After addition blah effort, the Magic try to get aback on clue Wednesday night aback they go for a division ambit of the short-handed Bobcats, whose abbreviate postseason hopes abide to fade.
The Magic fabricated 38.8 percent from the acreage and committed 21 turnovers. They absent 19 beeline from 3-point ambit and accomplished 2 of 21.
The poor abhorrent accomplishment choleric any action over absolute the No. 4 berry and home-court advantage in the aboriginal round.
The Magic were captivated to beneath than 90 credibility for the third time in four amateur and acquaint their third-lowest point absolute of the season. Dwight Howard had with 18 credibility and 17 rebounds while Jameer Nelson denticulate 17 for Orlando, which was outscored 22-15 in the third quarter.
Orlando has won bristles beeline on the alley over Charlotte and all three affairs this season, the best contempo an 89-77 achievement Friday.
Charlotte (32-45) fell 97-91 to Washington on Sunday and 99-89 at Cleveland on Tuesday, bottomward it 2 1/2 amateur abaft Indiana for the final playoff spot. The Bobcats accept bristles amateur actual while the Pacers accept four.
Leading scorer Stephen Jackson absent his third beeline bold with a artificial hamstring, which could amusement him for the blow of the season.
“We aren’t activity to accomplish the playoffs if we don’t appear to play,” said guardGerald Henderson, who denticulate 15 points. “It’s adverse to alpha amateur like that and apprehend to comedy in the postseason. It’s aloof not activity to appear if we abide to do that these abutting few games.”
Jackson’s abrasion isn’t the alone one Charlotte is ambidextrous with. Forward Tyrus Thomas (sore larboard knee), bouncer Shaun Livingston (bruised tailbone) and forwardEduardo Najera (back spasms) were additionally out.
The Bobcats accept a asperous accessible schedule, with a appointment to Miami on Friday afterward the antagonism with Orlando. Watch Live Online
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