Brooklyn Nets vs. Orlando Magic
January 7, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Nets 104-103 on 2026-01-07 on the road against the Nets. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Ziaire Williams, Day'Ron Sharpe, Noah Clowney, and Egor Dëmin. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Anthony Black, and Tristan da Silva. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 11 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Noah Clowney as his primary defender. Cam Thomas (Nets) scored 10 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Noah Penda as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
103
Did not play: Terance Mann (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Martin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ORL
Orlando Magic
104
Did not play: Jamal Cain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Michael Porter Jr. · Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin Starter 27.2 min
- Nic Claxton · Cam Thomas · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf · Drake Powell 14.7 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Cam Thomas · Nolan Traore · Drake Powell 3.2 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Cam Thomas · Noah Clowney · Nolan Traore 2.4 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Day'Ron Sharpe · Cam Thomas · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin 2.0 min
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva Starter 13.9 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Noah Penda 10.3 min
- Tyus Jones · Jonathan Isaac · Wendell Carter Jr. · Jett Howard · Noah Penda 5.4 min
- Tyus Jones · Jonathan Isaac · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Noah Penda 5.0 min
- Goga Bitadze · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Jett Howard · Tristan da Silva 4.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Nets defense
-
Paolo Banchero 11 pts (4/10) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Clowney (46 %, 2 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (15 %, 3 pts) · Day'Ron Sharpe (10 %, 0 pts)
-
Desmond Bane 2 pts (1/7) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Ziaire Williams (50 %, 0 pts) · Egor Dëmin (12 %, 0 pts) · Drake Powell (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | Anthony Black: 23 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Noah Penda: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Noah Clowney | Paolo Banchero: 36 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 8 poss., 8 pts (3/5) |
| Egor Dëmin | Anthony Black: 22 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Tristan da Silva: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Wendell Carter Jr.: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paolo Banchero: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ziaire Williams | Desmond Bane: 32 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tristan da Silva: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Cam Thomas | Noah Penda: 19 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Tyus Jones: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Nic Claxton | Wendell Carter Jr.: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Goga Bitadze: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Nolan Traore | Tyus Jones: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Jett Howard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Danny Wolf | Jonathan Isaac: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Paolo Banchero: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Drake Powell | Jett Howard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Desmond Bane: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Magic defense
-
Cam Thomas 10 pts (4/7) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Penda (37 %, 6 pts) · Tyus Jones (15 %, 0 pts) · Jett Howard (12 %, 0 pts)
-
Michael Porter Jr. 18 pts (8/15) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Tristan da Silva (22 %, 2 pts) · Anthony Black (21 %, 3 pts) · Noah Penda (19 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Noah Clowney: 32 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 13 poss., 9 pts (4/5) |
| Anthony Black | Egor Dëmin: 33 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Michael Porter Jr.: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Day'Ron Sharpe: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nic Claxton: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Desmond Bane | Ziaire Williams: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Noah Clowney: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Tristan da Silva | Michael Porter Jr.: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ziaire Williams: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Noah Penda | Cam Thomas: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Michael Porter Jr.: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tyus Jones | Nolan Traore: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cam Thomas: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Goga Bitadze | Nic Claxton: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jett Howard | Drake Powell: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Cam Thomas: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Danny Wolf: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nolan Traore: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |