Orlando turn on NBA magic to stun Celtics

Orlando have snapped a 14-game losing streak to beat the Boston Celtics 103-95 in the NBA.

Kyrie Irving

Boston's Kyrie Irving scores 40 points and still the Celtics lose to Orlando Magic. (AAP)

Orlando Magic won for just the third time in 20 games, overcoming Kyrie Irving's 40 points to beat the Boston Celtics 103-95 on Sunday.

Elfrid Payton had 22 points as Orlando snapped a 14-game losing streak at Boston. The Magic had lost 10 in a row on the road overall since early December.

Irving sat out Boston's previous game to rest a sore left shoulder. Despite his efforts, the Celtics dropped their season-worst third straight home game.

Evan Fournier added 19 and Aaron Gordon had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic.

Australian Aron Baynes played just five minutes for the Celtics, for one rebound and one assist.

Meanwhile, Indiana made itself at home at an arena that's rarely hospitable to visiting teams, San Antonio's AT&T Center with a 94-86 win.

Victor Oladipo scored 19 points for the Pacers on Sunday night, snapping the Spurs' 14-game home winning streak.

Patty Mills added eight points, two assists and a rebound for the Spurs list but it wasn't enough to make a difference.

San Antonio lost at home for the third time this season and the first since November 10 against Milwaukee.

"It's just a great win for this young team to come into San Antonio, where they only lost two games," Pacers coach Nate McMillan said.

"This has always been a tough place to play and to end the road trip when you're a little fatigued and a little tired. The challenge was mentally give yourself a chance by giving the effort, staying connected, playing together, and they did."

In the other two NBA games on Sunday, Jordan Clarkson had 29 points and 10 assists, Julius Randle added 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat New York 127-107 for their sixth win in eight games.

And just 11 days after an embarrassing loss to the Pistons at Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets returned the favor with 101-100 win at the Pistons new home, Little Caesar Arena.

Spencer Dinwiddie iced the victory for the Nets with a floater over Andre Drummond with just 1.1 seconds remaining to silence the home crowd.


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