Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 38 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Orlando Magic went on a 29-11 run in the third quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-113 to end a 9-game losing streak.
The Nets had gone on a 9-1 run to lead 65-64 when Gordon’s 3-pointer put the Magic ahead for good with 11:25 left in the third quarter. Nikola Vučević scored 10 points and Evan Fournier added 9 as they pulled away to a 93-76 lead with 3:51 left in the quarter.
Late in the fourth quarter, James Harden had 2 steals.
Fournier scored a season-high 31 points on 10 for 13 shooting, and Vučević added 22 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists but shot 8 for 24. The Magic had 2 30-point scorers. Vučević and Chasson Randle set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them during the 29-11 run.
For the Nets, Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 43 points on 19 for 31 shooting.
The Magic shot 51.2% from the field and 52.5% from 3 to the Nets’ 47.3% and 27.0%. The Magic made 21 3-pointers, 7 of them by Gordon and 6 by Fournier. The Magic outscored the Nets 16-4 in 4 minutes with Vučević, Fournier, Birch, Randle and Bacon on the floor together.