BERLIN -- — Paolo Banchero had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Franz Wagner had 18 points and nine rebounds in his return to the Magic lineup, and Orlando beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-111 on Thursday in the NBA's first regular-season game in Germany.

Wagner had missed more than a month with a high ankle sprain but was able to return in his native country and play alongside his brother, Moritz Wagner, for the first time in more than a year. Moritz Wagner tore his left ACL on Dec. 21, 2024 and returned earlier this week. He had seven points in 14 minutes on Thursday.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 30 points, Santi Aldama had 18 and Cedric Coward had 17 for the Grizzlies, who have lost seven of nine. Memphis' Ja Morant was sidelined with a right calf injury, but NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed some optimism that the two-time All-Star will play on Sunday when the Grizzlies and Magic meet again in London.

Anthony Black added 21 points for the Magic, who have won three of four.

The Grizzlies took a 52-32 lead midway through the second quarter, but the Magic got back within nine by halftime and then went on a 13-0 run for an 84-73 advantage late in the third.

Memphis rallied and led 105-102 on GG Jackson's layup with 4:05 left in the game. Franz Wagner tied it with a 3-pointer and then helped the Magic close it out by scoring five points in the final 1:39.

The NBA played its first preseason game in what was then West Germany in 1984. At the time, there were 10 international players on NBA rosters.

This season opened with a record 135 international players, including 71 from Europe. Tickets were sold to fans from 62 countries for Thursday’s game, the NBA said, and more than 250,000 people tried to obtain tickets by registering on the league’s site.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Wendell Carter Jr. (Franz Wagner gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Paolo Banchero offensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Paolo Banchero makes driving layup (Anthony Black assists)	2	0
11:02	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot (Cam Spencer assists)	2	2
10:43	Franz Wagner misses driving floating jump shot	2	2
10:41	Franz Wagner offensive rebound	2	2
10:35	Franz Wagner misses two point shot	2	2
10:31	Franz Wagner offensive rebound	2	2
10:31	Franz Wagner lost ball turnover (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	2	2
10:24	Cam Spencer misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	2
10:21	Franz Wagner defensive rebound	2	2
10:11	Anthony Black makes 25-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)	5	2
9:42	Cedric Coward misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	2
9:39	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	5	2
9:27	Desmond Bane makes layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	7	2
9:14	Jaylen Wells makes two point shot	7	4
9:02	Desmond Bane misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	4
9:00	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	7	4
8:55	Cedric Coward makes running layup	7	6
8:38	Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul	7	6
8:30	Cedric Coward blocks Wendell Carter Jr. 's 3-foot layup	7	6
8:27	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	7	6
8:25	Jaylen Wells misses running pullup jump shot	7	6
8:22	Cam Spencer offensive rebound	7	6
8:20	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Spencer assists)	7	9
8:02	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	9
7:59	Jock Landale defensive rebound	7	9
7:53	Cedric Coward makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	12
7:30	Paolo Banchero makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	10	12
7:15	Tristan da Silva enters the game for Franz Wagner	10	12
7:15	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	10	12
7:10	Santi Aldama makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cam Spencer assists)	10	15
6:48	Paolo Banchero makes 2-foot driving dunk	12	15
6:35	Jock Landale makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cedric Coward assists)	12	18
6:24	Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	18
6:20	Cam Spencer defensive rebound	12	18
6:10	Cedric Coward misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	18
6:09	Anthony Black defensive rebound	12	18
6:06	Anthony Black out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	18
6:06	Magic Full timeout	12	18
6:06	Noah Penda enters the game for Desmond Bane	12	18
6:06	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Jaylen Wells	12	18
6:06	John Konchar enters the game for Cedric Coward	12	18
6:06	Vince Williams Jr. enters the game for Cam Spencer	12	18
6:06	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jock Landale	12	18
5:58	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 8-foot two point shot	12	18
5:55	Vince Williams Jr. offensive rebound	12	18
5:54	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Williams Jr. assists)	12	21
5:28	Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Noah Penda 's 1-foot two point shot	12	21
5:26	John Konchar defensive rebound	12	21
5:18	Santi Aldama misses driving floating jump shot	12	21
5:15	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	12	21
5:11	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	12	21
5:11	Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	13	21
5:11	GG Jackson enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	13	21
5:11	Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	14	21
4:56	Santi Aldama makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	14	24
4:32	Tristan da Silva out of bounds lost ball turnover	14	24
4:32	Moritz Wagner enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	14	24
4:14	John Konchar makes 23-foot three point jumper (GG Jackson assists)	14	27
3:55	Tristan da Silva misses 11-foot floating jump shot	14	27
3:53	Tristan da Silva offensive rebound	14	27
3:51	Tristan da Silva misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	14	27
3:49	John Konchar defensive rebound	14	27
3:44	GG Jackson makes 25-foot running jump shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists)	14	30
3:43	Magic Full timeout	14	30
3:26	Noah Penda makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	17	30
3:10	Vince Williams Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	30
3:10	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Anthony Black	17	30
3:10	Tyus Jones enters the game for Paolo Banchero	17	30
2:54	Tristan da Silva misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	30
2:49	Noah Penda offensive rebound	17	30
2:45	Goga Bitadze makes 1-foot reverse layup (Noah Penda assists)	19	30
2:26	Vince Williams Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	19	30
2:24	John Konchar offensive rebound	19	30
2:22	John Konchar makes 3-foot reverse layup	19	32
1:56	Goga Bitadze misses two point shot	19	32
1:52	Noah Penda offensive rebound	19	32
1:50	Noah Penda misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	32
1:47	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	19	32
1:41	GG Jackson makes 23-foot running jump shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists)	19	35
1:28	Tyus Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	35
1:26	John Konchar defensive rebound	19	35
1:20	Santi Aldama makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	19	37
1:00	Moritz Wagner misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	37
58.1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	19	37
55.4	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass turnover (Tristan da Silva steals)	19	37
51.7	Goga Bitadze makes running dunk (Tristan da Silva assists)	21	37
45.0	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover (Tristan da Silva steals)	21	37
33.2	Tyus Jones makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	23	37
28.7	Santi Aldama makes driving dunk (Vince Williams Jr. assists)	23	39
7.8	Moritz Wagner bad pass turnover (Santi Aldama steals)	23	39
3.3	Noah Penda blocks John Konchar 's 1-foot layup	23	39
3.3	Moritz Wagner defensive rebound	23	39
0.2	Moritz Wagner misses heave jump shot	23	39
0.2	Magic offensive team rebound	23	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	39

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Uber Arena

Berlin,

Date & Time

7:00 PM, January 15, 2026

Coverage

Prime Video, FanDuel SN FL

Attendance

13,738

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Marat Kogut, Scott Twardoski

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San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

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Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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