UNDATED (AP) — The Orlando Magic were able to end a nine-game losing streak by topping the NBA’s hottest team.
The Nets had won six straight and 14 of 15 before Aaron Gordon scored a season-best 38 points, Evan Fournier added 31 in Orlando’s 121-113 victory over Brooklyn. Orlando led 103-84 at the end of the third quarter, but the Nets opened the fourth with a 16-1 run to get back in the game.
The Magic overcame Kyrie Irving’s season-best 43 points.
Checking out yesterday’s other NBA action:
— Donovan Mitchell scored eight of his 31 points in the final minute and a half to lead the Jazz to a 115-112 victory over the Raptors. Joe Ingles came off the bench with 19 points for Utah, which avoided losing on consecutive nights for the first time since Jan. 5-6.
— The Nuggets won for the eighth time in nine games by fending off the Bulls, 131-127. Jamal Murray contributed 34 points, including a tying 3-pointer in the final second of regulation and a crucial jumper in the final seconds of OT. Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists for Denver.
— CJ McCollum furnished 32 points, Damian Lillard had 31 and the Trail Blazers beat the Mavericks, 125-119. The Mavericks led by as many as eight in the fourth quarter, but Rodney Hood’s 3-pointer cut Portland’s deficit to 110-109 with 4:26 left. Luka Doncic provided 38 points, nine rebounds, eight assists for Dallas, but Kristaps Porzingiswas held to just 11 points.
— Chris Paul scored 20 points and Devin Booker added 16 as the Suns bounced back from a loss to the Timberwolves the night before by beating them, 113-101. Mikal Bridges scored 17 points and Langston Galloway added 14 off the bench for the Suns, who improved to 27-13 and have won 16 of their last 20 games.
— Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 40 points and Damion Lee added a season-best 21 for the short-handed Warriors in a 116-103 win against the Grizzlies. Jordan Poole added 25 while starting in place of injured Stephen Curry, helping Golden State to win for the third time in four games despite missing several key players.
— Richaun Holmes had 25 points, 11 rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals as the Kings held on to beat the Celtics, 107-96 for their first season sweep of Boston since 2007. De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points, Buddy Hield had 22 and Harrison Barnes had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Sacramento, which has won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 6-7.
— The Pacers knocked off the Heat as Malcolm Brogdon scored 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting in Indiana’s 137-110 rout. Domantas Sabonis had 13 points and 15 rebounds and T.J. McConnell finished with 16 points and 15 assists as the Pacers won for just the third time in 11 games.
— The Spurs were 116-110 winners over the Cavaliers as Keldon Johnson scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds. Dejounte Murray had 22 points and Johnson shot 9-for-19 while hauling in 11 offensive boards.
— The Rockets’ franchise-record losing streak has grown to 19 games after Frank Jackson had a season-high 23 points in the Pistons’ 113-100 victory against Houston. Jackson was 5 of 5 from beyond the arc and 7 of 10 overall for Detroit, which hit 14 of its 29 3-point attempts.
