Final
Nets can get to .500 with win
Jan 20, 2007 - 4:19 PM Orlando (22-18) at New Jersey (19-20) 8:00 pm ESTEAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The New Jersey Nets can become the only Atlantic Division team to get to .500 with a win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
Coming off last season's 49-win campaign and a division title, New Jersey opened with nine losses in its first 14 contests before gradually coming back to lead the Toronto Raptors by one game in the Atlantic Division.
The Nets extended their winning streak to three games with Friday's 101-100 triumph over the New York Knicks. Clifford Robinson tipped in a shot with 2.8 seconds remaining, Jason Kidd scored 23 points and Richard Jefferson added 21 for New Jersey.
Orlando has hit another rough spot in its schedule. The Magic have lost four in a row, which followed a five-game winning streak that came after a four-game slide.
After dropping the final three contests of a four-game road trip, Orlando returned home and lost to Washington, 114-93, on Friday. Grant Hill scored 24 points and Dwight Howard added 20 with 13 rebounds for his ninth double-double in 10 games.
New Jersey swept all three meetings against Orlando last season, including a 96-93 triumph last February 22. Kidd led the Nets with 28 points and 11 assists.
- NBA
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 23 25 20 26 94
NEW JERSEY 21 17 31 32 101 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: ORL - HEDO TURKOGLU 24, JJ REDICK 13, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 11
NJN - VINCE CARTER 27, EDDIE HOUSE 17, RICHARD
JEFFERSON 17
Jan 20 10:34 PM - NBA
ORLANDO 68
NEW JERSEY 69 END, 3RD QTR
Jan 20 9:52 PM - NBA
ORLANDO 48
NEW JERSEY 38 HALFTIME
Jan 20 9:11 PM - NBA
ORLANDO 23
NEW JERSEY 21 END, 1ST QTR
Jan 20 8:38 PM
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