Cole Anthony scored 19 of his 21 points in the first half in a 112-92 romp past the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, securing a spot in at least the play-in round of the NBA postseason.
Jalen Suggs poured in 16 points, Moritz Wagner and Paolo Banchero each had 13 points and Franz Wagner added 11 points for the Magic , who have won nine of their last 11 games. Orlando led by as many as 41 points in the first half.Anthony came off the bench to shoot 9-for-12 from the field with three 3-pointers. He had 30 points against Charlotte in a November home game.Orlando shot 54.3 percent for the game and cruised despite surrendering 33 third-quarter points.
The Hornets shot 9-for-29 on 3-pointers, while Orlando had 12 baskets from 3-point range and also collected 10 offensive rebounds.Orlando shot 65 percent from the field in the first half, making half of its 16 3-point attempts. Anthony was 8-for-8 in the half.The Magic led 67-32 at halftime. The Hornets shot 34.3 percent in the half, but their defense was the larger problem. Orlando put together a 14-0 run and two 8-0 spurts during a 40-point second quarter.
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