Brooklyn Nets – Orlando Magic · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 29 December 2024

BKN101–102ORL

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· The win probability swung between the two teams 20 times

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↑ ORL winsBKN wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when ORL leads and falls when BKN does.

This is how the game was decided.

Tristan da Silva decided it, the Orlando Magic player with the most points (21, with 6 rebounds and 7 assists; +23 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Orlando Magic 102-101 Brooklyn Nets (December 29, 2024) was hit by Cole Anthony: a jump shot with 1.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Orlando Magic up 102-101. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Orlando Magic 102-101 Brooklyn Nets (December 29, 2024) was a 14-0 run by the Brooklyn Nets between the first quarter and the second quarter, from 18-21 to 32-21. The Orlando Magic' best was a 13-0 run in the third quarter (from 7:44 to 3:24), from 50-71 to 63-71.

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Play: Cole Anthony makes 3-foot two point shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Cole Anthony decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 1.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Anthony decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

29 December 2024 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401705002:674; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · BKN

Johnson · Claxton · Simmons · Martin · Thomas

Closing lineup · ORL

da Silva · Caldwell-Pope · Bitadze · Isaac · Harris

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BKN

Keon Johnson

33′ · -3

Nic Claxton

32′ · -19

Ben Simmons

31′ · -22

Noah Clowney

28′ · -4

Cameron Johnson

25′ · +1

Jalen Wilson

31′ · +5

Tyrese Martin

20′ · +13

Cam Thomas

25′ · +8

Day'Ron Sharpe

16′ · +18

ORL

Tristan da Silva

35′ · +23

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

34′ · +17

Goga Bitadze

34′ · +9

Wendell Carter Jr.

27′ · -2

Jalen Suggs

13′ · -4

Jonathan Isaac

19′ · -12

Gary Harris

15′ · -13

Trevelin Queen

6′ · -14

Jett Howard

12′ · -18

Cory Joseph

14′ · -7

Cole Anthony

17′ · +17

Caleb Houstan

15′ · +9

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. BKN and ORL.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Brooklyn Nets

Simmons, Claxton, Johnson, Johnson, and Clowney played 9.6 minutes together.
Sharpe, Johnson, Thomas, Wilson, and Martin played 7.7 minutes together.
Claxton, Johnson, Thomas, Wilson, and Martin played 5.5 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each Brooklyn Nets lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

Orlando Magic

Carter, Bitadze, Suggs, da Silva, and Caldwell-Pope played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Carter, Bitadze, Anthony, da Silva, and Caldwell-Pope played 6.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Bitadze, Howard, da Silva, Joseph, and Caldwell-Pope played 4.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

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Brooklyn Nets

Simmons, Claxton, Johnson, Thomas, and Clowney played 4.4 minutes together.
Simmons, Claxton, Johnson, Wilson, and Clowney played 4.0 minutes together.
Simmons, Claxton, Johnson, Thomas, and Wilson played 3.7 minutes together.
Simmons, Sharpe, Johnson, Wilson, and Clowney played 3.7 minutes together.
Simmons, Johnson, Sharpe, Martin, and Clowney played 2.0 minutes together.
Johnson, Sharpe, Wilson, Martin, and Clowney played 1.5 minutes together.
Johnson, Sharpe, Johnson, Wilson, and Martin played 1.0 minutes together.

Orlando Magic

Isaac, Carter, Queen, Howard, and Harris played 4.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 10 points.
Bitadze, Suggs, da Silva, Joseph, and Caldwell-Pope played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Isaac, Bitadze, Anthony, Houstan, and Harris played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Bitadze, Anthony, Houstan, da Silva, and Caldwell-Pope played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
Carter, Houstan, da Silva, Joseph, and Caldwell-Pope played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Isaac, Carter, Houstan, Joseph, and Harris played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Isaac, Carter, Suggs, Howard, and Caldwell-Pope played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Carter, Anthony, Houstan, da Silva, and Caldwell-Pope played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Isaac, Bitadze, Anthony, da Silva, and Harris played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Isaac, Bitadze, Queen, Howard, and Harris played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Isaac, Bitadze, Houstan, da Silva, and Caldwell-Pope played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Carter, Houstan, da Silva, Joseph, and Harris played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Isaac, Bitadze, Anthony, da Silva, and Caldwell-Pope played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Tristan da Silva covered 4.04 km, more than anyone in the game.

Ben Simmons touched the ball 69 times, a game high.
Ben Simmons made 68 passes, a game high.
Noah Clowney defended 9 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 7.
Goga Bitadze had 19 rebound chances, a game high.

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Brooklyn Nets

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Keon Johnson	3.80	7.0	40	28
Jalen Wilson	3.77	7.4	35	33
Nic Claxton	3.54	6.9	48	43
Noah Clowney	3.17	7.0	31	22
Ben Simmons	3.14	6.3	69	68
Cameron Johnson	2.88	7.1	31	22
Cam Thomas	2.65	6.7	52	24
Tyrese Martin	2.46	7.5	19	17
Day'Ron Sharpe	1.82	6.8	26	18

Orlando Magic

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Tristan da Silva	4.04	7.1	64	52
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	3.56	6.4	31	29
Goga Bitadze	3.48	6.3	59	41
Wendell Carter Jr.	2.91	6.6	44	34
Jonathan Isaac	2.09	7.0	28

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2024-25 regular season, not this game.

Brooklyn Nets

Noah Clowney drew 0.13 charges per game over his 46 games.
He ranks 26 of 388 in the league.
Nic Claxton contested 7.1 shots per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 35 of 388 in the league.
Keon Johnson drew 0.09 charges per game over his 79 games.
He ranks 41 of 388 in the league.

Orlando Magic

Jalen Suggs drew 0.17 charges per game over his 35 games.
He ranks 12 of 388 in the league.
Goga Bitadze contested 6.4 shots per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 41 of 388 in the league.
Wendell Carter Jr. contested 6.0 shots per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 50 of 388 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Orlando Magic have won 25 of their 50 games against the Brooklyn Nets.

25-25record of the Orlando Magic · NBA 2012-13 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

19.397

102.9% of capacity

Kia Center · Orlando

Scoring

203

combined points

24.7 below the season average (227.7)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

10 calls reviewed1 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 01:18.1

Keon Johnson → Tristan da Silva

Johnson (BKN) obtains a legal guarding position in da Silva's (ORL) path and is dislodged from his position. An offensive foul on da Silva should be called instead of a blocking foul on Johnson.