The Magic’s Paolo Banchero had arguably the best game of his career as they beat the Nuggets on Friday despite going shorthanded.
The Orlando Magic returned with a skeleton crew for Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Franz Wagner tops the Magic’s list of seven rotation players out with injuries, and to make matters worse, rookie guard Anthony Blake also exited the game against the Nuggets due to illness. In the first half, despite Paulo Banchero’s best efforts, the Magic looked set to lose their fourth straight game.
In the third quarter, however, the Magic found their groove offensively, thanks in large part to Banchero’s stellar play. Although he only scored 7 points in this quarter, he was in the rhythm of organizing the offense. He scored 7 points in a single quarter and scored 41 points, turning the Nuggets’ game around. In the end, Orlando won 122-120 win. .
Ultimately, in a game that featured Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, Paulo Banchero looked like the brightest star on the court. The Magic sophomore notched his first career triple-double with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, while also adding three steals. As a result, Banchero now finds himself working for a very distinguished company.
According to ClutchPoints Twitter (X) Banchero is now one of only seven players In NBA history, he played 10/30/10/3 games before the age of 22. The list includes LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas — three players already in the Hall of Fame and two players after their games Soon to be in the Hall of Fame, there’s another who should be in the Hall of Fame. If he continues on his current career trajectory, he’s expected to get hired.
In fact, according to StatMamba on Twitter (X), Magic sophomore Is the youngest striker Not since James had a 30-point triple-double (11/32/11/5 down on January 4, 2006); no mean feat, as we all know James would go on to become one of the most consistent stat sheet-fillers in league history. one.
This just goes to show how lofty Pau Banchero’s potential is as a cornerstone of the Magic, who can serve as the team’s first option as both a scorer and playmaker. If the Magic want to maintain sixth place in the Eastern Conference despite injuries, Banchero will have to continue to perform at this level.