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Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black made his case for dunk of the year Thursday as the team took on the Memphis Grizzlies in the league’s regular-season opener in Germany.
Late in the fourth quarter, Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. lost the ball in the paint. Orlando started the counterattack and put the ball into Black’s hands.
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Anthony Black #0 of the Orlando Magic runs with the ball during the fourth quarter of the NBA game between Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic at Uber Arena on January 15, 2026 in Berlin, Germany (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Black had a defender on him and three others about to converge when he jumped through a person in his path and went up and dunk the ball over four players. The Orlando bench exploded, as did the NBA fans in the Berlin crowd.
The bucket put the Magic up 109-107 with 2:24 left.
Black’s dunk was part of an 11-2 run for the Magic. Orlando won the match 118-111.
“I didn’t even know it was on four people (defenders),” he said via NBA.com. “I just saw the edge, I saw the help from the defender. My teammates talked to me about it in the huddle. I was just aggressive.”
Black finished with 21 points in the victory as Orlando posted wins in three of its last four games. The Magic lost as many as 20 points during the game.
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) runs with the ball during an NBA basketball game between Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Paolo Banchero led the way with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Franz Wagner, in his return to the Magic lineup, collected 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Wagner had missed more than a month with a sprained ankle, but was able to return to his homeland to play alongside his brother Moritz for the first time in over a year. Moritz Wagner tore his left ACL in December 2024 and returned to the field earlier this week.
Moritz Wagner scored seven points in 14 minutes against Memphis.
Jackson finished with 30 points for the Grizzlies, while Santi Aldama added 18 points and Cedric Coward 17.
Orlando is 23-18 this season and sits in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) controls the ball during an NBA basketball game between Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, January 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Memphis is 17-23 this season and sits in 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
