Orlando brought in Desmond Bane to give them some much-needed shooting. He has struggled to do that so far this season, shooting 29.3% from beyond the arc, and then he started 0-of-5 from 3-point range on Monday against the Trail Blazers.
However, his sixth attempt was exactly what the Magic have been hoping for.
That shot spoiled a wild Trail Blazers comeback from nine points down with 2:32 left in the game behind an 11-0 run behind Devi Avdija, who hit a couple of 3-pointers and finished with 27 points on the night. Shaedon Sharpe led Portland with 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting on the night.
Orlando gets the win behind 22 points and seven assists from Bane, plus 28 points from Paolo Banchero.