NBA

Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic

· NBA Cup - Group Play
1-11, 1-5 Away
Final
98 - 105

7-6, 4-3 Home

Wagner scores 25 as the Magic shut down Nets late on the way to a 105-98 victory

Franz Wagner ices it for Magic with back-to-back 3s

The win was Orlando's second in NBA Cup Group play and dropped Brooklyn to 0-2.

Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who led 98-94 after a basket by Nic Claxton with 2:37 remaining. But, Wagner hit two 3-pointers, da Silva made one and Brooklyn never scored again.

Desmond Bane scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Orlando and Jalen Suggs finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Ziaire Williams had 15 points and a steal late in the fourth quarter — off Orlando's 19th turnover — that put the Nets up 96-92. Noah Clowney had 12 points before fouling out with 1:58 remaining.

Da Silva got his first start of the season in place of Paolo Banchero, who is out with a strained left groin.

The Nets had a 53-37 lead midway through the second quarter, helped by 3-pointers, 59% overall shooting and 10 Magic turnovers. Three-pointers by da Silva and Bane, and Goga Bitadze's block of an attempted dunk by Terrance Mann, turned the game around quickly. Orlando outscored the Nets 25-5 over the next eight minutes and led by as many as seven in the third quarter.

After making six of their first 11 3-point shots, the Nets made only four of 29 and lost for the 11th time in 12 games.

Up next Nets: At Washington on Sunday.

Magic: At Houston on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 105
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 105
4th 1.0 Nets offensive team rebound 98 - 105
4th 1.0 Michael Porter Jr. misses heave jump shot 98 - 105
4th 3.9 Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound 98 - 105

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
38-89 FG 36-78
43 Field Goal % 46
10-39 3PT 15-39
26 Three Point % 38
12-16 FT 18-21
75 Free Throw % 86
34 Rebounds 46
7 Offensive Rebounds 7
27 Defensive Rebounds 39
23 Assists 21
9 Steals 3
4 Blocks 5
5 Turnovers 19
2 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
6 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
11 Fast Break Points 20
50 Points in Paint 38
19 Fouls 16
16 Largest Lead 7
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Franz Wagner, F Out Jan 27
Colin Castleton, C Out Nov 24
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyrese Martin, G Out Jan 27
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Jan 26
Noah Clowney, F Out Jan 26

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 17,902 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 29 17 .630 - W1
Toronto 29 19 .604 1 W4
New York 27 18 .600 1.5 W2
Philadelphia 24 21 .533 4.5 L2
Brooklyn 12 32 .273 16 L5

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami - 22 W2 0.5319149 25
Orlando 1 22 L4 0.51111114 23
Atlanta 2.5 25 W3 0.47916666 23
Charlotte 6 28 W3 0.40425533 19
Washington 13.5 34 L9 0.22727273 10
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