NEW YORK -- — Paolo Banchero banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the overtime buzzer to give the Orlando Magic a 104-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.

Two nights after falling at lowly Washington, the Magic beat the Nets for the eighth straight time to improve to 21-17.

Banchero scored 30 points to lead Orlando. Wendell Carter Jr. added 20, Tristan da Silva had 14 and Noah Penda 13.

In overtime, Egor Demin made a 3-pointer with 1:07 left to give Brooklyn a 100-99 lead. Carter put Orlando back in front on a dunk with 16 seconds remaining. Demin countered with another 3 with 3.6 seconds left to make it 103-101, and Banchero ended it with the 26-footer that banked in.

After Brooklyn pulled to 91-90 in regulation on Noah Clowney's jumper, da Sila scored on a dunk for Orlando with 17 seconds left. Demin hit a 3-pointer with six seconds to go to tie it, and Banchero missed a 30-footer at the buzzer.

Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 34 points. and Demin had 18. The Nets were coming off a home victory over Denver on Sunday. They are 11-13.

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Magic: Host Philadelphia on Friday night.

Nets: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Day'Ron Sharpe (Anthony Black gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Wendell Carter Jr. makes driving dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)	0	2
11:25	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:22	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	0	2
11:22	Ziaire Williams personal foul	0	2
11:04	Ziaire Williams personal foul	0	2
10:50	Tristan da Silva makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Desmond Bane assists)	0	4
10:37	Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Egor Demin assists)	2	4
10:24	Paolo Banchero out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	4
10:12	Noah Clowney misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:09	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	2	4
10:05	Tristan da Silva makes running layup (Anthony Black assists)	2	6
9:53	Ziaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:51	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	2	6
9:32	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:28	Tristan da Silva offensive rebound	2	6
9:26	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:24	Desmond Bane offensive rebound	2	6
9:22	Anthony Black makes 2-foot layup (Desmond Bane assists)	2	8
9:02	Michael Porter Jr. makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	4	8
8:39	Desmond Bane misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:37	Nets defensive team rebound	4	8
8:26	Ziaire Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	7	8
8:19	Egor Demin blocks Anthony Black's driving layup	7	8
8:19	Magic offensive team rebound	7	8
8:16	Anthony Black bad pass turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	7	8
8:08	Egor Demin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	8
8:03	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	7	8
8:00	Paolo Banchero makes running layup	7	10
7:56	Michael Porter Jr. bad pass turnover (Desmond Bane steals)	7	10
7:50	Anthony Black misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	10
7:48	Noah Clowney defensive rebound	7	10
7:47	Desmond Bane personal foul	7	10
7:38	Ziaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	10
7:32	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	7	10
7:20	Wendell Carter Jr. bad pass turnover (Egor Demin steals)	7	10
7:20	Desmond Bane loose ball foul	7	10
7:11	Day'Ron Sharpe bad pass turnover (Tristan da Silva steals)	7	10
7:04	Noah Clowney blocks Anthony Black 's 2-foot driving layup	7	10
7:01	Egor Demin defensive rebound	7	10
7:00	Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul	7	10
7:00	(07:00) [Magic] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	7	10
7:00	Noah Clowney makes free throw 1 of 2	8	10
7:00	Noah Clowney makes free throw 2 of 2	9	10
6:38	Tristan da Silva makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	9	12
6:21	Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup	9	12
6:18	Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound	9	12
6:18	Day'Ron Sharpe makes tip shot	11	12
6:09	Tristan da Silva makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Black assists)	11	15
6:08	Nets Full timeout	11	15
6:08	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	11	15
6:08	Jett Howard enters the game for Desmond Bane	11	15
5:58	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noah Clowney assists)	14	15
5:34	Jett Howard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	15
5:31	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	14	15
5:22	Paolo Banchero makes 11-foot two point shot	14	17
5:03	Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	17
5:00	Nets offensive team rebound	14	17
5:00	Nic Claxton enters the game for Ziaire Williams	14	17
5:00	Danny Wolf enters the game for Day'Ron Sharpe	14	17
5:00	Nets delay of game violation	14	17
4:48	Egor Demin misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	17
4:45	Danny Wolf offensive rebound	14	17
4:43	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noah Clowney assists)	17	17
4:21	Paolo Banchero misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	17	17
4:19	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	17	17
4:08	Michael Porter Jr. bad pass turnover (Goga Bitadze steals)	17	17
4:03	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	17	17
3:58	Michael Porter Jr. makes running layup	19	17
3:48	Paolo Banchero out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	17
3:48	Cam Thomas enters the game for Noah Clowney	19	17
3:48	Noah Penda enters the game for Tristan da Silva	19	17
3:36	Cam Thomas misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	19	17
3:30	Jett Howard defensive rebound	19	17
3:24	Jett Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	17
3:20	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	19	17
3:19	Jett Howard blocks Danny Wolf 's 1-foot running layup	19	17
3:19	Nets offensive team rebound	19	17
3:19	Nolan Traore enters the game for Egor Demin	19	17
3:19	Tyus Jones enters the game for Anthony Black	19	17
3:14	Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	17
3:12	Nets offensive team rebound	19	17
3:12	Drake Powell enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	19	17
3:09	Drake Powell misses layup	19	17
3:06	Danny Wolf offensive rebound	19	17
3:02	Nic Claxton makes driving layup (Danny Wolf assists)	21	17
2:37	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	17
2:34	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	21	17
2:31	Paolo Banchero misses driving layup	21	17
2:27	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	21	17
2:26	Goga Bitadze misses dunk	21	17
2:24	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	21	17
2:19	Nolan Traore misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:16	Drake Powell offensive rebound	21	17
2:09	Drake Powell misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:05	Noah Penda defensive rebound	21	17
2:03	Magic Full timeout	21	17
2:03	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Paolo Banchero	21	17
2:03	Jonathan Isaac enters the game for Goga Bitadze	21	17
1:53	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	17
1:50	Noah Penda offensive rebound	21	17
1:45	Nolan Traore shooting foul	21	17
1:45	Jett Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	21	18
1:45	Jett Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	21	19
1:21	Nic Claxton lost ball turnover (Tyus Jones steals)	21	19
1:05	Noah Penda misses 3-foot reverse layup	21	19
1:03	Noah Penda offensive rebound	21	19
1:02	Noah Penda misses layup	21	19
1:02	Noah Penda offensive rebound	21	19
1:01	Noah Penda misses two point shot	21	19
1:00	Noah Penda offensive rebound	21	19
59.0	Noah Penda misses layup	21	19
59.0	Nolan Traore defensive rebound	21	19
53.9	Noah Penda blocks Drake Powell 's 1-foot layup	21	19
50.7	Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound	21	19
44.0	Jett Howard makes driving layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	21	21
35.1	Danny Wolf misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	21
31.8	Jett Howard defensive rebound	21	21
27.3	Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	21
22.9	Danny Wolf defensive rebound	21	21
2.8	Cam Thomas makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	23	21
0.0	Cam Thomas blocks Noah Penda 's 62-foot heave jump shot	23	21
0.0	Magic offensive team rebound	23	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	21

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Venue

Barclays Center

Brooklyn, NY

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 8, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN FL, YES, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,916

Referees

J.B. DeRosa, Ray Acosta, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
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

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

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