National Basketball Association
Orlando 95, Portland 85
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#33 Sean Corbin, #76 Steven Anderson, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance:
17896
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Magic 95, Trail Blazers 85: Tobias Harris tallied 25 points and 11 rebounds off the bench and Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 10 boards as host Orlando knocked off Portland to snap a nine-game losing streak.
Victor Oladipo collected 13 points and six assists for the Magic, who avoided their second double-digit skid of the season. Doron Lamb scored 11 points in a reserve role and Arron Afflalo chipped in 10 for Orlando.
Robin Lopez racked up 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers, who have dropped the first three contests on their five-game East Coast road trip. Wesley Matthews scored 18 points and Damian Lillard added 17 for Portland, which was without All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge (back) for the seventh straight game.
The Magic opened up a close game by closing the third quarter with an 11-2 run during which Harris hit a 3-pointer and converted a three-point play. Portland was down by 14 entering the fourth quarter and trailed by as many as 19 in the final stanza before slowly chipping away.
The Trail Blazers took a 38-32 on Matthews' 3-pointer with just over seven minutes left in the first half but went more than 5 1/2 minutes before their next bucket. Orlando knocked down 7-of-9 shots during a 16-0 run capped by Kyle O'Quinn's jumper and took a 50-42 lead into the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oladipo made his fourth straight start in place of PG Jameer Nelson (knee). … Lillard was just 5-of-17 from the field a night after going 3-for-15 in a loss at Miami. … The Trail Blazers have shot just 29.3 percent (27-of-92) from 3-point range during their three-game losing streak.
Top Game Performances
Portland |
|
Orlando |
Robin Lopez 20 |
Scoring |
Tobias Harris 25 |
Will Barton 4 |
Assists |
Victor Oladipo 6 |
Robin Lopez 13 |
Rebounds |
Tobias Harris 11 |
Damian Lillard 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Arron Afflalo 4 |
Will Barton 1 |
Steals |
Maurice Harkless 3 |
Robin Lopez 2 |
Blocks |
Tobias Harris 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Portland
|
85 |
37.2 |
7-26 |
14-17 |
17 |
50 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
Orlando
|
95 |
43.5 |
6-17 |
15-22 |
19 |
50 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.