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Wagner scores 25 as the Magic shut down Nets late on the way to a 105-98 victory

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Wagner scores 25 as the Magic shut down Nets late on the way to a 105-98 victory
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Wagner scores 25 as the Magic shut down Nets late on the way to a 105-98 victory

2025-11-15 11:01 Last Updated At:11:10

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Tristan da Silva added 22 points and nine rebounds and the Orlando Magic held Brooklyn scoreless over the final two-and-a-half minutes for a 105-98 victory over the Nets on Friday night.

The win was Orlando's second in NBA Cup Group play and dropped Brooklyn to 0-2.

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Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane, left, has pass blocked by Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) and team mate Nets center Nic Claxton, center, during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane, left, has pass blocked by Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) and team mate Nets center Nic Claxton, center, during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe (20) shoots over Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (34) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe (20) shoots over Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (34) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze (35) defends Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze (35) defends Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, right, and Magic forward Franz Wagner, center, stop Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, lay-up during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, right, and Magic forward Franz Wagner, center, stop Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, lay-up during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jett Howard, right, and Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, go after a loose ball during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jett Howard, right, and Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, go after a loose ball during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who led 98-94 after a basket by Nic Claxton with 2:37 remaining. But, Wagner hit two 3-pointers, da Silva made one and Brooklyn never scored again.

Desmond Bane scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Orlando and Jalen Suggs finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Ziaire Williams had 15 points and a steal late in the fourth quarter — off Orlando's 19th turnover — that put the Nets up 96-92. Noah Clowney had 12 points before fouling out with 1:58 remaining.

Da Silva got his first start of the season in place of Paolo Banchero, who is out with a strained left groin.

The Nets had a 53-37 lead midway through the second quarter, helped by 3-pointers, 59% overall shooting and 10 Magic turnovers. Three-pointers by da Silva and Bane, and Goga Bitadze's block of an attempted dunk by Terrance Mann, turned the game around quickly. Orlando outscored the Nets 25-5 over the next eight minutes and led by as many as seven in the third quarter.

After making six of their first 11 3-point shots, the Nets made only four of 29 and lost for the 11th time in 12 games.

Nets: At Washington on Sunday.

Magic: At Houston on Sunday.

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Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane, left, has pass blocked by Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) and team mate Nets center Nic Claxton, center, during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane, left, has pass blocked by Brooklyn Nets guard Drake Powell (4) and team mate Nets center Nic Claxton, center, during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe (20) shoots over Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (34) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe (20) shoots over Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (34) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze (35) defends Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze (35) defends Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, right, and Magic forward Franz Wagner, center, stop Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, lay-up during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs, right, and Magic forward Franz Wagner, center, stop Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, lay-up during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jett Howard, right, and Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, go after a loose ball during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

Orlando Magic guard Jett Howard, right, and Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams, left, go after a loose ball during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

A monster storm is expected to wreak havoc across much of the United States. The storm threatens to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning from New Mexico to New England.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

People walk on a snow-covered street as a winter storm passes though the area Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People walk on a snow-covered street as a winter storm passes though the area Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Shoppers brave cold weather as they walk in the parking lot of a store during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Shoppers brave cold weather as they walk in the parking lot of a store during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Shelves that once contained water are picked over at a Pittsburgh market ahead of a snowstorm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Shelves that once contained water are picked over at a Pittsburgh market ahead of a snowstorm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Travelers walk up a salt-covered sidewalk that lead into the main concourse at Love Field Airport Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Travelers walk up a salt-covered sidewalk that lead into the main concourse at Love Field Airport Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A pickup moves westbound on Interstate-20 as tow trucks, back, prepare to pull a disabled tractor trailer on the eastbound lanes during a snowstorm early Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A pickup moves westbound on Interstate-20 as tow trucks, back, prepare to pull a disabled tractor trailer on the eastbound lanes during a snowstorm early Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Ignacio Rodriguez uses a torch in an attempt to thaw the frozen door of a pickup belonging to his brother Adrian Rodriguez, not visible, during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Ignacio Rodriguez uses a torch in an attempt to thaw the frozen door of a pickup belonging to his brother Adrian Rodriguez, not visible, during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Workers with Architect of the Capitol shovel snow near the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Workers with Architect of the Capitol shovel snow near the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A Nashville Department of Transportation truck applies salt brine to a roadway Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the state over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A Nashville Department of Transportation truck applies salt brine to a roadway Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the state over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Ice forms on a pier along Lake Michigan ona. cold Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Ice forms on a pier along Lake Michigan ona. cold Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A person walks in the cold and wind Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

A person walks in the cold and wind Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Shoppers wait in line to purchase groceries Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the state over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Shoppers wait in line to purchase groceries Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the state over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

An aerial view of snowfall in downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

An aerial view of snowfall in downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Emma Nadeau, of North Yarmouth, Maine, is bundled against the cold as she watches the sunrise on a 1-degree F. morning, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Emma Nadeau, of North Yarmouth, Maine, is bundled against the cold as she watches the sunrise on a 1-degree F. morning, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Ice crystals form inside a kitchen window in Lowville, New York, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)

Ice crystals form inside a kitchen window in Lowville, New York, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)

Planes move on the tarmac at the Nashville International Airport during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Planes move on the tarmac at the Nashville International Airport during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A plow clears snow from a snow-covered sidewalk during a cold day in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A plow clears snow from a snow-covered sidewalk during a cold day in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Pedestrians cross the street along Broadway during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Pedestrians cross the street along Broadway during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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