On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks will play for a berth in the NBA Cup quarterfinals. It might just be a hint of a bigger battle to come between the teams.

Franz Wagner scored 29 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 19 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 123-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in an NB

Franz Wagner scored 20 points (making 12 of 14 free throws) with nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocks to lead the Magic. Sunday's game was the 17th this season in which Wagner has scored 20 or more points. That's tied for the third-highest total in the NBA this season, according to StatMuse.

The Magic dominated the Nets 123-100 in NBA Cup action, fueled by Franz Wagner and a season-best 3-point shooting performance.

Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as the red-hot Orlando Magic seized control late in the second quarter and pulled away in the third for a 123-100 NBA Cup victory over the Brooklyn Nets Friday night in New York.

Orlando won its fifth straight game Friday night against the Nets behind a game-high 29 points from Franz Wagner.

Orlando also improved to 3-0 in the NBA Cup, with a +60-point scoring differential. Tuesday night's meeting with the Knicks in Madison Square Garden – on national TV – is for the East Group A crown. Even then,

Hopefully, the Nets were taking copious notes. Beyond the normal lessons they can learn from any loss, the Magic provided them an ideal rebuild blueprint to follow, as they represent so much of what these Nets hope to eventually become.