By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Behind the first career triple-double by Jalen Suggs, the Orlando Magic overcame a couple of European eruptions to beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-98 at Kia Center on Thursday.
Russian Egor Demin recorded a career-high 26 points on 8/12 field goals, including six three-pointers, besides adding four rebounds and two assists in 31:57. “Thanks to my teammates finding me. Most of them were catch-and-shoots, if not all of them. For me, it’s a goal to find this window where I make my teammates’ lives easier, for them to find me. Their unselfishness is, obviously, huge for me. They are willing to share the ball, and they trust me with my shots. So, I’m taking the shots with a lot of confidence in myself and that my teammates are going to be happy with it,” said the 19-year-old combo guard in a postgame press conference, spreading praise across the team.
Also starting for Spanish Jordi Fernandez en route to falling to 13-37 in the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season, French Nolan Traore matched his individual NBA-high with 21 points to go with seven assists, three rebounds, and one steal over 37:57. Israeli reserves Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf went for 13 points, six rebounds, two assists, and one block, and four points, four assists, and one rebound, respectively.
Helping his side jump to 26-24, German Moritz Wagner collected 14 points and five rebounds in 12:08, with his brother Franz (left high ankle sprain injury management) remaining sidelined. Georgian Goga Bitadze contributed six points, one block, and one rebound in 6:00, German Tristan da Silva produced two points, two blocks, two rebounds, and one steal in 17:31, and French Noah Penda recorded two rebounds and one steal in 14:15.
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