Paolo Banchero tallied a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 dimes as the Orlando Magic stretched their winning streak to five games thanks to 121-106 home win over Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans.
Paolo Banchero drops a triple-double to lead the @OrlandoMagic to their 5th straight win and 8th over the last 10 🪄📈
— NBA (@NBA) March 22, 2024
20 PTS | 10 REB | 11 AST pic.twitter.com/EMnon0qsvW
The 2024 All-Star recovered from a horrible start where he missed his first 10 shots but finished hitting nine of his 18 attempts on the field for the Magic, who won eight of their last 10 games.
JI with tha steal
P5 with tha SLAM @JJudahIsaac + @Pp_doesit pic.twitter.com/ToBvW2q2Dy
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) March 22, 2024
Jalen Suggs led the way for Orlando with 22 points, while Franz Wagner added 18 markers.
Murphy topscored for the Pelicans, who lost Brandom Ingram in the third quarter due to an apparent knee injury, with 21 points. Ingram finished with 14 markers.
Brandon Ingram was helped to the locker room after knee injury
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 22, 2024
Hope he's ok 🙏 pic.twitter.com/45WMMjNEfE
Zion Williamson chipped in 20 points and seven rebounds but had eight turnovers.
Down by 12 at 21-9 midway through the opening period, Cole Anthony and Mo Wagner came off the bench and sparked a 33-10 charge over the next nine minutes, flipping the script in favor of their squad, 42-31.
go get that @MarkelleF pic.twitter.com/VFxGD4ZQMD
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) March 21, 2024
After a Trey Murphy triple that cut the Magic’s lead to seven at 76-69 in the third, Orlando responded with 19-6 blasto capped off by a Banchero breakaway slam to end the quarter and never looked back.
The Jamahl Mosley-led squad outshot the Pelicans beyond the arc holding a +8 advantage in the total threes made and enjoyed a 40-33 rebounding edge.
With the win, the Magic (42-28) are closing in on the New York Knicks (41-27) for the fourth spot in the East as the Pelicans (42-27) remained in the fifth spot in the West, one-and-a-half game back of the fourth-ranked LA Clippers (43-25).
