The Nets extended their winning streak to 5 with a 114-110 win over the Magic. D’Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie were both firing as the two spearheaded the hard fought victory. Here’s how it went down.
1st Quarter:
- Not the ideal start as Orlando kick off with an 8-0 run
- Joe Harris kicks off scoring with a strong take to the rim
- Russell gets bailed out with a late shot clock foul on the perimeter, crafty play
- 2 early turnovers for D’Lo who’s only had 1 combined in his last 2 games
- Easy go ahead three for Joey Buckets
- Nets go on a 7-0 run to bring the margin down to 1
- Russell’s three gives Brooklyn their first lead of the game
- Graham’s three ball looks a lot smoother
- Great feed from D’Lol as he feeds Kurucs who runs the floor with purpose
- Allen follows up on the Kurucs miss with an aggressive slam
- Nifty floater from Graham
- Dinwiddie’s steal leads to the easy transition bucket for Harris
- D’Lo, money from mid-range
- Sleek feed from Russell to RHJ for the basket
- Nets finish the quarter with a 26-25 lead
2nd Quarter:
- Smooth drive to the rim by Rodions
- Off the dribble three by DeMarre was pretty
- Nets get their largest lead of the night at 31-25
- 3’Angelo Russell
- Damn Rodi has some speed
- Lovely fake-cut from Kurucs as he slips through off the feed for D’Lo for the dunk
- Great balance on the finish by Dinwiddie on the drive
- Backs it up with a purposeful drive and dunk
- Gets the Nets up to a double digit lead
- Napier nails the long jumper
- Orlando’s 10-2 run cuts Brooklyn’s lead to 2
- Great aggression by Dinwiddie on the drive to the basket leading to the and one play
- Spencer has such poise in his drives
- He is unstoppable in his attack on the rim
- Another Dinwiddie drives, another foul drawn
- Isaac’s three ties the game up at 56 at the half
3rd Quarter:
- The Harris drive kicks off scoring for the Nets in the second half
- Smooth teardrop from D’Lo
- Rodions backs it up with one of his own
- Gorgeous pass from Harris to Allen down low for the basket
- You give Russell an open mid range jumper and he’s gonna hit it
- Wonderful steal and lay in from D’Lo
- Great patience from Russell as he feeds Carroll for the fadeaway jumper
- 8-0 run for the Magic gives them back the lead
- Dinwiddie’s attack is keeping the Nets respectable on the offensive end
- RHJ looks to have an injured shoulder as heads to the locker room
- Perfect feed from Spencer to DeMarre who finds himself in the paint for the bucket
- Kurucs misses the dunk attempt but somehow leads to the Dinwiddie three
- D’Angelo Russell goes bang from deep!
- As the quarter ends Dinwiddie drives hard for the layup
- Nets hold an 89-86 lead to end the quarter
4th Quarter:
- Orlando go on a 7-0 run to regain the lead
- Dinwiddie gets the first bucket of the quarter for the Nets
- Pullup from Russell is butter
- Carroll’s three ties things back up
- Great body control and strength from Kurucs for the layup
- Oh my, how did Spencer hit that three?
- Allen makes the tough finish on the precise pass from D’Lo down low
- Russell= money from mid range
- DeMarre’s three gives the Nets some breathing room
- Great defense from the Nets
- Thanks Vuc
- Sloppy turnover from Graham sends the Magic to there free throw line
- Kurucs splits the free throws giving the Nets a 2 point lead with 15 secs left
- Vucevic taps it back in off the Fournier miss but was clearly basket interference and the bucket isn’t allowed
- Clutch free throws from D’Lo
- Nets close it out 114-110