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Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic

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12-20, 7-11 Away
Final
101 - 102

20-14, 13-4 Home

Anthony hits winning layup with 1.3 seconds left, Magic complete 21-point rally to beat Nets 102-101

Brooklyn Nets vs. Orlando Magic: Game Highlights

Cole Anthony drove for a layup with 1.3 seconds left to complete the Orlando Magic's 17-point fourth-quarter comeback Sunday in a 102-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

Cam Thomas missed a jumper from the corner at the final horn.

Anthony scored 10, and Tristan da Silva scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for Orlando, which was down 71-50 midway through the third quarter. Goga Bitadze added 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

The Magic's comeback was their second in eight days after Orlando rallied from 25 points down to beat Miami 121-114 on Dec. 21.

Thomas came off the bench with 25 points to lead the Nets in his first game since Nov. 25. Jalen Wilson added 16 points including two free throws with 6.2 seconds left.

Thomas, Brooklyn's leading scorer with 24.7 points per game, played 25 minutes after missing 13 games with a strained left hamstring.

Takeaways Nets: Losing for the seventh time in nine games, the Nets played for the first time without Dorian Finney-Smith, who was traded early Sunday to the Los Angeles Lakers. In their four games against the Magic this season, the Nets used 11 different starters. Only Cam Johnson started all four games.

Magic: The Magic completed a four-game season series sweep of the Nets and concluded a 3-4 holiday home stretch. They overcame double-digit second-half deficits in all three of their wins against Miami, Boston and Brooklyn.

Key moment A 3-pointer by Anthony, who did not play in the first half, launched a 13-0 Orlando run after they had fallen behind by 20 points.

Key stat The Nets shot 13 for 30 from 3-point range.

Up next The Nets are at Toronto and the Magic are at Detroit on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL wins series 4-0

Matchup Prediction

Magic: 49.8%
Nets: 50.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 101 - 102
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 101 - 102
4th 0.0 Nets offensive team rebound 101 - 102
4th 0.0 Cam Thomas misses 20-foot two point shot 101 - 102
4th 1.1 Cam Thomas enters the game for Noah Clowney 101 - 102

Statistics

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32-73 FG 37-83
43.8 Field Goal % 44.6
13-30 3PT 12-36
43.3 Three Point % 33.3
24-28 FT 16-25
85.7 Free Throw % 64.0
38 Rebounds 42
9 Offensive Rebounds 16
29 Defensive Rebounds 26
22 Assists 30
7 Steals 7
3 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 13
3 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
8 Fast Break Points 6
32 Points in Paint 46
19 Fouls 23
21 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,397 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 29 12 .707 - W1
New York 27 16 .628 3 L1
Philadelphia 15 24 .385 13 L4
Brooklyn 14 28 .333 15.5 L2
Toronto 10 32 .238 19.5 L1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 20 L2 0.53488374 23
Atlanta 0.5 19 W2 0.525 21
Miami 1.5 20 L3 0.5 20
Charlotte 10.5 28 W2 0.2631579 10
Washington 15 33 L8 0.15384616 6
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