After a slow start, the Portland Trail Blazers put together a great fourth quarter to defeat the Magic 112-103. They wound up outscoring the Magic 35-18 in the quarter, led by Damian Lillard’s 17 fourth quarter points. All signs pointed to a disappointing loss after being down by ten for seemingly the whole game. However it turned into a great bounce back victory for the team, as the win snapped a three game losing streak.
The game was also the debut of Nurkic at starting center. The Bosnian Beast didn’t disappoint. 12 points, 12 boards, five dimes, three steals and two blocks.