Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic
· National Basketball AssociationJalen Suggs' first career triple-double leads Magic to 118-98 win over Nets
Playing 29 minutes in his seventh game after missing eight games with a right knee injury, Suggs also blocked four shots and had three steals.
Egor Demin led the Nets with a career-high 26 points, shooting 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Fellow rookie Nolan Traore matched his career high with 21 points and added seven assists.
Michael Porter Jr., Brooklyn's leading scorer, shot 2 of 13 and scored nine points.
Anthony Black had 18 points and five assists for Orlando and Mo Wagner came off the bench with 14 points and five rebounds in 12 minutes.
The loss was was the 15th in 17 games for the Nets, who came in as the lowest-scoring (107.1) and poorest field-goal shooting (44.3%) team in the NBA. They shot 41.5% and had 19 turnovers.
The Magic, playing the first of four straight home games against opponents with losing records, took a 21-point lead in the first half and led by as many as 26 in the third quarter.
Magic: Play at home against Utah on Saturday.
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Regular Season Series
ORL wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 98 - 118 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 98 - 118 |
| 4th 1.3 |  |
shot clock turnover | 98 - 118 |
| 4th 26.2 |  |
Nolan Traore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Saraf assists) | 98 - 118 |
| 4th 29.6 | |
Drake Powell offensive rebound | 95 - 118 |
Statistics
 BKN |
 ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-82 | FG | 44-82 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 12-39 | 3PT | 9-32 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 18-29 | FT | 21-27 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 64 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Orlando Magic Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Black, G | Day-To-Day | Mar 3 |
| Franz Wagner, F | Out | Feb 18 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Egor Demin, G | Out | Mar 2 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,093 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
41 | 20 | .672 | - | W3 |
 New York |
39 | 22 | .639 | 2 | W2 |
 Toronto |
35 | 25 | .583 | 5.5 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
33 | 27 | .550 | 7.5 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
15 | 45 | .250 | 25.5 | L8 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
31 | 28 | .525 | - | L2 |
 Miami |
32 | 29 | .525 | - | W1 |
 Atlanta |
31 | 31 | .500 | 1.5 | W4 |
 Charlotte |
30 | 31 | .492 | 2 | W4 |
 Washington |
16 | 44 | .267 | 15.5 | L5 |
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