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Desmond Bane's moment can propel Orlando Magic

Desmond Bane played the hero with a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Orlando Magic a much-needed win. After a slow start this season, can this propel them?

The Orlando Magic have lacked the joy and spirit that defined them. Maybe a buzzer-beating winner is enough to relieve the pressure and bring it back. | Rich Storry/GettyImages

Desmond Bane swears Paolo Banchero was the first option coming out of a timeout in a tie game with 1.9 seconds left on Monday night at Kia Center.

Banchero had been the goat and the hero all throughout just the final minute of the fourth quarter, missing two potentially game-icing free throws, fouling Jerami Grant on a lob dunk to give away the lead, tying it back up with a layup and one of his own, missing the free throw to give the Magic the lead and then forcing the steal that gave the Magic the last crack at winning it in regulation.