James Harden had 36 points (19 at the free-throw line) and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 115-113.
The Nets trailed 58-39 with 5:21 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Magic 76-55 the rest of the way.
LaMarcus Aldridge’s hook shot with 17.0 seconds left made it 112-109.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Magic 11-9. Harden scored 5 of the Nets’ 11 on 0 for 5 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line.
Patty Mills scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 9 for 13 shooting.
For the Magic, Jalen Suggs scored 21 points, and Chuma Okeke added 17 points on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Nets outscored the Magic 24-11 in 6 minutes with Griffin, Harden, Johnson, Mills and Bembry on the floor together. Franz Wagner fouled out.