Overview
- Orlando edged Brooklyn 104-103 in overtime after Paolo Banchero hit a three-pointer at the horn and finished with 30 points.
- The Magic led 82-64 in the fourth quarter before the Nets forced overtime, underscoring Orlando’s recent volatility.
- The result pushed Orlando to 21-17 and sixth in the Eastern Conference, extending a 12-game pattern of alternating wins and losses.
- Franz Wagner (ankle sprain) and Moritz Wagner (ACL) remained out, with comebacks anticipated before the January 15 game in Berlin against Memphis.
- Tristan da Silva started again and scored 14 points, and Orlando faces Philadelphia and New Orleans next before traveling to Germany.