Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as the red-hot Orlando Magic seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for a 123-100 NBA Cup victory over the Brooklyn Nets Friday night in New York.

Franz Wagner scored 29 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 19 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 123-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter Jr.

The Magic dominated the Nets 123-100 in NBA Cup action, fueled by Franz Wagner and a season-best 3-point shooting performance.

Wagner’s offensive contributions are critical, especially for a Magic team that ranked 22nd in offensive efficiency last season and has dropped to 25th this season. It was ironic that the Magic beat the Lakers with 3-point shooting given that the Magic are the least accurate 3-point shooting team in the league this season at 30.9 percent.

The Orlando Magic often sound like a broken record when referencing the importance of protecting home court. Fresh off the emotional high of Fra

Franz Wagner drilled a game-winning three for the Magic against the Lakers, but it didn't come as a surprise to his brother, Mo Wagner.

Franz Wagner scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Orlando Magic withstood a 44-point performance by the Hornets’ LaMelo Ball to beat short-handed Charlotte 95-84.

After downing three Western Conference foes on the road, the Brooklyn Nets may have been feeling themselves a little too much. Not that anyone could blame them, considering they defeated the Sacramento Kings,