Curry decides it after Orlando’s third-quarter blitz
Golden State led by 16 at halftime and still needed an extra period. Orlando scored 37 points in the third quarter, and Jamal Cain’s tip-in with 1.5 seconds left in regulation forced overtime, the 12th tie of the final period. The Magic were without Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Jonathan Isaac and Jalen Suggs, and they still nearly stole it.
Tristan da Silva’s 3-pointer, Orlando’s 18th of the night, put the visitors up 118-117 with 2:24 left in overtime. Then Stephen Curry took over. He drove for an 8-foot floater and drew a foul from Wendell Carter Jr., then hit the free throw for a two-point lead. Carter missed two chances to tie. Curry answered with the same floater, this time without the foul, to make it 122-118.
Yaxel Lendeborg closed it with a dunk and two free throws. Final score: Warriors 126, Magic 119, on Saturday night in San Francisco.
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Curry finished with 41 points, his second 40-point game of the season. It was his 16th since turning 35, which breaks a tie with LeBron James for the most in NBA history, according to Field Level Media.
Lendeborg had 23 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Brandin Podziemski added 15, Georges Niang had 11, and Draymond Green gave out a game-high 13 assists with just two points.
The numbers explain why this was close. Golden State were outrebounded 24-3 on the offensive glass and outscored 26-10 off turnovers, yet they extended their winning streak to seven.
Franz Wagner led Orlando with 30 points and 11 assists. Carter had 19 points and 11 rebounds, six of them offensive, while Cain and Anthony Black scored 18 apiece. The loss was Orlando’s fourth in a row.
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