The host Orlando Magic defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 118 - 111, at Amway Center on Friday. While these teams have struggled throughout the season, they left it all on the floor in this close fought battle. In fact, there were 15 lead changes and 15 ties, with no team leading by more than nine points. Orlando took advantage of their opportunities, as they took 14 more shots than Brooklyn. The reason for that were turnovers and offensive rebounding, as they won the turnover battle, 17 - 7, and the offensive rebounding, 13 - 6. Free-throws were also huge for Orlando, as they went 33 - of - 42 from the charity stripe, with Brooklyn committing 32 fouls. Brooklyn (7 - 18) has really struggled on the defensive end this season and a 118 - point outing to the 29th ranked offense shows just that. Brook Lopez once again led the team in scoring, as he tallied 22 points, six rebounds and five blocks before fouling out in the final seconds. Jeremy Lin was second on the team, as he accrued 17 points, three rebounds and three assists off the bench. While Trevor Booker did snatch down nine boards, he went 0 - of - 5 from the field to score just two points. On deck for the Nets is a road matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Orlando (12 - 16) had lost six - straight home games coming into this matchup, so to say this win was needed would be a drastic understatement. Nikola Vucevic made his return from a back injury to drop 21 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks off the bench. Evan Fournier also scored 21 points, adding four rebounds to his tally. Serge Ibaka may have been the most valuable player though, as he accumulated 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in the victory. D.J. Augustin recorded 17 points, six rebounds and four assists as the starting point guard. Orlando will host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday for their next game.
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