The Lead
With a top 75 player of all time like James Harden and another perennial All-Star like LaMarcus Aldridge on the floor, no lead – no matter how big – is safe. The Orlando Magic built a 19-point lead in the first half behind scorching hot shooting early, but then Harden and Aldridge put their team on their back and carried the Brooklyn Nets past the Magic 115-113 on Friday night at the Barclays Center.
Rookie Watch
Jalen Suggs started this game the way he ended the last one. He scored 17 of his 21 points in the first quarter, tied with Jameer Nelson for the most points tallied in a single quarter by a Magic rookie since the 1996-97 season when quarter totals by individuals started getting tracked.