Magic visit reeling Kings as both look to halt skids
The Orlando Magic will have to decide whether their new look can produce wins when they visit the reeling Sacramento Kings and hope to end a four-game losing streak Tuesday night.
The Magic had season-highs in offensive rebounds and 3-point field goal attempts Saturday when their short-handed roster took the host Golden State Warriors to overtime before suffering a 126-119 defeat.
Orlando turned 24 offensive rebounds into 33 second-chance points and 54 shots from beyond the arc into 54 points, allowing it to nearly end a Golden State winning streak despite missing Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs and Jonathan Isaac.
Bane is the only one of the four who could possibly return to face the Kings. He's had two days off in the Northern California sun to help cure an illness that shelved him in San Francisco. The other three players have been ruled out.
The Magic, a below-average (34.2%) 3-point-shooting team, misfired on 36 of their 54 attempts against the Warriors, but coach Sean Sweeney loved the way eight different Orlando players hustled down misses and created second and sometimes even third cracks at the hoop.
"A number of guys did a great job getting on the boards," he told reporters after the game. "We saw a number of guys crashing from the perimeter the way we want them to. We gotta keep that up. The more opportunities and bites at the apple you get, the more chances you've got to get something done."
Wendell Carter Jr. had six of his 11 rebounds and Tristan da Silva five of his seven on the offensive glass. The team total of 24 was nine more than Orlando had in any previous game this season, and 21 more than the Warriors managed.
Led by rebound-gobbling Domantas Sabonis (14.6 per game), the Kings have been stingy at allowing opponents second opportunities this season, having given up an average of just 10.4 offensive rebounds a game. That was the third-fewest in the NBA at the start of play Monday.
But Sacramento has struggled defending the perimeter, allowing 37.9% conversions on 3-pointers, the fifth-highest success rate in the league.
The Kings allowed the Miami Heat to shoot 18-for-43 from deep in Sunday's 114-108 home loss. But they did outrebound the visitors 44-36 on a night when Sabonis was unable to play because of a sore left knee.
The injury is not considered to be serious, and the standout center has a good chance to return against the Magic. A decision will be made after pregame warmups.
Sacramento was able to get forward Keegan Murray back from a left-ankle capsulitis injury against the Heat. Following a seven-game absence, he was called upon to play 23 minutes off the bench, but struggled offensively and contributed just 10 points.
Murray, who has played just three times alongside star rookie Darius Acuff Jr., looks forward to being able to help the 19-year-old, and vice versa.
"It's going to take me a couple games to get back into playing shape," he noted to reporters before the Miami game. "I just feel good to be able to play again. For me, it's just being able to be out there and be available; that's the biggest thing for me."
Murray, however, was listed as questionable for Tuesday's game due to right wrist soreness on Monday's injury report.
Acuff, the league's top-scoring rookie at 25.9 points per game, had 32 points and 10 assists in the loss, which was Sacramento's third straight.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:20 | Magic 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:23 | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists) | 34-34 | |
| 10:43 | Anthony Black turnover (double dribble) | |||
| 10:52 | +2 | Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-31 | |
| 11:08 | Leaky Black defensive rebound | |||
| 11:08 | Jamal Cain misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:08 | Jamal Cain misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:32 | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 34-29 | |
| 11:37 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | |||
| 11:37 | Desmond Bane misses three point pullup jump shot |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | End of period | |||
| 0:01 | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | Dylan Cardwell blocks Franz Wagner's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 0:11 | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-27 | |
| 0:11 | Jase Richardson shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | |||
| 0:11 | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point pullup jump shot | 34-26 | |
| 0:31 | Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | |||
| 0:31 | Leaky Black blocks Jase Richardson's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 0:51 | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 34-23 | |
| 1:00 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point running pullup jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 34-20 | |
| 1:08 | Zach LaVine turnover (lost ball) (Franz Wagner steals) | |||
| 1:20 | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Sharp steals) | |||
| 1:27 | Jase Richardson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:27 | Emanuel Sharp misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 1:45 | Jase Richardson personal foul (Emanuel Sharp draws the foul) | |||
| 1:48 | Kings 60 second timeout | |||
| 1:48 | +2 | Jase Richardson makes two point running layup (Franz Wagner assists) | 31-20 | |
| 1:53 | De'Andre Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Franz Wagner steals) | |||
| 1:56 | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | |||
| 1:56 | Dylan Cardwell misses two point tip layup | |||
| 1:59 | Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound | |||
| 1:59 | Keegan Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 2:15 | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-20 | |
| 2:15 | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | |||
| 2:15 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 28-20 | |
| 2:30 | Keegan Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 2:34 | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Cardwell steals) | |||
| 2:46 | +1 | Dylan Cardwell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-20 | |
| 2:46 | +1 | Malik Monk makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 26-19 | |
| 2:46 | Magic technical foul (Delay of game) | |||
| 2:46 | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Loose ball) (Dylan Cardwell draws the foul) | |||
| 2:46 | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot | 26-18 | |
| 2:59 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving hook shot | 26-16 | |
| 3:11 | Dylan Cardwell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 3:27 | Kings defensive rebound | |||
| 3:27 | Keegan Murray blocks Franz Wagner's two point driving layup | |||
| 3:45 | +2 | Emanuel Sharp makes two point driving dunk | 24-16 | |
| 3:50 | Emanuel Sharp defensive rebound | |||
| 3:50 | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 4:07 | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 4:18 | Kings 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:18 | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point running dunk | 24-14 | |
| 4:21 | Emanuel Sharp turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals) | |||
| 4:36 | +3 | Anthony Black makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-14 | |
| 4:48 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 4:48 | Keegan Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:08 | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-14 | |
| 5:08 | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-14 | |
| 5:08 | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-14 | |
| 5:08 | Emanuel Sharp shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | |||
| 5:13 | Anthony Black defensive rebound | |||
| 5:13 | De'Andre Hunter misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 5:22 | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | |||
| 5:22 | Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:35 | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 17-14 | |
| 5:51 | +2 | Jase Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-11 | |
| 6:16 | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Darius Acuff Jr. assists) | 15-11 | |
| 6:35 | Magic turnover (5-second violation) | |||
| 6:35 | Magic turnover | |||
| 6:35 | Magic offensive rebound | |||
| 6:35 | Desmond Bane misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 6:49 | Darius Acuff Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 7:00 | Kings 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:00 | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving floating jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 15-9 | |
| 7:15 | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 7:15 | Zach LaVine misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 7:23 | Darius Acuff Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 7:23 | Anthony Black misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:35 | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | |||
| 7:35 | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 7:54 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 13-9 | |
| 7:54 | +3 | Magic makes three point jump shot | 13-9 | |
| 8:08 | Zach LaVine turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 8:15 | Magic delay of game violation | |||
| 8:16 | +3 | Anthony Black makes three point jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 10-9 | |
| 8:38 | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 7-9 | |
| 8:57 | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving layup (Franz Wagner assists) | 7-7 | |
| 9:17 | Jamal Cain defensive rebound | |||
| 9:17 | Darius Acuff Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:24 | Wendell Carter Jr. personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | |||
| 9:37 | +3 | Jamal Cain makes three point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 5-7 | |
| 9:58 | +2 | Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point driving bank hook shot | 2-7 | |
| 10:08 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
| 10:08 | Franz Wagner misses two point driving layup | |||
| 10:08 | Franz Wagner misses two point jump shot | |||
| 10:33 | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 2-5 | |
| 10:58 | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving layup | 2-2 | |
| 11:18 | +2 | Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-2 | |
| 11:31 | Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | |||
| 11:40 | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | |||
| 11:40 | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving dunk | |||
| 12:00 | Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Domantas Sabonis (Zach LaVine gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Magic 60 second timeout | 10:20 |
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+ 3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Dylan Cardwell assists) | 10:23 |
| Anthony Black turnover (double dribble) | 10:43 |
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+ 2 | Darius Acuff Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10:52 |
| Leaky Black defensive rebound | 11:08 |
| Jamal Cain misses three point jump shot | 11:08 |
| Jamal Cain misses three point jump shot | 11:08 |
| |
+ 2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running dunk (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 11:32 |
| De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | 11:37 |
| Desmond Bane misses three point pullup jump shot | 11:37 |
| Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound | 0:01 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 34 | 34 |
| Field Goals | 13-23 (56.5%) | 13-22 (59.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 5-8 (62.5%) | 5-7 (71.4%) |
| Free Throws | 3-3 (100.0%) | 3-3 (100.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 8 | 11 |
| Offensive | 0 | 2 |
| Defensive | 7 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 8 | 7 |
| Steals | 3 | 3 |
| Blocks | 0 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 8 |
| Fouls | 4 | 2 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Black | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 16 |
| D. Bane | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| J. Cain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| J. Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| G. Bitadze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Black | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 16 |
| D. Bane | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| J. Cain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| J. Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| G. Bitadze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Richardson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| N. Vucevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| A. Morales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| C. Castleton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 7 | 8 | 13/23 | 5/8 | 3/3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -11 | - |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. LaVine | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 10 |
| D. Hunter | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 11 |
| D. Acuff Jr. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8 |
| D. Cardwell | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 8 |
| L. Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 2 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. LaVine | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 10 |
| D. Hunter | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 11 |
| D. Acuff Jr. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8 |
| D. Cardwell | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 8 |
| L. Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 2 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Murray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| E. Sharp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| M. Monk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| S. Pedulla | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Karaban | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Plowden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Mogbo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 7 | 13/22 | 5/7 | 3/3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | +11 | - |