Orlando Magic (13-7, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (9-10, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -4.5; over/under is 216.5
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn is looking to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Orlando.
The Nets are 3-9 in Eastern Conference games. Brooklyn is last in the Eastern Conference scoring 11.7 fast break points per game.
The Magic are 10-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando averages 107.7 points and has outscored opponents by 4.8 points per game.
The 112.4 points per game the Nets score are 9.5 more points than the Magic allow (102.9). The Magic's 44.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.7 percentage points lower than the Nets have given up to their opponents (48.4%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Dennis Schroder is averaging 18.6 points and 6.3 assists for the Nets.
Franz Wagner is averaging 23.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals for the Magic.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 5-5, averaging 112.4 points, 36.7 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.5 points per game.
Magic: 9-1, averaging 108.7 points, 41.2 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 9.6 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 98.3 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Nic Claxton: day to day (back), Jalen Wilson: day to day (calf), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Noah Clowney: out (ankle).
Magic: Paolo Banchero: out (oblique), Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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