NBA

Orlando Magic at Brooklyn Nets

· NBA Cup - Group Play
14-7, 5-7 Away
Final
123 - 100

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

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN
44-83 FG 38-77
53 Field Goal % 49
18-35 3PT 14-29
51 Three Point % 48
17-22 FT 10-14
77 Free Throw % 71
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
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ben Saraf, G Day-To-Day Dec 22
Drake Powell, G Out Dec 22
Cam Thomas, G Out Dec 22
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Dec 18
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Suggs, G Out Dec 22
Tristan da Silva, F Out Dec 22
Moritz Wagner, F Out Dec 19
Franz Wagner, F Out Dec 8
Colin Castleton, C Out Nov 24

Game Information

Barclays Center

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

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 16 12 .571 - W1
Miami 15 14 .517 1.5 L2
Atlanta 15 15 .500 2 L3
Charlotte 9 19 .321 7 L1
Washington 5 22 .185 10.5 L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 20 8 .714 - W1
Boston 17 11 .607 3 W2
Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3.5 W2
Toronto 17 13 .567 4 L2
Brooklyn 8 19 .296 11.5 W1
Full Standings

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