After a balanced first half with 14 lead changes and 11 ties, Orlando did its best to take control in the third quarter by outscoring Brooklyn 25-19. Despite the loss of second-leading scorer Jalen Suggs, who committed his fifth foul at 10:41, the Magic went ahead 17-6 and built their largest lead, 69-59. But Brooklyn didn’t give up. The Nets opened the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run, with Schroder scoring five points, including a three-pointer that gave them a 76-75 lead with 10:45 left. from the end. The Magic put up a defensive wall in the fourth quarter, forcing six Nets turnovers and went on a 17-9 run in the final seven minutes to take their second win over Brooklyn in three days.
Brooklyn – Orlando 92-100. Boxscore: 26 C. Johnson, 20 Schroder, 13 Watford, 12 K. Johnson per i Nets (9-12); 20 F. Wagner, 16 Caldwell-Pope, 14 Carter Jr., 12p+13r Bitadze, 12 Suggs e M. Wagner per i Magic (15-7).
