The Magic beat New Orleans 128-118 in the last match before the double European away match between Berlin and London.
The evening also marks the return of Moritz Wagner after a long knee injury.
Orlando builds success with Desmond Bane (27) and with Paolo Bancherowhich closes at 23 points with 8 rebounds and 8 assists; ‘s 26 points also weigh Anthony Black (plus 7 assists and 3 steals). In the middle, the news: Wagner he returned after more than a year from a left ACL, scoring 8 points with 2 rebounds in 10 minutes.
Under the basket he starts Goga Bitadze (14 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals) in his first start of the season as center, with Wendell Carter Jr. out with a back problem. On the other side Zion Williamson signature 22, with Trey Murphy III e Jordan Poole at 21 each, in a negative phase for the Pelicans (10 defeats in the last 11).
Curiosity of the moment: since the defeat against New York in the NBA Cup semi-final on December 13th, Orlando has responded to every defeat with a victory for seven times in a row.
