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  • Franz Wagner returns, Magic rally to beat Grizzlies in Berlin

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    Paolo Banchero collected 26 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic rallied to a 118-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday in the NBA’s first regular-season game in Berlin.

    Banchero made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the Magic, who overcame a 20-point deficit due in large part to outscoring the Grizzlies by a 26-12 margin in the third quarter. The 12 points represented the fewest Orlando has allowed in a quarter this season.

    The pronounced push provided a happy homecoming for German-born players Franz Wagner, Moe Wagner and Tristan da Silva. Franz Wagner recorded 18 points and nine rebounds in his return from a 16-game absence due to an ankle injury, Moe Wagner had seven points in his second game back from a torn ACL and da Silva added eight points.

    Anthony Black matched Banchero with four 3-pointers and finished with 21 points. Desmond Bane added 13 points in his first game against his former team since being traded from the Grizzlies on July 1.

    Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 30 points for the Grizzlies, who have lost seven of their last nine games heading into the rematch versus the Magic on Sunday in London.

    Santi Aldama contributed 18 points and Cedric Coward added 17 for Memphis, which played without Ja Morant (right calf contusion) for the sixth straight game.

    Aldama sank two free throws to bring the Grizzlies to within two points at 111-109 with 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. Franz Wagner responded with three free throws of his own and a floating jumper to essentially seal the win.

    Vince Williams Jr. sank two free throws, a pull-up jumper and two 3-pointers in a 150-second stretch to stake Memphis to a 103-102 lead with 4:29 remaining in the fourth quarter.

    Coward drained a 3-pointer and Jackson sank a short jumper to push Memphis’ advantage to 52-32 early in the second quarter before Orlando went to work. The Magic trimmed the deficit to nine (67-58) at halftime and claimed a 71-70 lead after Black made a 3-pointer early in the third quarter.

    –Field Level Media

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  • Oklahoma State nets 10 of 19 treys, glides past No. 25 UCF

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    Parsa Fallah scored 24 points and Kanye Clary added 18 as Oklahoma State defeated No. 25 UCF 87-76 in a Big 12 game Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla.

    The Knights (12-2, 1-1) were able to cut the lead to three with 8:01 left on back-to-back 3-pointers by George Beale Jr., but the Cowboys (13-2, 1-1) bounced back to go on a 13-1 run to push the lead to 15.

    The surge started with a pair of Vyctorius Miller free throws. Isaiah Coleman completed a three-point play and Clary hit a pair of layups for a 76-65 Cowboys’ lead with 5:12 left.

    Clary scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and finished the game with nine rebounds and eight assists.

    Oklahoma State was playing without starter Christian Coleman (11.5 points per game), who was out with the flu.

    The Knights, who had their nine-game winning streak snapped, were led by Riley Kugel with 15 points and Jamichael Stillwell with 13.

    The Cowboys were able to build a 11-point lead in the first half despite not hitting a field goal for more than seven minutes.

    Oklahoma State hit nine of its first 15 shots, including 3-of-6 on 3-pointers to take a 21-15 lead with 10:12 left. Fallah led the way with eight points during that stretch.

    The Knights missed 10 of their first 16 shots and turned the ball over three times.

    Anthony Roy hit a pair of free throws with 5:18 left to give Oklahoma State a 29-22 lead.

    Stillwell ended the Cowboy run with a free throw, but Fallah hit two free throws and Jaylen Curry scored on a breakaway layup for a 33-23 Oklahoma State lead with 3:25 left in the half.

    At that point, the Knights were 1 of 10 from the 3-point line and had six turnovers to match the amount they had in a win last week over Kansas.

    The Knights cut the lead to six in the final 1:12 when Stillwell scored on a layup and Devan Cambridge hit two free throws to make it 38-32.

    But Clary nailed a 3-pointer with nine seconds left to get the lead to 41-32 at the break for the Cowboys.

    Oklahoma State outshot UCF across the board, hitting 47.2% (25 of 53) from the field, 52.6% (10 of 19) from behind the arc and 77.1% (27 of 35) from the line.

    UCF was especially ineffective from 3-point range, hitting only 7 of 33 attempts (21.2%).

    –Field Level Media

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  • Warriors’ Jimmy Butler returns to Florida to take on Magic

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    The Jimmy Butler two-show Florida reunion tour kicks off Tuesday night when the former Miami Heat standout takes center stage as the Golden State Warriors visit the Orlando Magic.

    Dealt early last February from the Heat to the Warriors, Butler joined Golden State in time for both its visits to Florida last season, which came on separate Southeast excursions.

    The first of the two saw him play a complementary role in new teammate Stephen Curry’s 56-point explosion in a 121-115 win at Orlando in late February. Butler had only five points in the game but tied Brandin Podziemski for game-high assist honors with seven.

    Four of Butler’s assists came on Curry 3-pointers as the all-time distance-shooting king buried 12 in all, including four in a 22-point third-quarter flurry.

    Butler assisted on two of the third-quarter threes then a last one that extended Golden State’s lead to 111-104 lead with 2:37 to go.

    Butler himself inflicted pain upon the Magic many times during his days with the Heat, going for 20 or more points on five separate occasions, including 38 in a visit in March of 2023. He has 358 points, 93 assists and 43 steals in games at Orlando in his career.

    Golden State visits Miami on the second night of a back-to-back on Wednesday.

    Butler took time after his last visit to Orlando to describe Curry’s impact on the Warriors.

    ‘It makes everyone want to be great on the defensive side,’ he told reporters after the game, ‘so we can get him the ball back and watch him do something incredible. In a weird way, isn’t it kind of expected?’

    Curry had 46 and 49 points last week when the Warriors, after falling at Oklahoma City, rebounded with a pair of victories at San Antonio. They then won a third in a row Sunday at New Orleans, riding Moses Moody’s 32 points to a 124-106 win.

    The Orlando visit is a reunion of sorts for Moody as well. He played his final two prep seasons at Montverde Academy near Orlando, where he joined Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham and Day’Ron Sharpe on a 25-0 club in 2020.

    The Magic has won three of their last four, seeing a winning streak come to an end in a 117-113 overtime loss at Houston on Sunday night.

    The head-to-head with Golden State will be the first for Desmond Bane since he was acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies via trade in June. He’s averaged 22.3 points over the last four games, connecting on multiple 3-pointers in each of the last three.

    Bane faced the Warriors 22 times during his days with Memphis, including in the 2022 playoffs, when he outshot Curry 48.5% to 32.9% on 3-pointers in the Grizzlies’ 4-2 loss to the eventual champs in the Western semifinals.

    With star Paolo Banchero out for a second straight game with a groin injury, Bane found the ball in his hands with a chance to play hero at the end of regulation at Houston. However, he had his driving attempt blocked by Alperen Sengun with five seconds left and later wished he had it to do over again.

    ‘Something that we’ve talked about — getting the last shot of the game. I went a little bit too fast,’ he admitted to reporters. ‘We had our opportunities. Hopefully we learn from those moments and become better because of it.’

    –Field Level Media

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