Orlando Magic at Brooklyn Nets 2/25/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Thursday night NBA action, the Orlando Magic will travel to the Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets. The Magic (13-19) have been decimated by injuries and rank third worst in the league in scoring (105.2 ppg). On Tuesday, Orlando was outscored by 12 points during the third quarter of a 105-93 home loss versus lowly Detroit.

Orlando C Nikola Vucevic tallied a team-high 20 points on 9-for-22 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds. Terrence Ross added 13 points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench for the Magic.

The Brooklyn Nets are riding a seven-game winning streak and trail Philadelphia by a half-game for the best record in the Eastern Conference. On Tuesday, Brooklyn raced out to a 14-point lead after one quarter and cruised to a 127-118 home victory versus Sacramento. The Nets (21-12) knocked down 17-for-40 from long distance and shot 49 percent overall.

Brooklyn G James Harden led all scorers with 29 points to go along with 14 assists and 11 rebounds. Kyrie Irving contributed 21 points and seven assists for the Nets.