In the third and final day of The International 2016 group stage, teams fought their last few series to determine the outcome of each group. Those in the winners bracket get a cushion heading into the double-elimination main stage, while the losers bracket teams will have to play a best-of-one for their survival in the tournament.Group As top placements stayed relatively stable, with OG clinching the top spot in the group on a 4-0 record for the day. Evil Geniuses followed behind, placing second despite only winning a single game on Day 3; both OG and EG won the luxury of choosing their first-round opponent in the upper bracket. Alliance surged into Day 3 with a 2-0 win over EG. The Swedish squad secured third place over Wings Gaming, who also finished 8-6, by winning the tiebreaker match.TNC Gaming, despite having an overall impressive showing during the group stage, fell one set shy of the winners bracket after a 0-2 loss to OG. 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ORLANDO, Fla. -- John Wall put up big numbers against the Orlando Magic, but coach Scott Brooks never mentioned them in discussing his teams third win in four games.Brooks was all about the Wizards defense, especially early in the first quarter when they ran off to a 19-point lead.Wall had 26 points and 10 assists, and scored the Wizards final eight after they blew that big lead to help Washington to a 94-91 victory on Friday night.Defense won this game for us, Brooks said. John set the tone defensively for us in the first quarter. His pressure on the ball and keeping (Elfrid) Payton out of the paint . he just did a good job of orchestrating our team.Otto Porter Jr. scored 19 points and Bradley Beal had 14 as all five Washington starters scored in double figures.However, the Wizards needed their defense -- and Wall -- in the final six minutes after Orlando went up 83-79 on a 3-pointer from reserve point guard D.J. Augustin.I told everybody, `Hey, lets calm down, Beal said. They went on their little run, but the game is about momentum and what turned it around was we got stops and convert. If we realize defense is going to win us games, were going to be a good team.Washington got stops on the next five possessions and went on a 7-0 run that included a 3-pointer from Porter and back-to-back layups from Marcin Gortat, who also had nine rebounds.Wall kept the Magic at bay in the last 2 minutes with a driving layup, a three-point play and 4-for-4 shooting from the free throw line.Serge Ibaka led Orlando with 19 points, while Nikola Vucevic contributed 17 points and 17 rebounds. Payton scored 15, all in the second half, and Evan Fournier had 11 as Orlando lost its third straight.Orlando used its defense to fuel the comeback from a 26-7 first-quarter deficit. The Magic didnt let the Wizards inside the paint without a fight and had a hand in the face of nearly every Washington perimeter shooter.Augustin made a three-point play and then hit a 3-pointer that gavee Orlando an 83-79 advantage with 5:47 left in the game.ddddddddddddWashington quickly regained the lead and though Orlando cut the deficit to one on two occasions, the Wizards made the lead stand up the rest of the game.I was disappointed in our guys that got us down, but to their credit we battled back and made it a game, Magic coach Frank Vogel said. We showed good competitive spirit, but you cant get down 19.TIP-INSWizards: Washington has won 13 of its last 14 games against Orlando. . The Wizards bench contributed just 12 points and nine rebounds. . This was the 36th time a game between the teams was decided by five points or less. Washington is 19-17 in those games.MAGIC: Starters Payton and Jeff Green didnt score in the first half and played only 16 minutes between them. Green had seven points. . Orlando had 15 turnovers in the first half, but only four the rest of the game. ... Fournier has scored in double figures in 15 of 16 games this season. . During the last eight games, the Magic have limited opponents to just 92.5 points and 41.7 percent shooting.TURNAROUND TIMEThe Wizards have won three of their last four, after starting the season 2-8. Weve improved from week to week, Brooks said. Sometimes your record doesnt indicate that, but I know were a better team. I like where were going.LONG DROUGHTThe Magic are last in the NBA in scoring (91.9 ppg) and last in shooting percentage (40.7), but its not for lack of good shots, Vogel said. There have been plenty of what I call `no payoff, good possessions, Vogel said. We miss a layup at the rim or an open 3 on the perimeter. Just too many dry possessions for my liking.UP NEXT:Wizards: Return home to play San Antonio on Saturday. Its the first of four straight games against Western Conference teams.Magic: Host Milwaukee on Sunday. The Bucks beat the Magic 93-89 last Monday. ' ' '