Orlando Magic at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationBanchero, Wagner fuel late rally as Magic move into 7th in East with a 116-105 win over Spurs
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 23 points as the Magic won for the fifth time in seven games. Orlando (37-40) moved ahead of Atlanta (36-39) and into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points for San Antonio, which lost its fifth straight. Julian Champagnie scored 19 points, Stephon Castle 16 and Chris Paul 10.
Orlando outscored San Antonio 37-21 in the final quarter after trailing much of the game.
The Spurs had a 9-0 run bridging the first and second halves, building a 68-61 lead two minutes into the third quarter.
San Antonio's Jeremy Sochan, who has been starting at center, was ruled out 40 minutes before the game due to back spasms. Sochan was warming up an hour before the game, but left the court for evaluation.
Spurs: San Antonio is mathematically eligible for the final berth in the play-in tournament, but is five games behind Sacramento with seven games remaining in the regular season.
Regular Season Series
ORL wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 116 - 105 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 105 |
| 4th 8.0 |  |
Julian Champagnie makes dunk (Malaki Branham assists) | 116 - 105 |
| 4th 12.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 116 - 103 |
| 4th 36.0 | |
Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | 116 - 103 |
Statistics
 ORL |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-90 | FG | 40-81 |
| 47.8 | Field Goal % | 49.4 |
| 18-47 | 3PT | 13-32 |
| 38.3 | Three Point % | 40.6 |
| 12-12 | FT | 12-17 |
| 100.0 | Free Throw % | 70.6 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 11 |
San Antonio Spurs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell, SG | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jeremy Sochan, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Victor Wembanyama, C | Out | Mar 27 |
| De'Aaron Fox, PG | Out | Mar 13 |
| Riley Minix, F | Out | Jan 15 |
Orlando Magic Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Suggs, SG | Out | Mar 4 |
| Moritz Wagner, C | Out | Jan 9 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,770 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
 Atlanta |
40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
 Miami |
37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
 Washington |
18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | - | L3 |
 Memphis |
48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | W1 |
 Dallas |
39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | L1 |
 San Antonio |
34 | 48 | .415 | 18 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
21 | 61 | .256 | 31 | L7 |
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