Bane ignites the Magic offense, scoring historically in back-to-back games. Discover how he's leading the team's impressive winning streak.
Desmond Bane is fueling the Orlando Magic’s surge, making history as the first player since Tracy McGrady to score 37 points in back-to-back games. With forward Paolo Banchero sidelined by injury, Bane has stepped up, becoming a key factor in the team’s current winning streak.
After their 125-120 win over the Bulls, coach Jamahl Mosley told media that Bane’s recent surge is a result of his leadership and ability to find creative ways to put points on the board.
He’s a winner,” Mosley said. “He’s going to find a way to win no matter what. I’m talking to him in some of the huddles ‘Hey, you okay?’ he’s ready to go. He’s going to find a way to help this team win games. That’s who he is, that’s who he’s always been. He’s been a leader, a vocal leader. His toughness, his ability to make plays down the stretch — that’s who we’ve asked him to be and that’s who he is."
“He’s just finding different ways,” Mosley added. “Sometimes he’s off ball. The way teams are playing him — top-locking him, not letting him come off clean pin-downs and pick-and-rolls, some teams have blitzed him — he’s just trying to make the right play and get early easy baskets in order to find a cleaner rhythm.”
Bane scored 10 of his 37 points from the free-throw line and knocked down three shots from beyond the arc. He shared that during the offseason, he focused on becoming the best all-around scorer he can be.
" I work every summer to be the most complete basketball player I can be,” Bane said. “Nowhere near where I want to be, but I feel like my game’s in a place where I can impact the game in a lot of different ways."
Along with scoring in a variety of ways, Bane has also stepped up big for the Magic in clutch moments this season, already hitting a game-winner.
“It’s been an evolution,” Bane said. “From my time in Memphis I started as a catch-and-shoot guy. The year Ja [Morant] was suspended I was put in a lot of situations to close games and honestly didn’t do a great job, growing pains. Now I feel very comfortable in those situations, whether I’m on the ball or off the ball, confident that I can make a play."
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