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Orlando Magic Grades: Portland Trail Blazers 95, Orlando Magic 88

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Marreese Speights drained a 3-pointer, his lone make of the night, and looked upward with his hands outstretched. It felt like manna from heaven for him. The usually reliable flamethrower could not hit anything and his one shot brought the Amway Center crowd into the game and increased the energy in an otherwise anxious and sometimes dead building.

The Portland Trail Blazers seemingly had an answer for every big play. A big block or offensive rebound was followed by a miss. The Orlando Magic never could get over the hump. And the Blazers ran it right back at them to get the stops and hold the line.