Magic's three-point blitz and 80 bench points hold off Grizzlies rally, 122-118

Final · Wednesday, October 7 Orlando Magic 122 Memphis Grizzlies 118

A back-and-forth that Orlando controlled

ORL 122 · MEM 118 Magic jumped out 36-26 in the first quarter, their best quarter of the night, built on quick ball movement and perimeter shooting.

Da Silva and the Magic bench carry the scoring load

ORL 122 · MEM 118 Tristan da Silva led all scorers with 19 points off the Orlando bench, going 4 of 10 from three. Jamal Cain added 15 on a clean 6-for-9 shooting night, and Wendell Carter Jr. scored 13 on 5-of-7 shooting in just over 15 minutes.

Won from deep and off the bench, survived on turnovers

ORL 122 · MEM 118 Memphis won the paint, 48-40, and out-scored Orlando in fast-break points, 12-8. But the Magic won where it counted most: the three-point line and the bench.

Top scorers Tristan da Silva Magic · 19 PTS · 5 REB · 6-16 FG Ty Jerome Grizzlies · 17 PTS · 4 AST · 7-14 FG Cameron Boozer Grizzlies · 16 PTS · 6 REB · 4-7 FG

Tristan da Silva

Best grade of the night B+ Led all scorers with 19 points off the bench, hitting 4 of 10 threes.

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Hoops Nightly Orlando beat Memphis 122-118 at FedExForum behind 20 made threes and 80 bench points. The Magic led by as many as 18 but had to survive a fourth-quarter push from the Grizzlies, who won the final… Read the recap