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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Evan Fournier scored 29 points and Serge Ibaka added 17 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 102-94 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.In one of their better offensive games this season, the Magic had five players score in double figures with Aaron Gordon contributing a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while reserve Jeff Green scored 15 points. The Magic (2-3) won back-to-back games for the first time this season as they returned home from a three-game trip.DeMarcus Cousins led all scorers with 33 points, while Rudy Gay added 16 for the Kings (2-4), who have lost three straight on their current five-game road swing.Orlando took the lead for good late in the second quarter but had to hold off the Kings, who pulled within 94-95 in the final five minutes when Cousins knocked down a jumper. But the Magic pulled away down the stretch with big free throws from Gordon and Fournier.The Magic stepped up defensively in the second quarter, limiting Gay to two points and Cousins to none after the two had scored 10 and 14 points, respectively, in the first quarter. Orlando also received some timely scoring from Green, Fournier, D.J. Augustin and Gordon as the Magic overcame an eight-point first-quarter deficit to take a 56-50 lead into halftime.TIP-INSKings: The Kings signed veteran free agent G Jordan Farmar to a contract on Tuesday in hopes of adding some flexibility to the backcourt. ...The NBA announced Wednesday that F Matt Barnes has been fined $15,000 for directing inappropriate language at game officials during the Kings 108-96 overtime loss at Miami on Tuesday.Magic: C Bismack Biyombo, who entered Thursday nights game shooting 50 percent from the free throw line, said he has been coming back to the arena at night to practice his free throw shooting. ...The Magic have made at least one 3-pointer in 743 consecutive games dating to March 17, 2007. Its the fifth-longest streak in the NBA.UP NEXTKings: Sacramentos early five-game road swing continues Saturday night in Milwaukee.Magic: Orlando will play host to the struggling Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Air Jordan 19 For Sale . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Cheap Jordan .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. https://www.wholesalejordanshoeschina.com/ .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. Cheap Retro Jordan . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. Cheap Jordan From China . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. Lance Armstrong has pulled out of a much-hyped interview before an audience in Ireland, citing legal reasons, organisers have said.The American athlete, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles over doping, was due to appear at a sports and technology conference in Dublin on Friday.An on-stage interview at the widely-publicised ticket-only event in the Irish capitals RDS arena was to be followed by a 45-minute question and answer session open to the crowd.However, organisers One Zero said Armstrong cancelled with less than 24 hours to go on the advice of his legal team, due to an upcoming court case brought against him on behalf of the US Postal Service.Rob Hartnett, of One Zero, said: Wee are extremely disappointed that Armstrong has withdrawn at the last minute from appearing at One Zero.ddddddddddddHe has let us down, he has let his fans down and he has let down those that wanted to hear him openly discuss his past and the future of sport.One Zero said Armstrong had been contracted to speak at the event since August.In a statement on Thursday evening, they said they were acutely aware of the pending legal case and addressed the issue during negotiations some months back.Armstrong did a broadcast interview with an Irish radio station earlier this month. ' ' '