ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Michael Porter Jr., Brooklyn\u2019s leading scorer, shot 2 of 13 and scored nine points.<\/p>\n
Anthony Black had 18 points and five assists for Orlando and Mo Wagner came off the bench with 14 points and five rebounds in 12 minutes.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The Magic, playing the first of four straight home games against opponents with losing records, took a 21-point lead in the first half and led by as many as 26 in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Nets: Play at home against Washington on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Magic: Play at home against Utah on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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