Overview
- Bane hit the decisive three in the closing seconds at the Kia Center as Orlando improved to 5-6 and Portland fell to 5-5.
- Jerami Grant put Portland ahead 112-110 with 10.6 seconds left before Banchero tied the game at the rim, missed the free throw, then forced a steal to set up the final shot.
- Banchero scored 28 points to pace Orlando, with Bane adding 22, Franz Wagner 19, and Wendell Carter Jr. 19; Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe led all scorers with 31.
- The Magic started Anthony Black in place of Jalen Suggs, who sat with left knee injury management, while Portland was without Scoot Henderson, Damian Lillard, Matisse Thybulle, and Blake Wesley.
- Orlando limited its giveaways to 13 for 12 Portland points and capitalized at the line by going 29-for-34, while the Blazers finished 19-for-26 on free throws.