The BreakdownGrind
Magic grind past Kings inside the arc and on the glass
The Kings made 47.1% of their threes and still lost, with 20 turnovers against Orlando's 12 offensive rebounds.
The Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 107-100 on Tuesday, and they did it the slow way. Alex Morales' putback made it 44-43 with 5:38 left in the 2nd quarter. Orlando never trailed again, and that basket started a 10-0 run. Sacramento got within 61-59 early in the 3rd quarter and never closer after it. Franz Wagner scored 33 for the Magic. Zach LaVine scored 31 for the Kings, the last 10 of them in the final 1:52.
| ORL | Stat | SAC |
|---|---|---|
| 44.4 | FG% | 43.4 |
| 27.0 | 3PT% | 47.1 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Off. rebounds | 5 |
| 90 | FG attempts | 76 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
Orlando lived inside the arc
From distance, the Kings were the sharper team. They made 47.1% of their threes; the Magic made 27.0%. Inside the arc it ran the other way. Orlando shot 56.6% on two-pointers, Sacramento 40.5%.
Wagner made 11 of his 23 shots and all 10 of his free throws. Anthony Black made 10 of his 17 shots. He had 12 points in the 1st quarter, when Orlando built its 14-point lead.
The Magic owned the offensive glass
Orlando grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to Sacramento's 5. The full count was 48 to 35. The go-ahead basket came off one of them, when Morales put back a miss. Wendell Carter Jr. had 11 rebounds for Orlando; Dylan Cardwell had 12 for Sacramento.
Sacramento gave the ball away 20 times
The Kings committed 20 turnovers, the Magic 12. Orlando took 90 shots to Sacramento's 76. Black finished with four steals. LaVine had five turnovers.
The finish was LaVine's. From 1:52 on he scored every Kings point, starting with two free throws and a step-back three. His pullup three with 0:44.7 left made it 103-98, the end of an 8-0 run. On the next trip, Wagner missed a step-back three, grabbed his own rebound and was fouled by LaVine at 0:20.6. Both free throws went in for a 105-98 lead. Darius Acuff Jr., who scored 29, missed a driving layup, and Carter's running dunk made it 107-98. LaVine's driving layup came with 0:00.5 left.
ORL ahead above the line · SAC ahead below