{"id":117378,"date":"2025-01-11T10:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=117378"},"modified":"2025-01-11T10:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:18:58","slug":"magic-paolo-banchero-injury-return-spoiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/11\/magic-paolo-banchero-injury-return-spoiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Paolo Banchero’s Rousing Return From Rare Injury Spoiled"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Orlando Magic sure are glad to have Paolo Banchero<\/a> back.<\/p>\n

Though fifth in the Eastern Conference standings, they rank 27th in offensive rating (108.7) and have the league’s worst scoring average (104.8 points per game). Back in October, before he was sidelined by a relatively rare injury<\/a>, they weren’t destroying their opponents with their firepower. However, they ranked 16th in offensive rating (111.8) and 18th in points per game (112.2), as Banchero got off to a blistering hot start.<\/p>\n

Paolo Banchero’s Rousing Return From Rare Injury Spoiled<\/h2>\n

Those numbers are similar to what they produced against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night as he made his return<\/a>. With Banchero tallying 34 points in 27 minutes, the Magic scored 109 total points and recorded an offensive rating of 110.4. Had they executed at the free-throw line down the stretch, they may have walked away with a victory.<\/p>\n

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all-star him<\/p>\n

34 PTS
\n7 REB
\n3 AST
\n3 STL
\n11-21 FG
\n5-8 3P
\n27 MIN<\/p>\n

\u2b50\ufe0f \u00bb https:\/\/t.co\/XwyWoKYJyZ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iBlvV3yPuc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) January 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n