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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/nba-roundup-last-second-put-back/"></div>Rookie guard Payton Pritchard scored on a put-back with two-tenths of a second left to give the Boston Celtics a 107-105 win over the host Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-2 Pritchard followed up on a missed drive by Marcus Smart. Jayson Tatum led Boston with a game-high 27 points. Jaylen Brown added 21 […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Setting...

Terrence Ross scored 20 points and Dwayne Bacon added 19 to propel the host Orlando Magic to a 105-94 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesda...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic couldn’t overcome a 37% shooting performance as they absorbed a 108-99 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night at Amway Center. The Magic came in averaging a league-best 33.8 points in the fourth quarter, but they managed just 17 points during the final 12 minutes and couldn’t catch the Thunder. Orlando got within 90-89 on a Dwayne Bacon ...

Oklahoma City 108, Orlando 99: Stagnant offense, shooting woes hold Magic back Share this story Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports After beginning the season 4-0 for the first time in franchise history, the Orlando Magic have now dropped two consecutive contests after falling at home 108-99 to the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday night. Darius Bazley led a balanced Thunder attack, scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Veteran guard George Hill scored 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting, and Shai Gi...

ORLANDO -- Primed for their first game of 2021, the Orlando Magic (4-1) are looking to leave their final performance of 2020 in the past and are resolved to bring more energy, effort, and focus to their home matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder (1-3) at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday. All three of those elements were lacking on Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers for a previously undefeated Magic squad that had utilized dominant fourth quarters and quality bench efforts to jump out to the hottest ...

ORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic have an opportunity to do something on Tuesday they’ve never accomplished in franchise history: start off a season 4-0. The undefeated Magic (3-0) put their unbeaten streak to the test when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) at 8 p.m. ET. While Orlando has started off the season strong, it’s the way that the team is finishing games that’s been so impressive to open their 2020-21 campaign. The Magic currently lead the NBA in fourth-quarter points, posti...

Coming off a loss to Orlando on Saturday night, the Wizards (0-2) take on the Magic (2-0) Sunday at 7:00 P.M. at Capital One Arena in the second game the teams’ back-to-back series. For Washington, it’s the second game of a four-game homestand. Russell Westbrook (rest), who has tallied triple-doubles in each of his first two games with the Wizards, will not play Sunday. Wizards head coach Scott Brooks announced pregame that Raul Neto would start in his place. GAME INFO PROBABLE STARTERS W...

The Lead Aaron Gordon’s improved playmaking, Nikola Vucevic’s increased 3-point shooting, Terrence Ross’ advanced shooting off the dribble, Cole Anthony and Chuma Okeke’s projected contributions as rookies and team continuity were among the many interesting Orlando Magic storylines entering this season. But, probably the most publicized topic was the development of Markelle Fultz, who showed flashes of his long-term potential last year, his first in Orlando. Just two games in and it’s...

The Lakers are already better than last season’s championship team. They added a mix of young players (Dennis Schroder, Montrezl Harrell) and veterans (Wesley Matthews, Marc Gasol) that all combine to offer more consistent secondary scoring and better health. Each move also offsets each roster change. No need to worry about Rajon Rondo’s absence. Schroder offers point-guard reinforcements. No need to fret about Danny Green’s departure. Matthews offers more consistent shooting and defense....

Magic hope continuity leads to more balance, more wins Follow Us Question of the Day By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press - Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Steve Clifford is a veteran NBA coach, a brilliant tactician, someone probably who knows every nuance of every set that has ever been drawn up in league history. Yet when he tries to determine where the Orlando Magic need to get better, it’s as easy as looking at ...