Two-way player Ignas Brazdeikis has 33 in Lakeland Magic win over Fort Wayne
Lakeland's NBA G League affiliate won its first game since returning from the all-star break and the FIBA International Cup thanks to Lakeland and Orlando Magic two-way player Ignas Brazdeikis' 33 points.
And it was an efficient scoring output with his 13-of-19 from the field, which led to a 122-111 win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Sunday at the RP Funding Center. The forward also shot two-of-three from 3.
As a team, the Magic shot 54% from the field and 46% from 3-point range.
This efficiency for the Magic showed early and often, as the Mad Ants struggled to keep up despite the effort of Fort Wayne forward Justin Anderson, who scored 19 of his game-high 38 points in the first half.
Still, Mad Ant guard Nate Hinton tipped in an offensive rebound as the second quarter buzzer sounded, which had the Magic up just five at the break.
The third and fourth quarters were all Brazdeikis, though, as he scored 22 points in the second half to pull away from the Mad Ants.
In the Magic's first game back on the road versus the Long Island Nets on Feb. 24, Lakeland lost 111-107. Lakeland guard Jeff Dowtin put up a team-high 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting and had four assists.
Next up for the Magic (5-12) will be the Grand Rapids Gold (15-17) 7 p.m. Wednesday on the road.
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