Game ID: 22300463
Orlando Magic @ Golden State Warriors
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 30 25 32 34 121ORL 28 27 26 34 115
GSW vs ORL ScoutingGSW vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 5 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 10 min since (86% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 6 min since (57% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 6 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 12/22, returns tonight: 29 min (107% of 27)
OUT Payton II missed 11 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 6 min since (57% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 7 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 12 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 8 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 13 since 11/30, returns tonight: 9 min (60% of 16)
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 27 min since (101% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 6 min since (56% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 9 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 28 min since (102% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 12/30 after 13, 9 min since (60% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 10 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 12/30 after 13, 10 min since (64% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 11 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 6 min (32% of 18)
OUT Joseph missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 9 min (75% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 3 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 12/30 after 13, 10 min since (64% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 12 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 4 since 12/30, returns tonight: 6 min (61% of 11)
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 6 min since (32% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 9 min since (75% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 13 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 14 min since (78% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 12 min since (101% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 6 min since (61% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Suggs missed 2 since 12/21, returns tonight: 29 min (106% of 28)
OUT Fultz missed 20 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 4 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Carter Jr. back 12/20 after 20, 20 min since (80% of 26)
NEW Black 16 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Fultz missed 21 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 5 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 29 min since (106% of 28)
BACK Carter Jr. back 12/20 after 20, 21 min since (80% of 26)
NEW Black 16 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 22 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 6 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 29 min since (105% of 28)
BACK Carter Jr. back 12/20 after 20, 21 min since (81% of 26)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Gar. Harris missed 2 since 12/27, returns tonight: 32 min (134% of 24)
OUT Fultz missed 23 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 7 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 30 min since (107% of 28)
NEW Black 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 24 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 8 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 28)
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 32 min since (134% of 24)
NEW Black 16 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Fultz missed 25 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 9 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 12/29, returns tonight: 38 min (322% of 12)
BACK Suggs back 12/26 after 2, 30 min since (108% of 28)
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 31 min since (126% of 24)
NEW F. Wagner 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Black 16 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 26 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 10 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 38 min since (322% of 12)
NEW Black 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 27 since 11/11, returns tonight: 15 min (73% of 20)
OUT Ingles missed 11 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 12/31 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 34 min since (292% of 12)
NEW Suggs 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 27 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Ingles missed 12 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 1/07 after 27, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Queen back 1/03 after 3, 25 min since (211% of 12)
NEW Banchero 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Suggs 28 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Wiggins at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Green (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 27 a game. Without Fultz (24 straight), Ingles (8 straight), Isaac (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Golden State's 21 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Orlando plus-3. Call it Golden State 116, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
12/23 vs POR 126-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 126-106. GSW shot 58% (48 of 83) to POR's 45%, 10 of 33 from three. GSW turned it over 16 times to POR's 11, and POR turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 49-30 for them. Thompson led with 28 (11 of 16, 6 of 10 from three); Curry added 27, Podziemski 15. The hinge was Q2, 34-16: GSW came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 23. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/25 @ DEN 114-120 — GSW notes
GSW lost 114-120. GSW shot 46% (40 of 87) to DEN's 49%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DEN's 32. Wiggins led with 22 (7 of 11, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Curry added 18, Šarić 14. Q2 was theirs, 28-24, turning a 3-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-86 against them. Curry's -26 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 vs MIA 102-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 102-114. GSW shot 42% (37 of 88) to MIA's 48%, 8 of 33 from three. GSW turned it over 13 times to MIA's 7. Curry led with 13 (3 of 15, 2 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 13, Wiggins 11. Q1 was theirs, 25-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Thompson's -26 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs DAL 122-132 — GSW notes
GSW lost 122-132. GSW took 15 more shots (103 to 88), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DAL's 56%, 19 of 48 from three, and got to the line 13 times to DAL's 22. Curry led with 25 (9 of 25, 6 of 15 from three); Paul added 24, Jackson-Davis 17. Q4 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 12 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 101-89 against them. Paul's -10 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 vs ORL 121-115 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-115. GSW shot 54% (42 of 78) to ORL's 45%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ORL's 23 — 24 points from the stripe to their 19. GSW turned it over 12 times to ORL's 17. Curry led with 36 (12 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Kuminga added 19, Thompson 15. The hinge was Q3, 32-26: from level to 6 ahead. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/04 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Wiggins at 14 a game. Without Green (10 straight), Moody (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Murray at 21 and Jokić at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 117 and the arc, Denver at 39 percent from three to Golden State's 34. Call it Denver 115, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
1/05 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 15 a game. Without Green (11 straight), Moody (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 133, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Stewart (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the defense, Golden State allowing 122 a night to Detroit's 133. Call it Golden State 123, Detroit 118.
1/07 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 15 a game. Without Green (12 straight), Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 28 and Barnes at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Dick (5 straight), Freeman-Liberty (33 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to Golden State's 23 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-0 a night and Toronto minus-4. Call it Golden State 119, Toronto 118, Toronto keeping it close.
1/10 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Thompson at 17 a game. Without Green (13 straight), Payton II (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 102, shooting 50 percent and 47 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 21 and Williamson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 124 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-11 a night and Golden State minus-0. Call it New Orleans 117, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
12/26 @ WAS 127-119 — ORL notes
ORL won 127-119. ORL shot 53% (49 of 93) to WAS's 49%, 12 of 26 from three. F. Wagner led with 28 (10 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Banchero added 24, Black 23. The hinge was Q3, 35-28: a lead of 3 became 10, and the lead reached 17. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/27 vs PHI 92-112 — ORL notes
ORL lost 92-112. ORL shot 39% (31 of 79) to PHI's 47%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 24 times to PHI's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. ORL turned it over 16 times to PHI's 10, and PHI turned those into 10 steals. F. Wagner led with 24 (8 of 16, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Suggs added 20, Banchero 19. Q1 was theirs, 25-26, but the other 3 periods went 86-67 against them. F. Wagner's -22 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 vs NYK 117-108 — ORL notes
ORL won 117-108. ORL shot 45% (40 of 89) to NYK's 44%, 7 of 33 from three, and went to the line 40 times to NYK's 29 — 30 points from the stripe to their 26. F. Wagner led with 32 (11 of 19, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Banchero added 29, Suggs 21. The hinge was Q2, 29-15: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 20. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/31 @ PHX 107-112 — ORL notes
ORL lost 107-112. ORL shot 47% (42 of 90) to PHX's 50%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. ORL turned it over 15 times to PHX's 6, and PHX turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 45-35 for them. Banchero led with 28 (12 of 23, 2 of 6 from three); F. Wagner added 27, Carter Jr. 17. Q3 was theirs, 29-22, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 90-78 against them. Black's -19 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 @ GSW 115-121 — ORL notes
ORL lost 115-121. ORL took 14 more shots (92 to 78), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to GSW's 54%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 23 times to GSW's 37. ORL turned it over 17 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 9 steals. Banchero led with 27 (8 of 20, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); F. Wagner added 25, Bitadze 13. Q2 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 2 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 96-88 against them. Bitadze's -15 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 31 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 25 a game. Without Fultz (25 straight), Ingles (9 straight), Isaac (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Sacramento's 17. Call it Sacramento 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
1/05 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and F. Wagner at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Fultz (26 straight), Ingles (10 straight), Isaac (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to Denver's 12 and the defense, Denver allowing 112 a night to Orlando's 118. Call it Denver 117, Orlando 111.
1/07 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. Without Fultz (27 straight), Ingles (11 straight), Isaac (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hunter (7 straight), Krejčí (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 40 percent from three to Atlanta's 32 and the defense, Orlando allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Orlando 123, Atlanta 118.
1/09 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 33 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. Without F. Wagner (2 straight), Carter Jr. (2 straight), Gar. Harris (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 44 percent from three to Minnesota's 36 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 109 a night to Orlando's 120. Call it Orlando 114, Minnesota 112, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
ORL/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Curry scores 36 points to lead the Warriors past the Magic 121-115
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry scored 36 points and delivered on key plays in the fourth quarter to help the Golden State Warriors snap a three-game losing streak with a 121-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.
Curry scored or set up 13 straight Warriors points in a four-minute stretch late in the fourth quarter that proved to be the difference.
“Steph was amazing,” coach Steve Kerr said. “But Steph is always amazing. Even when he doesn’t score 36 points, just the attention he draws defensively, what he does to an opposing defense, the way he opens up the floor, he's a remarkable player. He really got himself going on a night when we needed it.”
Jonathan Kuminga added 19 points and Klay Thompson scored 15 for the Warriors, who got their first win in three tries on a season-high, seven-game homestand.
“It was huge,” guard Chris Paul said. “We've been struggling to get wins. It’s hard to win in this league. That team is a young team, well coached. They've been playing hard all season long, so this was a good win for us.”
Paolo Banchero and 27 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando, while Franz Wagner added 25 points. The Magic have lost their first two games on a four-game road trip.
Curry hit two 3-pointers and assisted on two other baskets during a flurry midway through the third quarter that helped the Warriors build a small lead that the Magic were able to erase when he went bench for his second-half rest.
But Curry then took over down the stretch after returning with 8:33 to play. He scored on a drive to put Golden State up 101-97 and then hit a step-back 3-pointer on the next possession to make 104-97.
Curry added assists on back-to-back baskets by Thompson and Kuminga to make it 110-101 with 2:29 to play and the Warriors held on from there.
“They have an elite shot maker and Hall of Fame player in Steph Curry,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “That's what we got.”
The first half ended with excitement as Curry converted on a four-point play with 3.5 seconds remaining to put Golden State up 55-52. Gary Harris answered with a 3 at the buzzer to tie the game for Orlando.
The Warriors improved to 9-9 this season without suspended forward Draymond Green , who has missed the last 10 games for an indefinite suspension for hitting Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Kerr said before the game that he has been texting with Green but hasn't seen him in the team facility and has no date of a possible return.
“We’ve been giving him his space, he’s been giving us ours,” Kerr said.
The Warriors lost another key player when Gary Payton II injured his hamstring late in the third quarter and didn't return. Kerr had no update on the severity of the injury that came in Payton's second game back after missing a month with a calf injury.
“I feel bad for him more than anything,” Kerr said. “Feel bad for us too, but mainly for him. He’s been out four or five weeks. He worked hard to get back to this point. He makes such a big impact for us. Fingers crossed that he’s not out too long.”