 2-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Trail Blazers are 6-16 in road games. Portland is 5-18 in games decided by 10 or more points.

Magic: 3-7, averaging 98.0 points, 41.2 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.3 points per game.