Tristan da Silva saw an open lane from the top of the perimeter and cut to the basket.

As a help defender from Great Britain shifted toward him, he swung the ball around and dumped it off to an open teammate for an easy dunk.

It was a routine play with the German national team leading by almost 30 points as the third quarter of a Sept. 1 EuroBasket matchup against Great Britain at Tampere Deck Arena in Finland came to a close.

But for the 24-year-old Magic forward who is entering his second NBA season, the moment meant so much more.

The teammate who finished off the highlight sequence with a slam dunk? Tristan’s older brother Oscar da Silva .

“He dunked it and I looked backed at him … It was just funny to be on the court together and have a little two-man game right there,” T

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