ORLANDO, Fla. Kyle Connor Jets Jersey . - This time, the Charlotte Hornets protected their big lead against the Orlando Magic.Kemba Walker scored 30 points, and the Hornets beat the Magic 98-90 on Saturday night to stop a five-game losing streak.Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte, which blew a 23-point lead in a 105-100 loss to Orlando on Nov. 21. Gary Neal added 16 points and Cody Zeller finished with 12.The Hornets outscored the Magic 30-9 in the second quarter, including a 22-0 run in the final seven minutes of the period. Gerald Henderson made 1 of 2 foul shots with 1.1 seconds left to make it 52-29 at the break.The stretch where we played well, we got a lot of effort points, fast breaks, and guys keeping the ball alive for second chances, Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. That gave us a cushion to play with on the road.Charlotte limited Orlando to 2-of-17 shooting and forced six turnovers in the second quarter.Our communication on defence was great and we just made some great plays, Walker said. Guys were in the right spots, helping each other and this how it has to be night in and night out.Victor Oladipo scored 21 points for the Magic, and Nik Vucevic had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Tobias Harris also had a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards.Orlando has lost three in a row, all at home.I think its the fragility of the group, Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. I have to find a group that is mentally tough enough to find some adversity in their life and be able to fight through it.Orlando shot 38 per cent (33 for 87) from the field, including a 4-for-19 night from 3-point range. The Magic were coming off a 100-98 loss to Brooklyn on Friday night.Its unacceptable for us to play with such bad effort in front of our home crowd for two nights in a row, Vucevic said. They came right at us and we didnt respond. We didnt put up with their effort and it showed. We have to have more pride in us to put up a better fight.Oladipo hit two free throws to get Orlando within one with 6:59 left in the second period, but those were the last points of the half for the Magic. Orlando went 0 for 10 with five turnovers for the rest of the quarter.Charlotte missed its first eight shots of the second half, opening the door for a 10-0 run by the Magic. Two more free throws by Oladipo cut the deficit to 52-39 with 8:20 left in the third, but the rally died quickly.Zeller had a tip-in, and Walker took over from there. The point guard scored eight of his 20 second-half points in the next four minutes, including a pair of 3-pointers that helped stretch the lead back to 20.TIP-INSHornets: Charlotte, which is 1-17 when outrebounded by opponents, beat Orlando 53-44 on the boards.Magic: F Channing Frye sprained his right elbow in the second quarter and did not return. ... Payton, who nearly had his first career triple-double in the loss to the Nets, followed the solid performance with seven points and seven assists against Charlotte. ... Orlando begins a four-game road trip Wednesday. The Magic have been considerably better in away games this season: 9-12 on the road vs. 4-12 at home.UP NEXTHornets: Visit Boston on Monday.Magic: Visit Denver on Wednesday.BACK-TO-BACK PERFORMANCEThe Magic-Hornets game was nearly identical to the one Orlando played against Brooklyn on Friday night. Orlando trailed the Nets by 26 before rallying in the fourth quarter and coming up short.Honestly, Im surprised by our lack of energy, especially after the game last night and then kind of having a repeat performance, Magic guard Ben Gordon said. Weve got to get out of the funk, take ownership in ourselves and collectively come together to play better basketball. Nikolaj Ehlers Jersey ., climbed from seventh to fifth spot in womens competition Sunday at the ISU world junior figure skating championships. Bryan Little Jersey .The Toronto Raptors guard, who will represent the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game in New Orleans on Sunday, says he doesnt complain in the face of adversity "because I know this little girl is just happy for anything. http://www.jetsauthentic.com/ .com) - Carmelo Anthony tallied 31 points to help the New York Knicks continue their improved play of late with a 100-92 victory over a short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder squad.HOUSTON -- Soony Saad scored late in the first half, and Dominic Dwyer added a penalty kick goal in the second to help 10-man Sporting Kansas City beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Friday night. Kansas City snapped a five-game winless streak to improve to 6-5-4. "For them to be able to come in here and get a win being a man down and having a lot of changes, was huge," Kansas City coach Peter Vermes said. "From that perspective, its more for us than just three points going into the (World Cup) break." Houston (5-9-2) has lost four straight -- all shutouts -- and hasnt scored in 389 minutes. Houston had a few regulars, including starting goalkeeper Tally Hall, replaced in the starting lineup. Houston coach Dominic Kinnear took responsibility for the loss. "Its my fault for giving guys a chance," Kinnear said. "Im the guy who picks the team Im the guy who makes the subs. This game is my fault today, I take 100 per cent. I dont look back on years and say, Oh that was a tough stretch in 08. I dont know. Its not a good time right now." Saad scored in the 45th minute, taking a pass from Benny Feilhaber and sending a shot into the right net from just the left of the upper half-circle. "Even with us being down a man, I feel like we stayed mentally focused and picked our moments to go," Saad said. "On the one where I scored, that was just us stepping up as a team, capitalizing on a mistake and it was perfect right before half to get momentum going into the half." Dwyer struck in the 70th, firing his penalty kick low into the right net and freezing Houston goalkeeper Tyler Deric. Sporting was awarded the penalty kick after Houstons A.J. Cochran had a hand ball in the box off a corner kick. Kansas City played the final 69 minutes a man down after Toni Dovale was given a straight red card in the 21st minute for elbowing Houstons Alex Lopez in the face. The win was Kansas Citys first since May 10 in Monntreal. Dustin Byfuglien Jets Jersey. "We were up in it today with the red card early in the game," Dwyer said. "It was a lot of running for us. We stayed in touch with the game and was able to get the three points. It was a good test of character (to be down a man). We had a lot of guys who normally dont start who came in today and had a fantastic performance from everyone on the field." Warren Creavalle had a chance to score for Houston in the 76th minute, but his shot from the right box was saved by a diving Eric Konberg. Houston had two more chances late in second-half stoppage time. Giles Barnes sent a shot from inside the upper goalkeepers box off the face of Kronberg. The rebound attempt by Will Bruin in the middle of the box was slowed by the traffic in front of the net and cleared out. "I think we need to look at everything from back to front," Barnes said. "Im sure thats exactly what we will do out on the training field. There will be some guys coming back, some people can get some extra fitness work in so that after the break we come back ready to go." Sporting Kansas City lost captain and midfielder Paulo Nagamura in the third minute after he and Cochran went up for a ball and Cochran headed Nagamura in the back of the head. Alex Martinez was substituted in for Nagamura, who was taken off the field on a stretcher and taken to the locker room where he was diagnosed with a concussion. He was not taken to a hospital. Houston lost starting defender David Horst in the ninth minute with a left leg injury after a corner kick. Horst hobbled to the sideline, and Eric Brunner came in for him. Feilhaber, who was tackled hard by Brunner on the first goal, left the game with a left shoulder injury at halftime. Both teams were down two players already due to the World Cup call-ups, with Houstons Brad David with the U.S. and Boniek Garcia with Honduras, and Kansas Citys Graham Zusi and Matt Besler with the U.S. ' ' '