Stephen Curry scored 41 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 126-119 in overtime for their seventh straight win.
Jamal Cain tipped in Wendell Carter Jr.’s missed shot with 1.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 110 for the Magic, but the Warriors outscored them 16-9 in overtime.
Yaxel Lendeborg’s dunk with 11.0 seconds left in overtime made it 124-119 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Magic 29-25. Curry (Clutch Player of the Year, 2023-24) scored 17 of the Warriors’ 29 on 6 for 8 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Draymond Green had 7 of his 13 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Georges Niang and Curry that tied the game and 3 on baskets by Lendeborg and Curry that put the Warriors ahead. In that stretch, Brandin Podziemski had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Warriors scored 4 points off them.
Lendeborg had 23 points (12 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. Green assisted on 6 of Curry’s 13 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Magic, Franz Wagner had 30 points and 11 assists.
The Warriors shot 53.8% from the field and 46.9% from 3 to the Magic’s 38.1% and 33.3%. They took 43 of their 80 shots in the paint away from the rim (54%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 19%. The Magic outscored the Warriors 26-10 off turnovers. Wendell Carter Jr. fouled out.