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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
Brooklyn Nets 103

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Michael Porter Jr. GS 38:16 34 5 1 3 0 5 2 12-24 8-18 2-2 +1
Noah Clowney GS 33:27 10 3 4 2 2 0 2 4-11 0-5 2-3 +12
Egor Dëmin GS 31:50 18 5 5 1 1 2 1 5-9 5-8 3-5 +10
Day'Ron Sharpe GS 29:54 5 7 5 2 0 5 2 2-4 0-0 1-2 +7
Ziaire Williams GS 27:17 5 2 0 2 0 0 5 2-6 1-5 0-0 +4
Cam Thomas 23:54 10 5 4 0 1 3 0 3-11 1-5 3-4 -10
Nic Claxton 23:06 7 6 0 0 2 2 2 3-4 0-0 1-4 -8
Nolan Traore 20:24 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 2-5 2-5 0-0 -8
Drake Powell 18:42 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 1-6 0-3 0-0 -11
Danny Wolf 18:10 6 5 2 0 1 0 0 2-6 0-2 2-2 -2
Totals 103 44 23 11 8 19 18 36-86 17-51 14-22

Did not play: Terance Mann (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Martin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

ORL
Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic 104

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Paolo Banchero GS 42:37 30 14 6 0 0 9 1 11-19 1-4 7-8 -3
Wendell Carter Jr. GS 39:22 20 6 3 1 1 1 4 8-14 0-4 4-5 -6
Anthony Black GS 37:24 5 4 6 2 0 4 3 2-11 1-4 0-0 -2
Desmond Bane GS 35:21 9 3 3 2 0 4 3 4-14 1-6 0-0 -6
Tristan da Silva GS 23:31 14 3 2 1 0 0 0 6-10 2-5 0-0 +13
Noah Penda 31:18 13 11 1 1 2 0 4 5-15 3-5 0-1 -8
Tyus Jones 17:19 3 1 5 2 0 0 0 1-3 1-3 0-0 +4
Jett Howard 14:14 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1-4 0-2 2-2 +4
Goga Bitadze 13:32 6 10 1 3 0 0 3 3-5 0-0 0-2 +5
Jonathan Isaac 10:23 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 +4
Totals 104 55 28 12 4 18 19 41-96 9-33 13-18

Did not play: Jamal Cain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

ORL
Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Nets defense

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

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)