The parents of Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero aren't big fans of Kendrick Perkins, per Channing Frye comments on "Road Trippin'"

Through three games in their first-round series, this Orlando Magic player has become a major problem for the Detroit Pistons.

Behind a dominant performance, the Magic defeated the Hornets in the play-in tournament on Friday to earn the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Down in Florida, the Orlando Magic picked up a big win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Magic defeated the Cavs 128-122. The veteran forward Paolo Banchero checked in for 37 minutes to score 25 points, while producing eight rebounds and seven assists.

Phoenix travels to Orlando for a non-conference matchup. Tuesday's game will be the second meeting this season between the two teams.

A disappointing night against the Philadelphia 76ers has placed Paolo Banchero under scrutiny at the worst possible time. The Orlando Magic star failed to rise to the occasion, delivering an inefficient performance.

MILWAUKEE - Last season, Paolo Banchero was arguably one of the league’s top 10 players after the All-Star break. This season – now 10 games since the break – he’s again in that conversation. Banchero had one of his best performances of the season ...

Before anything else unfolded in the Magic’s 116-109 loss to the Pistons in Game 5; before the Magic’s myriad of missed free throws; before the Pistons’ massive rebounding advantage; before the growing concern about Franz Wagner’s calf injury (he’s been ruled out for Game 6 on Friday),