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Orlando Magic at Brooklyn Nets

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15-7, 6-7 Away
Final
100 - 92

9-12, 4-5 Home

Magic beat Nets 100-92 for 2nd win over Brooklyn in 3 days

Moritz Wagner somehow gets the and-1 to fall

Goga Bitadze added 12 points and 13 rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 16 points and Wendell Carter Jr. had 14 points and seven rebounds to help Orlando claim its 12th win in its past 13 games despite committing a season-high 22 turnovers.

Cam Johnson led Brooklyn with 26 points, and Dennis Schroder added 20 points and seven assists.

After an evenly matched first half that featured 14 lead changes and 11 ties, Orlando did its best to take control in the third quarter by outscoring Brooklyn 25-19. Despite losing second-leading scorer Jalen Suggs, who picked up his fifth foul at the 10:41 mark, the Magic went on a 17-6 run and built their largest lead, 69-59.

But Brooklyn did not wilt. The Nets opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run, with Schroder scoring five points, including a three-point play that gave them the lead 76-75 with 10:45 left.

Takeaways Orlando: The Magic used their size advantage with Wagner and Bitadze to outscore Brooklyn 54-38 in the paint and claim a 52-33 rebounding advantage.

Brooklyn: The Nets dropped their second straight to the Magic and fell to 3-11 against the Eastern Conference this season.

Key moment The Magic turned up the heat on Brooklyn defensively in the fourth quarter by forcing six fourth-quarter turnovers and outscored Brooklyn 17-9 over the final 7:01.

Key stat The Magic, the league’s top defense, also held the league’s second-ranked 3-point-shooting team to just 8 for 31 (25.8%) from deep Sunday.

Up next The Magic are at the Knicks on Tuesday, and the Nets are at the Bulls on Monday.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 100 - 92
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 100 - 92
4th 18.0 Franz Wagner makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2 100 - 92
4th 18.0 Franz Wagner makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2 99 - 92
4th 18.0 Tyrese Martin enters the game for Nic Claxton 98 - 92

Statistics

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34-74 FG 30-79
45.9 Field Goal % 38.0
7-28 3PT 8-31
25.0 Three Point % 25.8
25-32 FT 24-31
78.1 Free Throw % 77.4
52 Rebounds 33
14 Offensive Rebounds 8
38 Defensive Rebounds 25
23 Assists 19
10 Steals 10
11 Blocks 3
22 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 1
22 Total Turnovers 17
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
35 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 33
17 Fast Break Points 14
54 Points in Paint 38
29 Fouls 31
10 Largest Lead 5
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Etienne, G Day-To-Day Jul 22
Noah Clowney, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Moritz Wagner, C Day-To-Day Jul 23
Jase Richardson, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Noah Penda, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Jalen Suggs, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 16,505 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 0 0 .000 - -
Miami 0 0 .000 - -
Orlando 0 0 .000 - -
Washington 0 0 .000 - -
Charlotte 0 0 .000 - -

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 0 0 .000 - -
Brooklyn 0 0 .000 - -
New York 0 0 .000 - -
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 - -
Toronto 0 0 .000 - -
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