Desmond Bane had a team-high 23 points, Anthony Black led a strong bench performance with a season-best 21 and the Orlando Magic took advantage of a road-weary Golden State Warriors team to claim a 121-113 home win on Tuesday night.
Franz Wagner chipped in with 18 points and Wendell Carter Jr. logged a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Magic, who won for the fourth time in their last five games.
Stephen Curry poured in a game-high 34 points and Jimmy Butler III scored 33 for the Warriors, who were playing their fifth road game in eight days, with a trip-ending sixth contest looming Wednesday night at Miami.
Using 18-for-18 success at the free-throw line in the second quarter, Orlando built as much as a 15-point lead before settling into a 67-60 advantage at the break. The Warriors never got closer than five in the second half.
Attempting to extend a three-game winning streak, Golden State got within 99-94 with 9:09 remaining on a layup by Butler. But Black converted a driving layup and then a dunk into four consecutive points, extending the margin to nine while keeping the visitors at arm’s length.
Black hit eight of his 13 shots on a night in which the Magic shot 50.6% (43 of 85) from the field and enjoyed a 35-22 scoring advantage off the bench.
Bane shot 7-for-7 at the line, Carter made all six of his attempts, Jalen Suggs buried five straight and Wagner went 4-for-4, helping the hosts enjoy a 27-for-29 night at the stripe. Orlando outscored Golden State 27-22 at the line despite getting just one more attempt (29-28).
Bane also found time for five of Orlando’s 14 steals.
Suggs (13 points), who had a team-high eight assists, and Tristan da Silva (15 points) made it six Magic players in double figures as the team played a third straight game without injured star Paolo Banchero.
Curry’s 34 points came mostly from beyond the 3-point arc, where he went 7-for-15. His teammates, however, combined to go just 6-for-21 from deep.
Butler used 13-for-15 success at the foul line as the foundation for his season-high point total, but no other Warrior scored more than 12 and no reserve reached double figures. Butler complemented his big scoring night with a team-high seven rebounds, while Curry also found time for a game-high nine assists.
Butler and Curry also had three steals apiece.
–Field Level Media
