Harris has 25 points and 12 rebounds as Magic beat Trail Blazers 102-94
Tobias Harris had 25 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic went on a 13-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-94.
It was tied at 53 when Elfrid Payton’s layup put the Magic ahead for good with 10:19 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 66-55 lead with 5:29 left in the quarter.
Nikola Vučević had 25 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds.
For the Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum had 27 points and 6 assists.
The Trail Blazers committed 19 turnovers to the Magic’s 13. They got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Magic outscored the Trail Blazers 52-18 in the paint. The Trail Blazers’ starters were outscored 34-24 in 12 minutes together. Mason Plumlee fouled out.