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San Antonio Spurs at Orlando Magic

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22-28, 9-15 Away
Final
111 - 112

26-28, 16-9 Home

Banchero makes a late go-ahead shot and Magic hold off Spurs 112-111

Paolo plays hero for Magic vs. Wemby, Spurs

Franz Wagner had 33 points and 12 rebounds, and Anthony Black scored 20 points off the Magic's bench on 8-of-9 shooting. Banchero finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 25 points on 11-for-14 shooting. Harrison Barnes added 21 points and eight rebounds, and Wembanyama finished with 18 points, nine rebounds, four steals and four blocks. Barnes hit five 3-pointers in a span of 2:13 in the first quarter.

De'Aaron Fox had nine points and nine assists in his third game with the Spurs.

Takeaways Spurs: After winning only 10 road games last season and six in the first half of this season, the Spurs had a shot at winning four times on their current road trip, which ends at Washington on Monday. But they have taken back-to-back one-point losses at Charlotte and Orlando..

Magic: Jalen Suggs missed his fifth straight game with a left quadriceps contusion and his 16th in the team's last 17 games. only five of which were won by the Magic. They hope to get Suggs back before next week's All-Star break.

Key moment Wagner had eight points and an assist to help the Magic quickly erase a 13-point deficit midway through the second half.

Key stats Black hit all three of his 3-point attempts and the Magic, who rank 24th in field-goal percentage, shot 51.1% overall.

Up next Spurs: Play at Washington on Monday night.

Magic: Play at home against Atlanta on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Magic: 58.8%
Spurs: 41.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 112
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 112
4th 2.0 Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound 111 - 112
4th 2.0 Victor Wembanyama misses 20-foot two point shot 111 - 112
4th 12.0 Anthony Black personal foul 111 - 112

Statistics

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41-77 FG 45-88
53.2 Field Goal % 51.1
13-30 3PT 10-30
43.3 Three Point % 33.3
16-20 FT 12-20
80.0 Free Throw % 60.0
34 Rebounds 45
4 Offensive Rebounds 13
30 Defensive Rebounds 32
27 Assists 19
10 Steals 10
7 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
16 Fast Break Points 18
34 Points in Paint 56
14 Fouls 18
13 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,354 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis 38 20 .655 - W1
Houston 37 22 .627 1.5 W2
Dallas 32 28 .533 7 W1
San Antonio 24 33 .421 13.5 L4
New Orleans 16 43 .271 22.5 W3

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 29 32 .475 - L2
Miami 27 30 .474 - W1
Atlanta 27 32 .458 1 L1
Charlotte 14 44 .241 13.5 L5
Washington 10 48 .172 17.5 L1
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