Wall, Porter lead Wizards to 103-91 win over Magic
Vucevic has scored 20 or more points in each of the last seven games.3.
Looking to extend their winning streak to three games, the Orlando Magic kicked off the New Year with a date against the Washington Wizards in our nations capital. Then they outscored the Nets 32-20 in the final period. That run was quickly answered by the hosts, who went on a 23-14 run of their own to end the quarter to take a somewhat commanding five point lead into the halftime break.
Wall finished with his eighth straight double-double after contributing 12 points and five assists in the fourth quarter. “Obviously I know that English people are very passionate about football, when you watch a game you can see there’s a lot of passion and they’re great fans”. “We didn’t play well for 40 minutes, but we got an ugly win because we kept grinding and kept believing we could turn it around”.
Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 20 points.
But the Wizards still had John Wall, Otto Porter and Marcin Gortat.
Nets: Scored 20 points off 17 Magic turnovers…. Center Nik Vucevic had 14 points.
In front of a sellout crowd of 15,077 at the since-demolished Orlando Arena, Skiles logged more than twice as many dimes as the entire Nuggets lineup (Denver had 14 as a team), and his effort came as a surprise to everyone in the building – including himself.
“This is a good sign for us”, Vucevic said.
Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Knicks. It is hard to believe Washington was able to pull off a. 500 record (8-8) in December when they missed time from eight players of meaning. Wayne Ellington will try to carry his hot shooting over to Wednesday, when the Nets visit the Orlando Magic. This isn’t just this season. “Honestly, it rarely crosses my mind anymore”, Skiles said.
It is a new year for the Washington Wizards, who probably want to leave the heartbreak of 2015 in the past. “You become blind to it”, Wittman said. “I just make sure my family enjoys them”. “That was the game right there”, coach Scott Skiles said.
“We’re really happy to get out of there with a “W” after performing like that most of the game”.
Early was leaving CityScapes in Queens with his girlfriend at about 4:30 a.m.in an Uber cab when the vehicle was surrounded by at least two other cars and as many as six men got out, the two officials said.
“I think it will be great for our team chemistry to spend some time off the court with each other. We’re in no position to rest guys”.
The Magic assigned second-year swingman Devyn Marble to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, on Friday.
Trading buckets for the first five minutes of the quarter, it seemed as though the Magic were poised for yet another tight game.
Their team has lost 12 consecutive games to the Cavaliers and 13 consecutive games in which LeBron James played against them for either the Cavs or the Miami Heat.