Magic
Orlando
Eastern Conference
Southeast
18
13
31
1820
1822
17
7
41
82
45
55
11
7
64
33
4
37
1
28
7
9
14
104
4
53
21
40
2218
1110
50
14
14
100
512
10
522
10
58
32
14
2525
6060
54
13
24
2121
1212
57
15
02
13
88
12
100
00
96
20
22
2529
6060
5
2
40
22
11
50
1
1
100
5
1
6
1
5
3
1
25
60
3
1
33
18
10
56
4
4
100
12
0
12
0
8
2
4
25
60
5
1
20
21
12
57
1
0
0
8
1
9
0
9
2
2
25
60
4
3
75
21
12
57
5
2
40
8
2
10
0
6
0
2
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tobias
Harris
Tobias Harris
True
37
5
8
62
1
2
50
3
3
100
1
8
9
4
0
0
0
1
14
19
none
Nikola
Vučević
Nikola Vučević
True
37
14
21
67
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
8
8
7
0
0
2
2
28
14
none
Evan
Fournier
Evan Fournier
True
32
7
12
58
3
4
75
3
3
100
0
2
2
4
2
0
1
0
20
18
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
True
23
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
2
1
0
2
3
21
none
Elfrid
Payton
Elfrid Payton
True
21
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
2
0
6
14
none
Victor
Oladipo
Victor Oladipo
False
25
2
7
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
2
1
4
1
none
Andrew
Nicholson
Andrew Nicholson
False
20
6
10
60
1
2
50
0
3
0
1
4
5
1
1
0
0
2
13
3
none
Jason
Smith
Jason Smith
False
12
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
3
4
-5
none
Mario
Hezonja
Mario Hezonja
False
11
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
3
none
Aaron
Gordon
Aaron Gordon
False
10
3
5
60
0
1
0
1
1
100
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
7
-4
none
Shabazz
Napier
Shabazz Napier
False
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-3
none
Dewayne
Dedmon
Dewayne Dedmon
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-3
none
Devyn
Marble
Devyn Marble
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
30
December
2015
Wednesday
Amway Center
Orlando
Nets
Brooklyn
True
Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
10
21
31
2022
2023
20
5
25
83
37
45
15
10
67
32
10
42
5
23
5
13
15
89
4
55
12
22
2024
1110
55
33
01
3
98
33
131
10
74
03
43
2323
6060
55
02
4
1821
610
33
63
63
100
96
22
118
04
57
02
42
1825
6060
5
1
20
20
11
55
3
0
0
9
3
12
1
7
0
4
23
60
5
2
40
24
10
42
3
1
33
8
3
11
0
4
3
3
23
60
5
0
0
18
6
33
6
6
100
9
2
11
0
5
0
4
18
60
5
2
40
21
10
48
3
3
100
6
2
8
4
7
2
2
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
29
6
12
50
2
2
100
2
2
100
2
2
4
8
0
0
1
3
16
-19
none
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
28
9
16
56
0
2
0
2
5
40
2
6
8
1
2
1
2
1
20
-12
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
24
1
6
17
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
3
-13
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
True
15
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
-15
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
15
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
4
5
0
0
0
1
2
2
-13
none
Norris
Cole
Norris Cole
False
30
8
14
57
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
7
8
3
1
0
4
1
17
-6
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
False
25
4
10
40
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
2
2
4
1
1
1
0
11
5
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
22
1
8
12
0
4
0
1
1
100
1
2
3
4
0
0
1
0
3
-1
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
18
2
6
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
none
Kendrick
Perkins
Kendrick Perkins
False
15
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
0
1
2
4
-3
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
12
2
2
100
0
0
0
3
3
100
0
3
3
0
0
2
0
2
7
-4
none
Toney
Douglas
Toney Douglas
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
31
December
2015
Thursday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Clippers
Los Angeles
True
The Magic ( 18 - 13 ) pulled away in the second half to defeat the Pelicans ( 10 - 21 ) 104 - 89 at Amway Center on Monday . Orlando has found success the past month largely due to the effort of Nikola Vucevic , who posted a season - high 28 points on 14 - of - 21 shooting from the field while adding eight rebounds and seven assists over 37 minutes . The Magic shot 55 percent on the night and destroyed the Pelicans in the paint , but were also incredibly efficient from beyond the arc , shooting 7 - of - 17 . The Pelicans got a brief scare in the third quarter when All-Star Anthony Davis went to the locker room after receiving a knee to the groin area . Fortunately he was able to return and finished with a team - high 20 points ( 9 - 16 FG , 0 - 2 3Pt , 2 - 5 FT ) to go along with eight rebounds . The minor injury caused a down night by Davis 's standards as he had posted at least 24 points and 12 rebounds in his previous three contests . New Orleans did however get a big effort from Norris Cole , who scored a season - high 17 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting with eight rebounds and three assists over 30 minutes . Behind Vucevic were a slew of contributors , including Evan Fournier , who had another nice game shooting the ball Monday . Fournier has hit at least two 3 - pointers in his past four games and is shooting 46 percent from downtown in his past five . The Magic have now won six of their past eight games and are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race with a matchup against the Nets set for Wednesday in Orlando .
The Magic (18 - 13) pulled away in the second half to defeat the Pelicans (10 - 21) 104 - 89 at Amway Center on Monday. Orlando has found success the past month largely due to the effort of Nikola Vucevic, who posted a season - high 28 points on 14 - of - 21 shooting from the field while adding eight rebounds and seven assists over 37 minutes. The Magic shot 55 percent on the night and destroyed the Pelicans in the paint, but were also incredibly efficient from beyond the arc, shooting 7 - of - 17. The Pelicans got a brief scare in the third quarter when All-Star Anthony Davis went to the locker room after receiving a knee to the groin area. Fortunately he was able to return and finished with a team - high 20 points (9 - 16 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 2 - 5 FT) to go along with eight rebounds. The minor injury caused a down night by Davis's standards as he had posted at least 24 points and 12 rebounds in his previous three contests. New Orleans did however get a big effort from Norris Cole, who scored a season - high 17 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting with eight rebounds and three assists over 30 minutes. Behind Vucevic were a slew of contributors, including Evan Fournier, who had another nice game shooting the ball Monday. Fournier has hit at least two 3 - pointers in his past four games and is shooting 46 percent from downtown in his past five. The Magic have now won six of their past eight games and are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race with a matchup against the Nets set for Wednesday in Orlando.
The Magic (18 - 13) pulled away in the second half to defeat the Pelicans (10 - 21) 104 - 89 at Amway Center on Monday. Orlando has found success the past month largely due to the effort of Nikola Vucevic, who posted a season - high 28 points on 14 - of - 21 shooting from the field while adding eight rebounds and seven assists over 37 minutes. The Magic shot 55 percent on the night and destroyed the Pelicans in the paint, but were also incredibly efficient from beyond the arc, shooting 7 - of - 17. The Pelicans got a brief scare in the third quarter when All-Star Anthony Davis went to the locker room after receiving a knee to the groin area. Fortunately he was able to return and finished with a team - high 20 points (9 - 16 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 2 - 5 FT) to go along with eight rebounds. The minor injury caused a down night by Davis's standards as he had posted at least 24 points and 12 rebounds in his previous three contests. New Orleans did however get a big effort from Norris Cole, who scored a season - high 17 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting with eight rebounds and three assists over 30 minutes. Behind Vucevic were a slew of contributors, including Evan Fournier, who had another nice game shooting the ball Monday. Fournier has hit at least two 3 - pointers in his past four games and is shooting 46 percent from downtown in his past five. The Magic have now won six of their past eight games and are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race with a matchup against the Nets set for Wednesday in Orlando.
<GAME> <DATE> 28 December 2015 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Amway Center <CITY> Orlando <HOME> <TEAM> Magic <CITY> Orlando <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 13 <QTRS> 25 25 25 29 <TEAM-AST> 28 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 7 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 9 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 30 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Amway Center <NEXT-CITY> Orlando <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 89 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 21 <QTRS> 23 23 18 25 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 31 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Nikola Vučević <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 28 <FG> 14 21 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Fournier <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tobias Harris <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Nicholson <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 3 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Gordon <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Elfrid Payton <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Hezonja <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Smith <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Victor Oladipo <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devyn Marble <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dewayne Dedmon <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Napier <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 16 56 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norris Cole <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendrick Perkins <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Toney Douglas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none