Nikola Vučević had 30 points, 16 rebounds and a season-high 10 assists, his first triple-double of the season, and the Orlando Magic beat the Golden State Warriors 124-120.
Chuma Okeke’s corner 3-pointer answered Stephen Curry’s 13-foot floater and put the Magic back ahead for good with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors got within 121-120 on Curry’s 3-pointer with 23 seconds to play, but Vučević answered with 2 free throws, and the Warriors got no closer.
Terrence Ross’ 3-pointer with 1:48 left made it 119-114, and James Ennis III’s free throw with 2.9 seconds left put it away at 124-120.
During clutch time, the Magic outscored the Warriors 14-5. Vučević scored 6 of the Magic’s 14 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Ross had 2 of his 3 steals.
Evan Fournier had 28 points (7 during a 12-0 run across the second and third quarters) and 6 assists, and Ross added 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 3 steals off the bench. The Magic had 3 20-point scorers. Vučević and Okeke set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Curry had 29 points and 11 assists, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 26 points and 4 steals.
The Magic went 14 for 17 at the line to the Warriors’ 9 for 15. The Magic outscored the Warriors 28-10 in 7 minutes with Vučević, Ross, Fournier, Carter-Williams and Okeke on the floor together.