The Brooklyn Nets kept alive their hopes for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, beating the Orlando Magic 101-88 on Wednesday night behind a career-high 28 points from Bojan Bogdanovic.

The Nets waited to see if the Memphis Grizzlies -- coach Lionel Hollins' former team -- could beat the Indiana Pacers later Wednesday, which would send Brooklyn to top-seeded Atlanta on Sunday for the opener of the playoffs.

If Indiana won, the Nets would miss the postseason for the first time since moving to Brooklyn in 2012.

Brooklyn snapped a two-game skid that put its postseason hopes in jeopardy after a playoff spot looked secure last week. The Nets finished 38-44 with a league-high payroll of nearly $90 million.

The game was tied at 75 after three quarters and the Magic led by one with 9 minutes remaining before the Nets took control with a 10-0 run behind seven points from Joe Johnson.

Johnson and Thaddeus Young each finished with 16 points. Bogdanovic, a rookie from Croatia, shot 12 of 17 from the field and made four 3-pointers.

Nikola Vucevic had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic, who finished 25-57. Andrew Nicholson added 18 points and nine rebounds starting in place of Tobias Harris, who had a sore right Achilles.

The Nets had moved into seventh place earlier in the month with a realistic shot at finishing sixth after six straight victories, but consecutive blowout losses to Milwaukee and Chicago left them needing help on the last night of the regular season.

Hollins said he watched the Pacers' double-overtime victory over Washington on Tuesday that moved them ahead of the Nets and would likely watch the Grizzlies if the Nets won their game. He said he hadn't contacted anyone from his former organization to tell them to get him a victory.

Indiana would also be 38-44 if it lost to Memphis, and the Nets owned the tiebreaker after winning the season series.

Orlando opened a 65-53 lead with 8 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter after a 3-pointer by Andrew Nicholson, but the Nets rallied to take the lead late in the period before the teams went to the fourth tied at 75.

The Magic went 10-20 under James Borrego, who took after the Magic fired Jacque Vaughn with a 15-37 mark on Feb. 5.

TIP-INS

Magic: The Magic fell to 0-6 at Barclays Center. Only the Clippers and Sacramento, who have only played here three times, are still winless in Brooklyn. ... Evan Fournier (sore right hip) also sat out. ... The Magic went just 5 for 13 from the foul line.

Nets: Alan Anderson missed his seventh straight game with a sprained left ankle. ... The Nets wore their Brooklyn Dodgers-inspired blue and gray uniforms on the 68th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the major league color barrier.

UP NEXT

Magic: Season over.

Nets: At Atlanta on Sunday or season over.