Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points, rookie Cole Anthony had a career-high 21 points and the Orlando Magic avoided another fourth-quarter letdown as they beat the Charlotte Hornets 117-108 on Monday night at Amway Center.
It wasn’t pretty down the stretch, as the Hornets carved eight points out of a 15-point lead and got within nine after a sequence of fouls led to free throws.
But Charlotte (7-10) couldn’t knock down 3s and Orlando (8-10) was able to sprinkle in enough free throws to hold on.