Magic 102, Trail Blazers 94
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Center Nikola Vucevic and forward Tobias Harris each scored 25 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 102-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night at the Amway Center.
The Magic (15-11) won their third consecutive game and ninth in the last 12. The Trail Blazers (11-17), who play Sunday in Miami, lost their second consecutive game.
Harris and Vucevic had 12 and 11 rebounds, respectively. Point guard Elfrid Payton had 19 points and six rebounds. Reserve Victor Oladipo scored 15 points, including nine in the fourth quarter.
Guard C.J. McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 29 points. Point guard Damian Lillard had 17 points and 10 assists but made only 4 of 15 shots from the field and committed five turnovers. Forward Al-Farouq Aminu had 16 points and reserve forward Allen Crabbe added 14 points.
The Magic scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter -- five by Oladipo -- to build a 13-point lead and kept control throughout the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers never got closer than six points in the fourth.
The Trail Blazers rallied late with four 3-point baskets in the final 3:20 -- including two by Aminu -- but it was too little too late.
The Magic led 74-68 going into the fourth quarter.
McCollum hit the first basket of the third quarter, but that was the only time the Trail Blazers led in the second half. They trailed by as many as 11 points in the third quarter.
The Magic led 49-48 at halftime despite missing all eight of their 3-point shots. They outscored the Blazers 11-0 in fast-break points, capitalizing on 10 Portland turnovers.
Harris had 16 points and Vucevic 15 at intermission. McCollum scored 13 points in the first two quarters and hit three of his first four 3-point shots.
Vucevic had 10 points in the first quarter when the Magic jumped to a 29-26 lead.
The Trail Blazers led 45-38 late in the second quarter, but the Magic scored the next seven points. Lillard struggled early with five turnovers before halftime.
Starting Magic guard Evan Fournier dislocated the smallest finger on his left hand less than four minutes into the game when he was slapped by McCollum. He jogged to the locker room and returned to the game before the end of the quarter with his finger taped. Fournier played 12 minutes in the first half but failed to score.
NOTES: Magic rookie Mario Hezonja, the fifth pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, began playing recently as a backup point guard to Elfrid Payton and less as a shooting guard as coach Scott Skiles tries to find him more playing time. ... The Magic have had seven games (3-4) this season decided by three points or less, which is tied for the most in the NBA. ... The Magic honored former player Hedo Turkoglu before the game. He played eight seasons with the Magic, helping them reach the NBA Finals in 2009. ... Blazers reserve F Meyers Leonard made only one of his 19 3-point shots in the previous six games. ... Blazers PG Damian Lillard had made only 5 of 39 3-pointers in his six previous games against the Magic. ... Blazers coach Terry Stotts praised Skiles before the game. "He's one of the few coaches in the NBA who can put his stamp on a team right away. He did it in Chicago, in Milwaukee, and now here," Stotts said. ... The Blazers are 4-2 this season when Lillard and G C.J. McCollum combine for 50 points or more.