Paul George scored 26 points (14 in the paint), and the Oklahoma City Thunder closed the third quarter on a 9-0 run to beat the Orlando Magic 112-105.
The Magic led 77-75 with 2:20 left in the third quarter. Terrance Ferguson’s driving dunk put the Thunder ahead for good with 1:11 left in the quarter. They took an 84-77 lead after three quarters and led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter.
The Magic got within 86-83 on Bismack Biyombo’s free throw with 9:25 to play, but Raymond Felton answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Magic got no closer than 89-85.
Felton scored 13 points off the bench. Russell Westbrook assisted on 5 of Steven Adams’ 6 baskets.
For the Magic, Jonathon Simmons had 19 points (10 in the paint) and 4 steals, and Aaron Gordon went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Magic gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Thunder missed. The Thunder outscored the Magic 48-24 off the bench.