The Nets had their moments Friday night in Orlando, but with their best player struggling against his toughest matchup in the league, they didn't have the firepower to keep up with the Magic. The Nets led by as many as 10 in the second quarter and by three at the half, but Orlando took control in the third, winning the period 32-16, and cruised to a 105-90 victory.
Dwight Howard (30 points and 16 rebounds) dominated Brook Lopez, who missed his first 13 shots of the game and finished with just 10 points on 3-for-17 from the field. Derrick Favors also had a quiet night, scoring four points and grabbing just one rebound in 17 minutes. On the positive side, Travis Outlaw recovered from a couple of poor games to lead the Nets with 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting. Kris Humphries, taking Johan Petro's back-up minutes, scored 13 on 6-for-7 shooting and grabbed 4 boards in 17 minutes.
The Nets shot 10-for-22 from 3-point range and only turned the ball over 12 times, but they attempted just nine free throws (to Orlando's 32) and were outrebounded 50-31.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Dwight Howard carries Orlando Magic to 105-90 victory over New Jersey Nets - Antonio Gonzalez - AP
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Nightly Notable - Dwight Howard (Video) - NBA.com
- Behind super-human Dwight Howard, Magic torch Nets in Orlando, 105-90 - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets coach Avery Johnson says there's a 'fine line' in NBA trash talking - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Lopez behind Magic 8-ball - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Ewing a fan of Brook - Fred Kerber - New York Post
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Dwight Howard carries Magic to 105-90 win over Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Dwight Howard gets better of Brook Lopez as Magic top Nets, 105-90 - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
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Stan van Gundy says Villanueva should stop tweeting his problems - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
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Brook Lopez Struggles Against Dwight Howard, Nets Lose - Tim Povtak - FanHouse
- Jordan Farmar Enjoys Going From First To Worst - Tim Povtak - FanHouse
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Howard, Magic Make Lopez Disappear - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
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Post-Game Plus (Video) - Nancy Newman - YES
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES
- Avery Johnson Press Conference (Video) - YES
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Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - Jessica Taff - YES
- Orlando Magic beat the New Jersey Nets 105-90 - Josh Robbins - Orlando Sentinel
- Van Gundy: Fifth starter a crapshoot - Josh Robbins - Orlando Sentinel
- Jameer Nelson hurts left ankle, unsure whether he'll face Bobcats - Josh Robbins - Orlando Sentinel
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MAGIC: Savage & Cohen: Magic-Nets Postgame Analysis - Josh Cohen & Dan Savage - Orlando Magic
- MAGIC: Around the Amway - Dan Savage - Orlando Magic
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Photo Gallery - Nets vs. Magic - AP