"Jalen Suggs had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Paolo Banchero added 22 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Playing 29 minutes in his seventh game after missing eight games with a right knee injury, Suggs also blocked four shots and had three steals."
"Egor Demin led the Nets with a career-high 26 points, shooting 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Fellow rookie Nolan Traore matched his career high with 21 points and added seven assists. Michael Porter Jr., Brooklyn's leading scorer, shot 2 of 13 and scored nine points. The loss was was the 15th in 17 games for the Nets, who came in as the lowest-scoring (107.1) and poorest field-goal shooting (44.3%) team in the NBA. They shot 41.5% and had 19 turnovers."
Jalen Suggs recorded his first career triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists while playing 29 minutes after returning from a right knee injury, and also contributed four blocks and three steals. Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Paolo Banchero added 22 to help Orlando build leads of 21 in the first half and as many as 26 in the third quarter. Anthony Black had 18 points and five assists; Mo Wagner scored 14 in 12 minutes off the bench. Egor Demin had a career-high 26 for Brooklyn and Nolan Traore added 21 and seven assists, but Michael Porter Jr. struggled (2 of 13). The Nets committed 19 turnovers and fell in their 15th loss in 17 games while shooting 41.5%.
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