Magic rookie Noah Penda earns praise after key outing: 'He was great'

Key Highlights

• He hauled in a couple of rebounds and closed out the period by converting a difficult finish off a nifty shot fake, tying the game at 85 points. The 32nd pick made several hustle plays throughout his time on the court, forcing a jump-ball situation off a missed shot and keeping a possession alive in another sequence.
• He drained a 3-pointer early in the final frame, helping the Magic to a 40-point quarter to seal the win."It says so much about him that he just continues to work every single day," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said of Penda.
• "It says a lot about the coaches who continue to work with him to prepare him for when he is called upon to get in the game.
• I thought he was great.
• He was very good for us tonight."Desmond Bane led the Magic with 37 points, six rebounds and five assists, Franz Wagner tallied 25 points and six rebounds and Anthony Black added 22 points.