National Basketball Association
Orlando 110, Charlotte 105
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 28, 2014
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#15 Bennett Salvatore, #6 Tony Brown, #27 Dick Bavetta
Attendance:
16003
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Magic 110, Bobcats 105 (OT): Nikola Vucevic recorded 24 points and collected a season-high 23 rebounds while Jameer Nelson scored five of his 11 points in overtime as Orlando rallied to beat visiting Charlotte.
Arron Afflalo contributed 17 points and Tobias Harris chipped in with 15 off the bench for the Magic, who trailed by as many as 16 in the first half. Reserve Victor Oladipo had 14 points and Kyle O’Quinn added 13 points and seven rebounds for Orlando, which posted its 1,000th win in franchise history.
Josh McRoberts set career highs with six 3-pointers and 24 points to lead the way for Charlotte, which dropped 2 1/2 games behind Washington for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Kemba Walker recorded 24 points and eight assists while Al Jefferson scored 20 and hauled in eight rebounds for the Bobcats.
Orlando erased a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter and led 91-89 with 4:46 to go after two straight Vucevic baskets. McRoberts made a twisting layup and Walker followed with a short jumper in the lane with 14.6 seconds left to give the Bobcats a 97-94 lead before Afflalo tied it on a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds to go.
Walker put Charlotte ahead 101-99 with a jumper in overtime before Nelson drained a 3-pointer and Orlando made three of four free throws to push the lead to 105-101 with 1:11 to go. Nelson’s driving layup put the Magic up 107-103 before Oladipo made one free throw and Afflalo drained two to seal it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vucevic recorded at least 20 points and 20 rebounds for the sixth time in his career. … Nelson was back in the starting lineup after missing the last four with a sore left knee and added eight assists. … Charlotte G Gary Neal, averaging 11.5 points since being acquired from Milwaukee, was held out for the second straight game with a left ankle sprain.
Top Game Performances
Charlotte |
|
Orlando |
Josh McRoberts 24 |
Scoring |
Nikola Vucevic 24 |
Kemba Walker 8 |
Assists |
Jameer Nelson 8 |
Al Jefferson 8 |
Rebounds |
Nikola Vucevic 23 |
Kemba Walker 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Arron Afflalo 9 |
Al Jefferson 4 |
Steals |
Victor Oladipo 4 |
Bismack Biyombo 2 |
Blocks |
Maurice Harkless 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Charlotte
|
105 |
44.3 |
8-22 |
11-14 |
24 |
36 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
Orlando
|
110 |
44.8 |
6-18 |
26-35 |
17 |
57 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Charlotte will play their next game at home against Washington. The Hornets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.