Orlando Magic @ Brooklyn Nets
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY | Game ID: 22300020
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 33 24 31 36 124ORL 24 36 26 18 104
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Nets pull away in fourth quarter for a 124-104 victory over Magic in the In-Season Tournament
NEW YORK -- — Spencer Dinwiddie had 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 124-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night in Eastern Conference Group C of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Mikal Bridges chipped in 21 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Cam Johnson scored 20 points as Brooklyn put six players in double figures. Day’Ron Sharpe finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out, and the Nets won their second straight overall and improved to 2-1 in the tournament.
“A really good response and effort from our guys,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “We talked about being better tonight on both ends of the floor, and our guys were definitely better.”
The Nets will close their round-robin slate with a home game against Toronto on Nov. 28.
Franz Wagner had 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists for their Magic in their tournament opener. Orlando fell to 4-16 all-time at Barclays Center.
“I think the game was a little closer than it ended up being,” Wagner said. “I think (there were) a lot of turnovers, and they got open shots in transition. Offensively, we lost our flow a bit.”
After closing the third quarter with a 15-7 run, Brooklyn pulled away with a 22-9 spurt to start the fourth. Dinwiddie scored 12 in the quarter.
“Just playing some pick-and-roll and getting some mismatches,” Dinwiddie said. “I was fortunate enough to hit some shots.”
Royce O’Neale added seven in the fourth and the Nets made 7 of 10 3-pointers while outscoring Orlando 36-18 in the period.
“Obviously (Dinwiddie) had a great quarter,” Johnson said. ”Really gave us a big lift with some timely buckets. That kind of hurts the other team’s confidence. Guys played well across the board.”
The Magic shot just 6 of 21 in the fourth, and Brooklyn recorded a season-high 13 steals and turned 16 turnovers into 27 points, which also was its most points off turnovers thus far.
“Give credit to Brooklyn. I think they did a great job of turning up the heat,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “But we talked about not beating ourselves, and 16 turnovers for 27 points is not going to get the job done. You turn the ball over 16 times for 27 points, and you lose by 20, you’re not giving yourself a chance there.”
Brooklyn made seven of its first 10 field goals and six of its first 11 3-pointers. The Nets used an 8-0 first-quarter run to build a 14-point lead, keyed by Sharpe’s six points and five rebounds off the bench after center Nic Claxton got in early foul trouble.
“I thought (Sharpe’s) minutes were very valuable tonight for our group on both ends of the floor,” Vaughn said.
But Orlando rallied behind Joe Ingles’ 11 first-quarter points and Wagner’s half-court buzzer beater to end the first quarter. The Magic used their size advantage to force four first-half fouls against Claxton, and outscored the Nets 28-7 over a span of just over eight minutes to build a seven-point advantage.
“We’re resilient,” Mosley said. “That second unit did a great job of getting us back into it. We didn’t allow the shot-making or missing to affect us early.”
Orlando shot 52.6% from the field and got 13 points from Paolo Banchero to lead 60-57 at halftime.
“I think in all of our games we’re getting leads, and that’s a good thing,” Wagner said. “I think we’ve improved a lot from last year.”
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCJ C. Johnson
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
BKN/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur