"The snowstorm that blanketed the area didn't last as long or come down hard enough for the Nets. They still had to play Monday night.

A surprisingly decent crowd of 11,515 braved the bad weather and icy roads to come to the Prudential Center, but the Nets didn't reward them with a complete or competitive performance.

After halftime, the Nets were buried by the combination of hot shooting, too much Dwight Howard and their own sloppiness in a 104-88 loss to the Orlando Magic.

The Nets committed 11 second-half turnovers leading to 21 Orlando points, which contributed to the Magic shooting 48.8 percent from the field. After a quiet, foul-plagued start, Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the second half. He finished with 19 and 13, respectively."