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The first 50-point game of the 2024-25 NBA season belongs to Paolo Banchero. I’m just proud of my team.” The Magic trailed 98-93 at the end of the third quarter, but they stormed back thanks to nine points from Banchero. Banchero is the fourth player in Magic history to score 50 points in a game, joining Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O’Neal …

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CLEVELAND — The NBA record book will never record that, for a few pulse-pounding minutes in Sunday afternoon’s second quarter, the Orlando Magic looked well on their way to blowing out the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series. “Probably the most intense game I’ve played in my life, just with the crowd and the possession-by-possession battles …

TORONTO — Franz Wagner had 19 points, Paolo Banchero scored 11 of his 17 points in the third quarter and the Orlando Magic beat short-handed Toronto 113-103 on Friday night, handing the Raptors their season-worst sixth straight loss. “It’s hard to win in this league, so I think it says something about our group that we’re finding ways to win …

MINNEAPOLIS — Paolo Banchero had 23 points and six assists to help the Orlando Magic overcome a 17-point second-quarter deficit and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 on Friday. Wendell Carter Jr. added 18 points and 12 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 19 points and Jalen Suggs pitched in 15 points in his hometown for the Magic in their rally motivated by …

NEW YORK — The Orlando Magic are getting bodies back on the bench. Banchero scored 20 points, Cole Anthony had 10 of his 15 in the final quarter and the Magic beat the New York Knicks 98-94 on Monday to snap a three-game losing streak. Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 points for the Magic, going 7 for 11 off the …

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Kris Dunn scored 10 fourth-quarter points, Lauri Markkanen scored two of his game-high 31 points on a contested runner with 10.8 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game skid with a 131-124 defeat of the host Orlando Magic on Thursday. The score extended Utah’s lead to two possessions at the end of a closely contested game throughout -- …

Paolo Banchero poured in 31 points and the visiting Orlando Magic scored in bunches in the first three quarters on the way to defeating the Charlotte Hornets 117-106 on Friday night. The Magic’s next three top scorers were reserves: Cole Anthony with 16 points, Jalen Suggs with 15 and Moritz Wagner with 13. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points to …

Jakob Poeltl had 30 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Orlando Magic 123-113 on Tuesday night. After the Raptors scored three straight points, Banchero’s layup cut the lead to nine with 4:17 remaining. Suggs had 19 first-half points --14 in the second quarter-- as Orlando shot 60.5 percent from the field. Toronto …

ORLANDO, Fla. — De’Aaron Fox beat the buzzer from just inside halfcourt to give the Sacramento Kings a 126-123 overtime victory against the Orlando Magic on Saturday night after the Kings wiped out a 20-point deficit in the third quarter. With Fox scoring 13 points in the period, the Kings wiped out a 20-point deficit in third quarter after Orlando …