Wendell Carter Jr. had a career-high 30 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 16 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 90-85.
Franz Wagner’s putback answered Isaiah Roby’s 2 free throws and put the Magic back ahead for good with 2:21 left in the fourth quarter.
Carter’s putback with 1:08 left made it 85-81, and Cole Anthony’s 2 free throws with 35.3 seconds left put it away at 87-81.
During clutch time, the Magic outscored the Thunder 12-5. Carter scored 7 of the Magic’s 12 on 2 for 2 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. With 2:52 left, Roby stole the ball from Chuma Okeke, and his free throws off it tied the game at 80.
For the Thunder, Darius Bazley scored 18 points (10 in the first quarter), and Aleksej Pokusevski went 1 for 10 from 3.
The Magic shot 38.6% from the field to the Thunder’s 32.6% and held them to 85 points. The Thunder outscored the Magic 23-6 off turnovers. The Thunder outscored the Magic 29-12 in 12 minutes with Maledon, Pokusevski, Krejčí, Waters and Sarr on the floor together.