Lowly Magic stuns Hornets to end streak
Moritz Wagner scored a season- high 26 points, younger brother Franz added 19 points and seven assists, and the visiting Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Hornets, 116-109, Friday night to snap a 10-game losing streak.
Gary Harris added 18 points for the Magic, who had not won since before Christmas.
Orlando trailed by three entering the fourth quarter, but took advantage of a coldshooting Hornets team to open a 13-point lead with 2 minutes left, punctuated by Moritz Wagner’s dunk off a feed from Cole Anthony.
“It feels good for these guys to be able to celebrate all of the work that we have put in,” said Magic coach Jamahl Mosley. “... They have done a great job of just staying the course and continuing to compete for one another.”
Other games
Pistons 103, Raptors 87: Trey Lyles scored 21 points, Cade Cunningham and Hamidou Diallo each added 18 points as surging Detroit beat visiting Toronto. The Pistons are 5-3 in 2022 after finishing 2021 with 18 losses in their final 19 games of the calendar year.
Suns 112, Pacers 94: Devin Booker scored 35 points and Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds as NBA-leading Phoenix won in Indiana. Chris Paul added 12 points and nine assists for Phoenix, and Cam Payne had 11 points and five assists.
76ers 111, Celtics 99: Joel Embiid had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Philadelphia used a dominating start to roll to a victory against visiting Boston. Embiid finished five points shy of setting a franchise record with 30 or more points in nine consecutive games.
Warriors 138, Bulls 96: Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points and Stephen Curry added 19 as visiting Golden State rolled to its most lopsided win of the season by dominating Chicago.
Hawks 124, Heat 118: Tyler Herro scored 24 points and Jimmy Butler returned from a three-game absence with a sprained ankle to add 23 as host Miami rallied to beat Atlanta.
Cavaliers 114, Spurs 109: Darius Garland scored 28 points as visiting Cleveland beat San Antonio, extending the Spurs’ losing streak to five. Jarrett Allen finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds for Cleveland.