Kevin Durant scored 45 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter), and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Orlando Magic 109-102.
Kyrie Irving’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Nets ahead for good with 8:12 left in the third quarter.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Magic 7-0. Nic Claxton scored 5 of the Nets’ 7 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Irving scored 20 points.
For the Magic, Bol Bol scored 24 points (10 during a 12-0 run in the first quarter) on 10 for 15 shooting, and Paolo Banchero added 24 points. Franz Wagner scored 21 points. The Magic had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nets shot 54.3% from the field to the Magic’s 47.5%.