“We gave ourselves a chance defensively, but we just have to be better offensively - more crisp and take care of the ball,” McCollum said. Everybody’s super-excited for him.”įultz and Moe Wagner each scored 14 points for the Magic, who also got 11 points and 11 rebounds from Wendell Carter Jr.īrandon Ingram scored 25 points for New Orleans (30-32), which is clinging to the 10th and final Western Conference play-in spot by percentage points over Portland (29-31), with those clubs set to play one another later this week.ĬJ McCollum added 18 points for the Pelicans, who’ve struggled since star power forward Zion Williamson went out with a right hamstring injury in early January. “When he’s playing like that, it helps our team go. “Tonight he did a great job of staying aggressive, getting to the free-throw line … getting to his spots, and knocking them down with confidence,” Magic guard Markelle Fultz said. Shaquille O’Neal set the franchise mark with 60 in the 1992-93 season. That moved him one game ahead of Penny Hardaway for the second-most such games by a Magic rookie. It was the 30th game in which Banchero scored at least 20 points. “Your effort, your energy level, your togetherness - I think those things have to continue to be who we are,” Mosley said. Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said the game demonstrated why his team needs to defend at a high level. “We’re close as a group, and I think on the court it shows in moments like that.”įranz Wagner, who had 11 points, added a 10-foot floater from the baseline with 25 seconds left, and Orlando held on from there by holding the Pelicans scoreless on their final four possessions. I don’t take that lightly,” Banchero continued. I was confident I could do that,” Banchero said, adding that his teammates “trust me to make the right play.” “In those moments, you kind of just got to be able to go get a basket. The first two of Banchero’s big shots broke ties before he hit another to make it 97-93. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 25 points.
A floater by Franz Wagner and a shot by Markelle Fultz also helped Orlando stay ahead.Paolo Banchero scored six of his 29 points in the final 1 minute, 30 seconds of Orlando's win.
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