After posting its most impressive victory of the season, the Orlando Magic look to carry the momentum into Wednesday's matchup with the visiting Houston Rockets.
Orlando ended the Cleveland Cavaliers' franchise-record 16-game winning streak with a 108-103 road victory on Sunday. The loss was just the fifth at home for the Cavaliers, who boast the NBA's best record.
The Magic face another tough challenge against Houston (44-25), which extended its season-best winning streak to seven games on Monday with a 144-137 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Orlando (32-37) concluded a five-game, nine-day road trip by outscoring Cleveland 61-43 in the second half of Sunday's victory. Paolo Banchero scored 24 points and Franz Wagner added 22 to lead the Magic.
The Magic are seeking to even the season series against the Rockets after losing 97-84 in Houston on March 10.
The Rockets kept their share of second place in the Western Conference with their dramatic win over Philadelphia on Monday.
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After posting its most impressive victory of the season, the Orlando Magic look to carry the momentum into Wednesday's matchup with the visiting Houston Rockets.
Orlando ended the Cleveland Cavaliers' franchise-record 16-game winning streak with a 108-103 road victory on Sunday. The loss was just the fifth at home for the Cavaliers, who boast the NBA's best record.
The Magic face another tough challenge against Houston (44-25), which extended its season-best winning streak to seven games on Monday with a 144-137 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Orlando (32-37) concluded a five-game, nine-day road trip by outscoring Cleveland 61-43 in the second half of Sunday's victory. Paolo Banchero scored 24 points and Franz Wagner added 22 to lead the Magic.
The Magic are seeking to even the season series against the Rockets after losing 97-84 in Houston on March 10.
The Rockets kept their share of second place in the Western Conference with their dramatic win over Philadelphia on Monday.
In the middle of their longest losing streak of the Erik Spoelstra era, the Miami Heat return home to face the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Miami has lost eight straight games, its worst skid since the 2007-08 season. Spoelstra was hired to replace Pat Riley as the Heat's coach on April 28, 2008.
The Heat (29-39) also has fallen 10 games below .500 for the first time since Feb. 1, 2017.
"I'm not going to go into a rant," Spoelstra said. "We're all getting tested, including myself. There's nobody absolved from this. I have not come up with enough answers for this team. I have to do a better job. Our group has to do a better job."
Meanwhile, Detroit (38-31) comes off a 127-81 road win Monday night over the New Orleans Pelicans.
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In the middle of their longest losing streak of the Erik Spoelstra era, the Miami Heat return home to face the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Miami has lost eight straight games, its worst skid since the 2007-08 season. Spoelstra was hired to replace Pat Riley as the Heat's coach on April 28, 2008.
The Heat (29-39) also has fallen 10 games below .500 for the first time since Feb. 1, 2017.
"I'm not going to go into a rant," Spoelstra said. "We're all getting tested, including myself. There's nobody absolved from this. I have not come up with enough answers for this team. I have to do a better job. Our group has to do a better job."
Meanwhile, Detroit (38-31) comes off a 127-81 road win Monday night over the New Orleans Pelicans.
While both the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers won their most recent games with impact players missing, only one is expected to have its stars back when the teams meet Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The Lakers still are expected to be without LeBron James (groin) and Rui Hachimura (knee), but the Nuggets are likely to have Nikola Jokic (ankle, elbow) and Jamal Murray (ankle) on the court.
Both Denver stars sat out on Monday against the Golden State Warriors, as did Christian Braun (foot), and the Nuggets still pulled off a 114-105 road victory over one of the NBA's hottest teams.
While the debate rages on whether the Nuggets should have rested so much firepower for a nationally televised game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone found a lot to like about the performance.
The Nuggets (44-25) share second place in the Western Conference, but have just a one-game lead on the Lakers (42-25). Denver has wobbled of late -- going 3-3 since March 9 -- while earning a 131-126 home victory over the Lakers on Friday.
Denver has a 2-1 lead over Los Angeles heading into the final game of the season series. Counting playoff games, the Nuggets have won 14 of 16 matchups with the Lakers going back to January 2023.
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While both the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers won their most recent games with impact players missing, only one is expected to have its stars back when the teams meet Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The Lakers still are expected to be without LeBron James (groin) and Rui Hachimura (knee), but the Nuggets are likely to have Nikola Jokic (ankle, elbow) and Jamal Murray (ankle) on the court.
Both Denver stars sat out on Monday against the Golden State Warriors, as did Christian Braun (foot), and the Nuggets still pulled off a 114-105 road victory over one of the NBA's hottest teams.
While the debate rages on whether the Nuggets should have rested so much firepower for a nationally televised game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone found a lot to like about the performance.
The Nuggets (44-25) share second place in the Western Conference, but have just a one-game lead on the Lakers (42-25). Denver has wobbled of late -- going 3-3 since March 9 -- while earning a 131-126 home victory over the Lakers on Friday.
Denver has a 2-1 lead over Los Angeles heading into the final game of the season series. Counting playoff games, the Nuggets have won 14 of 16 matchups with the Lakers going back to January 2023.
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