There was no shame in losing to All-World center Shaquille O'Neal and the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.

Losing to All-Nothing center Greg Ostertag and the fading Utah Jazz is something else.

The Orlando Magic are hurting now -- in more ways than one.

The Jazz, off to their worst start in 10 years, used the Magic like a cure-all medicine Monday, delivering a 105-98 thrashing at the Delta Center.

The Magic (3-5) finished the game without Tracy McGrady, who left limping early in the fourth quarter with a painful lower right leg injury that was being called just a deep contusion.

He will be X-rayed today to determine if the injury is any more serious, which explained the worried looks on Magic faces when they left for Phoenix after the game. They play the Suns Wednesday.