This wasn't the same Magic team team as the one the Nets faced twice in early November, but the result was the same. The Nets kept it close for 2 1/2 quarters on Monday at the Prudential Center, but they simply didn't have enough, falling 104-88 to drop to 9-22.
The Nets held a brief lead midway through the third quarter, but Orlando was in control most of the game and their 16-5 run right after the Nets took the lead was one the Nets would never recover from. The Magic shot 49 percent from the field and 12-for-28 from 3-point range. They had six players in double-figures, led by Hedo Turkoglu (20 points) and Dwight Howard (19 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks).
Devin Harris led the Nets with 24 points and five assists and Brook Lopez held his own against Howard, finishing with added 18 points and seven boards. But the rest of the Nets shot just 14-for-48 from the field.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Howard's double-double leads Magic over Nets - Tom Canavan - AP
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Magic-Nets notebook - Jake Appleman - NBA.com
- Orlando Magic bus gets stuck in snow on way to game - Tom Canavan - AP
- Snow gives Magic more problems than Nets - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
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Johnson on Favors: 'He's got to give us a reason to start him' - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Despite snow, Nets navigate their way to The Rock - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
- Blizzard strands bus, leaving Magic players and staff stuck in Hoboken - Mike Mazzeo - ESPN New York
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Gilbert Arenas from 75 feet, off the shot clock, nothing but net - Kurt Helin - NBC Sports
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Magic act getting better by the game - True Hoop
- Nets have little to give in 104-88 loss to Magic - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Morrow will miss three road games with hamstring strain - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- No stoppin' Magic bus in Newark - Fred Kerber - New York Post
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Hamstring injury worse than expected for Morrow - Fred Kerber - New York Post
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After calling out James, Avery Johnson calls out Favors - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
- Magic, Dwight Howard blanket the Nets - Al Iannazzone - The Record
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Nets notes: LeBron backs off contraction comments - Al Iannazzone - The Record
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Bad weather outside, bad basketball inside - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Pre-Game: Avery Johnson Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Post-Game Plus (Video) - Chris Shearn - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Ian Eagle & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Avery Johnson Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - Jessica Taff - YES Network
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Howard powers new-look Magic past Nets (with Post-game Audio) - Greg Hrinya
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NETS: Harris, Lopez Can't Keep Nets Close - Ben Couch - New Jersey Nets
- Orlando Magic beat New Jersey Nets on the road - Josh Robbins - Orlando Sentinel
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Dwight Howard: ‘Now I am getting looked at like Rasheed Wallace’ - Josh Robbins - Orlando Sentinel
- Magic made it to Prudential Center despite blizzard - Josh Robbins - Orlando Sentinel
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MAGIC: Magic-Nets Postgame Analysis - Dan Savage - Orlando Magic