Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane has a killer shot to add to his highlight real. In the final seconds of Monday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Bane broke the tie with a dramatic, buzzer-beating three-pointer.
With the game tied at 112-112, and with less than two seconds remaining, Magic guard Franz Wagner was able to inbound the ball to Bane, who made a leaping shot in the final miliseconds. The long three gave Orlando a thrilling three-point win over Portland.
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The reaction from the home crowd, and from Bane’s Magic teammates, was instant.
After a pretty even matchup, the Magic started to pull away from the Trail Blazers in the third quarter. But Portland outscored Orlando 36-28 in the fourth quarter to pull back even, and nearly forced overtime — until Bane hit the dagger to end it.
Bane ended with 22 points, three rebounds and seven assists in the game. Magic forward Paolo Banchero led the team with a near double-double, with 28 points and nine rebounds.
Bane’s game-winner injects some life into what’s otherwise been a slow start for the Magic. Orlando is now 5-6 after Monday’s win, but started off by losing four of their first five games.
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It’s the fourth game-winning buzzer-beater this season, per Basketball Reference, though Bane’s marks the first buzzer-beating three of the year. Los Angeles Lakers forward Austin Reaves opened the stats with a buzzer-beating floater against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 29, giving the Lakers the win after being down a point.
Two days later, Kawhi Leonard did the same for the Los Angeles Clippers, leading the team over the New Orleans Pelicans with a long two-pointer. And on Nov. 3, Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a walk-off jumper to silence the Indiana Pacers’ home crowd.