Paolo Banchero tallied a game-high 35 points to go along with 10 rebounds to help lead the Orlando Magic to a 117-110 overtime win against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, writes SPORTSTAR.
Caleb Houstan added a career-high 25 points on seven triples for the Magic, who won their second straight game after a three-game skid. Jalen Suggs chipped in 16 points for Orlando, while Goga Bitadze notched 11 points and 14 boards.
Trae Young led Atlanta with 31 points, with Dejounte Murray scoring 24. With the Hawks down 102-98 with 1:20 remaining, Murray converted a three-point play to cut the deficit to one. Houstan responded with a corner triple to push the Orlando advantage back to four with 1:07 left.
Young followed with a layup on the ensuing play to cut the lead to two, and Saddiq Bey’s dunk tied the game with 18.8 seconds left in regulation. Houstan then missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime.
Banchero scored Orlando’s first six points of the extra session before Bitadze’s layup gave the Magic a 113-107 lead with 2:19 to go.