Magic rally from 15 points down in the 2nd half and beat Pelicans 112-108
INVESTIGATING. RYAN CHANDLER, NBC NEWS. ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS 943. AND JIM, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH NOPD THE 945 PARADE READY TO ROLL. AND CHRIS OWEN’S PARADE AT ONE. STILL ROLLING ON TIME. AND DESPITE YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT THERE ON THAT TOWER CAM. IT’S IT’S A LITTLE RAINY RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK. WELL, EASTER SUNDAY THE SHOWERS ARE GETTING LIGHTER IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. AS A MATTER OF FACT, LET’S SHOW THEM TO YOU RIGHT NOW ON WDSU FIRST WARNING RADAR BETWEEN NOW AND 11. GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOME OFF AND ON SHOWERS. MOST OF THEM LIGHT NORTH SHORE, MAINLY DRY FROM HERE ON OUT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SLIDELL THERE. WELL, MAYBE A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES REALLY FOR MANDAVILLE COVINGTON IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. BUT HERE’S THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA, THE METRO, AS WE SOMETIMES CALL IT. YOU CAN SEE THOSE ARE BROKEN SHOWERS MAKING THEIR WAY FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 25MPH. AFTER 11:00. I THINK THE SHOWERS SHOULD BE TAPERING SIGNIFICANTLY. NOW THE COLD FRONT IS TO THE SOUTH, RIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINE. HEAVIEST RAIN ON GRAND ISLE MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD PLAQUEMINES PARISH. NO THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WITH THAT CELL. THAT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO. 69 OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN BOGALUSA 69 SLIDELL 69 AT THE AIRPORT, TEMPERATURES NOT CHANGING MUCH AT ALL BECAUSE A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH NORTHERLY WINDS. RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT SEVEN MILES PER HOUR AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HERE’S THE FRONT RIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINE. STILL HAVE SOME RAIN ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THAT FRONT. AND THIS FRONT IS GOING TO BECOME STATIONARY. AS WE LOOK TOWARD TOMORROW MORNING, A LITTLE DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE. THIS FRONT MONDAY MORNING. MIGHT BRING US A FEW MORE SHOWERS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. NOT FOR THE NORTH SHORE, BUT FOR THE METRO AREA SOUTHWARD. LET’S GO AHEAD AND GO HOUR BY HOUR AND SHOW YOU THE DAY TODAY. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE RAIN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT. BY THE NOON HOUR. MOST OF IT SHOULD BE DONE FOR NEW ORLEANS. AS FAR AS THE NORTH SHORE GOES, THE SHOWERS WELL, YOU MAY SEE A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES BETWEEN NOW AND NOON, BUT THAT’LL BE ABOUT IT. VERY, VERY LIGHT SHOWERS. THIS COMPUTER MODEL ACTUALLY HAS THE SKIES CLEARING OFF A BIT ON THE NORTH SHORE, WHICH WOULD BE A GOOD THING, BUT IT’S STILL GOING TO BE CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES BECAUSE THAT COLDER AIR IS GOING TO BE MOVING IN ALL DAY TODAY, EVEN HERE, BY THE LATE AFTERNOON, FIVE, 6:00, STILL CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON MONDAY, PICKING UP ON A LITTLE BIT OF THAT RAIN. NORTH SHORE, MAINLY DRY FROM THE METRO SOUTHWARD, ABOUT A 20 TO 30% CHANCE FOR A FEW OF THOSE SHOWERS THANKS TO THAT DISTURBANCE. BY THE NOON HOUR, THOSE SHOWERS SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP. SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT A LOT. STILL GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY. MONDAY. HOWEVER, BY TUESDAY THE SUNSHINE SHOULD RETURN. HERE’S YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS GRADUALLY DECREASING. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY FOR THE MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. 70 DEGREES. THAT’S PRETTY MUCH GOING TO BE THE TEMPERATURE WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF 70 ALL DAY TODAY. CLOUDY, BREEZY. COOLER SHOULD BE IN THE LOW 50S ON THE NORTH SHORE. UPPER 50S. CLOSE TO 60 IN THE METRO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. DO HAVE THAT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER. MAINLY IN THE MORNING, MAINLY FROM THE METRO SOUTHWARD. AND THEN TUESDAY MORNING IS GOING TO BE THE COLDEST MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT. WAKING UP WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S ON THE NORTH SHORE. TUESDAY ACTUALLY LOOKS TO BE THE BEST DAY OF NEXT WEEK. IF YOU WANT TO POUR CONCRETE, TUESDAY WOULD BE YOUR DAY. I THINK WITH THAT HIGH OF 76, CHANCE FOR RAIN COMING BACK INTO THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AS WE GET WARMER BY THE END OF THE WEEK. BA
Magic rally from 15 points down in the 2nd half and beat Pelicans 112-108
Updated: 9:56 PM CDT Apr 5, 2026
Desmond Bane scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half in a 112-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.The Magic extended their winning streak against the Pelicans to nine games, and Orlando won in New Orleans for the ninth straight time. The Magic’s last loss to the Pelicans was on Dec. 23, 2021, in Orlando, and they last lost in New Orleans on Jan. 18, 2017.Trailing 94-84 early in the fourth quarter, Orlando used a 14-2 run to take its first lead since the second quarter. Bane’s 3-pointer put the Magic up 101-99, and they held off the Pelicans down the stretch, clinching the win on Bane’s free throw with 9.5 seconds left.Paolo Banchero added 23 points for Orlando, which won despite shooting 7 for 33 (21%) from distance.Saddiq Bey scored 32 points for the Pelicans, who lost their seventh straight after hitting one field goal in the final 4:50. Yves Missi had a season-high 18 points with 13 rebounds. Zion Williamson scored 17 points, but only one in the fourth quarter.The Magic trailed 60-52 at halftime after missing 18 of 20 3-point attempts. Jalen Suggs went 0 for 5 from distance and 1 of 12 overall. Suggs struggled at the start of the second half, falling to the floor while backing up trying to stay in front of rookie Jeremiah Fears, who sank a 3 and gave the Pelicans a double-digit lead.Suggs then missed three shots in quick succession as Orlando fell behind by 15. He hit back-to-back 3s and the Magic closed within 88-81 after three periods.Orlando, which is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, pulled within one game of sixth-place Philadelphia in its attempt to avoid the play-in tournament.Up nextMagic: Host Detroit on Monday.Pelicans: Host Utah on Tuesday.
NEW ORLEANS —
Desmond Bane scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half in a 112-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.
The Magic extended their winning streak against the Pelicans to nine games, and Orlando won in New Orleans for the ninth straight time. The Magic’s last loss to the Pelicans was on Dec. 23, 2021, in Orlando, and they last lost in New Orleans on Jan. 18, 2017.
Trailing 94-84 early in the fourth quarter, Orlando used a 14-2 run to take its first lead since the second quarter. Bane’s 3-pointer put the Magic up 101-99, and they held off the Pelicans down the stretch, clinching the win on Bane’s free throw with 9.5 seconds left.
Paolo Banchero added 23 points for Orlando, which won despite shooting 7 for 33 (21%) from distance.
Saddiq Bey scored 32 points for the Pelicans, who lost their seventh straight after hitting one field goal in the final 4:50. Yves Missi had a season-high 18 points with 13 rebounds. Zion Williamson scored 17 points, but only one in the fourth quarter.
The Magic trailed 60-52 at halftime after missing 18 of 20 3-point attempts. Jalen Suggs went 0 for 5 from distance and 1 of 12 overall. Suggs struggled at the start of the second half, falling to the floor while backing up trying to stay in front of rookie Jeremiah Fears, who sank a 3 and gave the Pelicans a double-digit lead.
Suggs then missed three shots in quick succession as Orlando fell behind by 15. He hit back-to-back 3s and the Magic closed within 88-81 after three periods.
Orlando, which is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, pulled within one game of sixth-place Philadelphia in its attempt to avoid the play-in tournament.
Up next
Magic: Host Detroit on Monday.
Pelicans: Host Utah on Tuesday.