The Nets did a much better job of competing on Sunday and that's what allowed the game to stay close until the very end, but it also seemed like the amount of frontcourt injuries

Playing without Cam Thomas, Dorian Finney-Smith, Noah Clowney and Day’Ron Sharpe, the Nets also saw Ben Simmons exit with a knee contusion. They were outrebounded, 52-33, and outscored in the paint, 54-38.

Franz Wagner had 20 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocks, and the Orlando Magic claimed their sixth straight win, and second in three days over the Nets, with a 100-92 victory against Brooklyn.