Magic 102, Nets 89: Disruptive defensive activity guides Orlando to second-straight win

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY SportsThe smart wager Saturday night when the Brooklyn Nets visited the Orlando Magic would have been to take the “over” in the game.

Orlando and Brooklyn squared off at Amway for the third time in fifteen days. The Nets won the previous two contests in January, totaling an average of 115.5 points in the two games.

It was a completely different story tonight, as the Magic made a point to set the defensive tone against the Nets. Orlando created a significant advantage for themselves in the “hustle stat” category, blocking 8 shots and recording 11 steals in the game.

First-time All-Star Nikola Vucevic recorded three blocked shots to go along with 24 points and 12…