Kings 136, Magic 111: Orlando allows Kings to establish franchise-record in threes made

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The Magic shot 54. 2 percent in the quarter, with Markelle Fultz going 4-for-4 from the area for eight points, but Orlando routed 41-31 after the first. A 7-2 Kings go to open the 2nd enhanced the cause 15 as the Magic were held to one field objective over the initial four-plus mins of the quarter. The Magic answered with a 9-2 run, topped by a Franz Wagner 3, to trim the deficit to 48-40 with just under 7 minutes left in the half. After Barnes scored six straight for the Kings, Banchero and Murray traded threes among 3 in the quarter for Murray). Malik Monk adhered to with a three-point play en path to the Kings constructing a 72-52 lead going into the break. The Kings shot 12-for-26 from 3 in the fifty percent while the Magic went just 4-for-20. Barnes didn't miss a shot, going 7-for-7 in the half for 17 factors Kings Store. The lead got to as several as 24 early in the 3rd prior to Gary Harris, Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero each struck threes over a one-minute span to reduce it to 81-63. The Magic soon went on a 12-2 run, covered when Wendell Carter Jr. obstructed a hook shot by Domantas Sabonis and afterwards drained pipes a 3 at the various other end to bring Orlando within 89-77 with 4:40 left in the third. Out of a Kings timeout, Keegan Murray addressed with a 3 and Davion Mitchell quickly added one more from the edge to push the Sacramento lead up to 92-77. The Magic were then restricted to just 2 field objectives over the following four-plus mins. The Kings closed the quarter on an 11-2 run, covered by back-to-back three-point plays, as the lead expanded back to 23 at 107-84 by the end of the lead reached 31 points in the fourth.