The Lead
Two severely shorthanded teams squared off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday. The side that had the tallest player prevailed. That man, 33-year-old Robin Lopez, was also the oldest player in the game, and his low-post finesse at 7 feet overwhelmed the Nets much of the night in the Orlando Magic’s 100-93 victory.
Clutch Moments
Chuma Okeke, who scored 15 points, buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:11 left and then blocked David Duke Jr.’s layup attempt on Brooklyn’s subsequent possession. The next trip down the floor, Franz Wagner got a floater to fall despite a couple Nets players attempting to strip the ball away from him as he was in the air.