Orlando Magic at Brooklyn Nets

· NBA Cup - Group Play

Orlando Magic

14-7, 5-7 Away

Final
123 - 100

Brooklyn Nets

9-11, 4-4 Home

Franz Wagner's 29 points propel Magic to 123-100 NBA Cup win over Nets

Orlando Magic vs. Brooklyn Nets: Game Highlights

Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter Jr. each had 12 points for the Magic, who improved to 3-0 in Group A play and moved into a tie with New York. Orlando plays the Knicks, who are also 3-0 in the East's Group A, in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday with the winner advancing as group champion.

The Magic have won their last five games and 11 of their last 12 following a five-game losing streak, all which came on the road.

Shake Milton scored 22 points off the bench, Keon Johnson had 15 also off the bench and Cam Johnson added 14 for the Nets, who had their three-game winning streak snapped and are now 1/3 in the in-season tournament.

Takeaways Magic: Orlando has won four of its last five road games after losing five straight from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6.

Nets: Dennis Schroder, the team’s second-leading scorer with 18.6 points per game, did not play due to personal reasons.

Key Moment Despite being tied with New York in Group A play, the Magic hold the tie-breaker in the point differential column. The Knicks' margin of victory was at 23 following their win at Charlotte, but the Magic overtook them by one point by hitting their last three shots of the game, all 3-pointers.

Key stat Orlando shot 18 for 35 from long distance.

Up next The Nets host the Magic on Sunday to conclude the two-game series in Brooklyn.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Nets: 40.3%

Magic: 59.7%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	123 - 100
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	123 - 100
4th 2.1	Cory Joseph makes 32-foot three pointer	123 - 100
4th 6.2	Keon Johnson makes 23-foot step back jumpshot	120 - 100
4th 16.0	Jett Howard makes two point shot	120 - 98

Statistics

ORL		BKN
44-83	FG	38-77
53.0	Field Goal %	49.4
18-35	3PT	14-29
51.4	Three Point %	48.3
17-22	FT	10-14
77.3	Free Throw %	71.4
40	Rebounds	35
11	Offensive Rebounds	5
29	Defensive Rebounds	30
29	Assists	22
13	Steals	5
13	Blocks	5
17	Turnovers	20
0	Team Turnovers	0
17	Total Turnovers	20
3	Technical Fouls	2
3	Total Technical Fouls	2
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
19	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	34
8	Fast Break Points	14
48	Points in Paint	42
21	Fouls	21
28	Largest Lead	5

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 18,143 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	23	20	.535	-	L2
Atlanta	21	19	.525	0.5	W2
Miami	20	20	.500	1.5	L3
Charlotte	10	28	.263	10.5	W2
Washington	6	33	.154	15	L8

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	-	12	W1	0.70731705	29
New York	3	16	L1	0.627907	27
Philadelphia	13	24	L4	0.3846154	15
Brooklyn	15.5	28	L2	0.33333334	14
Toronto	19.5	32	L1	0.23809524	10

Full Standings

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