NEW ORLEANS — Evan Fournier scored 30, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:13, and the Magic won for the first time this season, 103-94 over the winless Pelicans on Tuesday night.
Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and Victor Oladipo 12 for Orlando, which like the Pelicans entered the contest at 0-3.
Eric Gordon had 21 points for New Orleans, which trimmed an 18-point, first-half deficit to 95-90 with 2:46 to go.
Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson each scored 14 for the injury-plagued Pelicans, who have given up more than 100 points in all four losses under new coach Alvin Gentry. New Orleans shot 36.6 percent (32-of-90).
AROUND THE LEAGUE: Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith will miss at least tonight's game against the Knicks and Friday's against the 76ers with a bruised right knee. He is doubtful for Sunday against the Pacers. … Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis is probable for tonight. He sustained a strained neck Monday.
Magic 103, Pelicans 94
ORLANDO (103): Fournier 12-20 2-2 30, Harris 4-11 0-0 9, Vucevic 10-21 2-2 22, Payton 4-12 0-0 8, Oladipo 4-8 3-3 12, Watson 1-1 3-3 5, Hezonja 1-2 0-0 3, A.Gordon 1-2 0-0 2, J.Smith 2-8 2-2 6, Dedmon 3-5 0-0 6, Napier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-90 12-12 103.
NEW ORLEANS (94): Babbitt 3-8 0-0 8, Davis 3-12 8-10 14, Ajinca 2-5 0-0 4, Holiday 4-13 4-6 14, E.Gordon 8-19 1-2 21, Douglas 4-6 1-1 9, Anderson 4-15 3-4 14, Cunningham 2-5 1-2 5, Gee 1-4 0-0 2, I.Smith 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-90 18-25 94.
Orlando 28 29 21 25— 103
New Orleans 17 26 26 25— 94
3-Point Goals—Orlando 7-18 (Fournier 4-9, Hezonja 1-1, Harris 1-3, Oladipo 1-3, Payton 0-2), New Orleans 12-36 (E.Gordon 4-12, Anderson 3-7, Holiday 2-3, Babbitt 2-6, I.Smith 1-1, Gee 0-1, Cunningham 0-2, Douglas 0-2, Davis 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 58 (Harris, Vucevic 13), New Orleans 55 (Davis 9). Assists—Orlando 24 (Payton 10), New Orleans 23 (I.Smith 7). Total Fouls—Orlando 18, New Orleans 14. Technicals—New Orleans Coach Gentry. A—16,876 (16,867).
Hornets 130, Bulls 105
CHICAGO (105): Snell 0-4 0-0 0, Mirotic 2-11 0-0 5, Gasol 6-11 1-2 13, Rose 2-8 0-0 4, Butler 10-16 2-5 26, Noah 0-1 0-0 0, McDermott 6-12 0-0 17, Brooks 5-8 0-0 14, Gibson 3-3 0-1 6, Moore 4-7 0-0 8, Portis 5-7 0-0 10, Bairstow 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 44-90 3-8 105.
CHARLOTTE (130): Hairston 3-5 2-2 10, Williams 2-6 0-0 4, Jefferson 7-12 0-0 14, Walker 6-12 0-0 13, Batum 4-11 9-9 18, Zeller 2-5 2-2 6, Lamb 9-10 0-1 20, Hawes 5-6 0-0 13, Lin 4-8 5-5 15, Kaminsky 2-6 0-0 6, Hansbrough 1-4 4-4 6, Roberts 1-3 0-0 2, Daniels 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 47-91 22-23 130.
Chicago 20 27 30 28— 105
Charlotte 37 32 31 30— 130
3-Point Goals—Chicago 14-30 (McDermott 5-8, Brooks 4-5, Butler 4-6, Mirotic 1-5, Gasol 0-1, Moore 0-1, Bairstow 0-1, Rose 0-3), Charlotte 14-23 (Hawes 3-3, Lin 2-2, Kaminsky 2-2, Lamb 2-3, Hairston 2-3, Daniels 1-2, Batum 1-2, Walker 1-2, Zeller 0-1, Roberts 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 40 (Gasol 8), Charlotte 56 (Williams 10). Assists—Chicago 26 (Rose 5), Charlotte 26 (Walker 5). Total Fouls—Chicago 19, Charlotte 11. A—15,136 (19,077).
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INDIANA (94): Miles 2-9 2-2 8, George 5-17 4-4 16, Mahinmi 0-0 0-0 0, G.Hill 5-12 0-0 12, Ellis 7-16 0-0 15, Turner 3-4 0-0 6, Stuckey 9-14 5-6 23, Allen 2-7 0-0 4, Budinger 0-0 0-0 0, J.Hill 5-9 0-0 10. Totals 38-88 11-12 94.
DETROIT (82): Morris 3-11 4-4 11, Ilyasova 5-13 0-0 12, Drummond 12-17 1-2 25, Jackson 8-20 2-2 20, Caldwell-Pope 4-13 4-5 12, Johnson 0-5 0-2 0, Blake 0-1 0-0 0, Bullock 0-2 0-0 0, Tolliver 0-2 0-0 0, Baynes 0-1 0-0 0, Dinwiddie 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 33-86 11-17 82.
Indiana 24 35 26 9— 94
Detroit 30 17 20 15— 82
3-Point Goals—Indiana 7-23 (Miles 2-5, G.Hill 2-6, George 2-7, Ellis 1-4, Stuckey 0-1), Detroit 5-22 (Jackson 2-4, Ilyasova 2-4, Morris 1-6, Johnson 0-1, Bullock 0-1, Blake 0-1, Tolliver 0-2, Caldwell-Pope 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 49 (George 9), Detroit 61 (Drummond 29). Assists—Indiana 21 (G.Hill, George 6), Detroit 14 (Jackson 6). Total Fouls—Indiana 19, Detroit 21. Flagrant Fouls—Stuckey. A—13,325 (22,076).
Hawks 98, Heat 92
ATLANTA (98): Bazemore 4-8 0-0 10, Millsap 4-12 4-8 12, Horford 8-17 1-1 17, Teague 9-18 6-7 26, Korver 4-11 0-0 9, Splitter 2-6 2-2 6, Schroder 1-6 2-2 4, Patterson 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 2-5 2-2 7, Holiday 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 37-90 17-22 98.
MIAMI (92): Deng 2-9 0-0 4, Bosh 4-14 0-0 9, Whiteside 11-12 1-2 23, Dragic 6-11 4-4 19, Wade 8-15 4-6 21, McRoberts 0-2 0-0 0, Chalmers 1-9 0-0 2, Johnson 3-6 1-2 7, Winslow 2-7 0-0 4, Andersen 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 38-86 11-16 92.
Atlanta 25 26 28 19— 98
Miami 24 16 25 27— 92
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 7-21 (Teague 2-2, Bazemore 2-3, Scott 1-2, Holiday 1-5, Korver 1-6, Millsap 0-3), Miami 5-28 (Dragic 3-5, Wade 1-3, Bosh 1-6, Johnson 0-1, McRoberts 0-2, Winslow 0-3, Deng 0-4, Chalmers 0-4). Rebounds—Atlanta 56 (Horford 13), Miami 55 (Bosh, Whiteside 14). Assists—Atlanta 25 (Teague 9), Miami 13 (Chalmers, Wade 3). Total Fouls—Atlanta 14, Miami 21. A—19,600 (19,600).