Orlando Magic's Jeff Green (34) looks for a shot against Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Orlando Magic's Jeff Green (34) looks for a shot against Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Credit: John Raoux

Orlando, Fla. — Avery Bradley scored 23 points, Jae Crowder had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics routed the Orlando Magic 117-87 on Wednesday night.

The Celtics shot 51.2 percent from the field and had seven players score in double figures, bouncing back nicely from a disappointing 107-106 loss at Houston on Monday night. Terry Rozier scored 16 points, and Amir Johnson, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart finished with 13 apiece.

It was an impressive offensive performance while playing without point guard Isaiah Thomas, who was held out after he suffered a groin injury against the Rockets. Boston trailed by one at the break, but grabbed control with a big third quarter and pulled away in the final period.

Orlando, which was coming off a 4-1 road trip, shot 37 percent from the field. D.J. Augustin scored 15 points, and Evan Fournier had 14.

The Magic came out cold in the third quarter and the Celtics took advantage. Bradley made a 3-pointer and Crowder connected on a jumper to help Boston open a 67-54 lead with 6:22 left.

Boston, which led by as many as 18 in the third quarter, converted three 3-pointers coming out of halftime after knocking down just two treys in the first half.

Cavaliers 126, Knicks 94

New York — LeBron James scored 25 points, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love also surpassed 20, and Cleveland crushed New York.

It was the Cavs’ second straight win after a three-game skid, and they did it easily in handing the Knicks their worst loss of the season. Irving led Cleveland with 28 points and Love scored 21, 16 in the first quarter.

Brandon Jennings scored 16 points for the Knicks, who had their four-game winning streak snapped and lost for the just the third time in 10 games. He started for Derrick Rose, who missed his first game of the season with lower back pain.

Hornets 87, Pacers 77

Charlotte, n.c. — Kemba Walker scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Nic Batum posted his third straight double-double and Charlotte beat Detroit.

Batum had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Hornets, who won for the third time in four games despite being held to 38 points in the first half on 27 percent shooting.

Marvin Williams returned to Charlotte’s starting lineup after missing the last six games with a hyperextended knee and finished with 12 points and five rebounds, providing a needed physicality on defense.

Hawks 103, Heat 95

Atlanta — Dwight Howard had 23 points and 17 rebounds, Paul Millsap added 21 points and Atlanta snapped a seven-game losing streak.

Dennis Schroder had 17 points for the Hawks. They had lost 10 of 11 and had gone 14 days without a victory.

Tyler Johnson scored a career-high 27 points and Goran Dragic added 21 for the Heat. Miami has lost three straight.

Rockets 134, Lakers 95

Houston — Eric Gordon made a career-high eight 3-points and scored 26 points to help Houston cruise over Los Angeles.

James Harden added 25 points in three quarters for the Rockets. They scored a season high and extended their winning streak to a season-best four games.

Nets 116, Nuggets 111

New York — Brook Lopez scored 24 points, Sean Kilpatrick had 22 and Brooklyn held off Denver.

Brooklyn led by as many as 29 points midway through the third quarter, but Denver closed to 103-99 on Kenneth Faried’s layup with 4:31 left. But Bojan Bogdanovic and Kilpatrick each made two foul shots in the final 13 seconds to help secure the win for the Nets.