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03/26 21:02 CDT Magic stop 6-game losing streak by beating Kings 111-107 behind
30 points from Banchero
Magic stop 6-game losing streak by beating Kings 111-107 behind 30 points from
Banchero
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) --- Paolo Banchero had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven
assists as the Orlando Magic stopped a six-game losing streak with a 111-107
victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Banchero logged his third straight game of 30-plus points for the Magic
(39-34), who fell below the play-in cut in the Eastern Conference during their
skid that came immediately after a seven-game winning streak had propelled them
into fifth place.
This was the 25th time in Banchero's four-year career that he logged at least
30 points, five rebounds and five assists. Only Tracy McGrady (66) has more
such games.
Desmond Bane added 23 points and Jalen Suggs returned from a two-game absence
to an illness with eight points and four assists in 34 minutes for Orlando,
which forged a three-way tie with Charlotte and Miami for eighth. Atlanta
(41-32), Toronto (40-32) and Philadelphia (40-33) are just ahead, with the top
six teams in each conference guaranteed a spot in the playoffs without having
to go through the play-in games.
DeMar DeRozan had 33 points and 11 assists for the Kings, who sliced a
nine-point deficit with a little more than two minutes left down to 116-115 on
Daeqwon Plowden's 3-pointer with 50.4 seconds to go. Suggs answered with a
3-pointer with 27.4 seconds remaining to give the Magic a bigger cushion.
Plowden added 23 points on 6-for-10 shooting from 3-point range and Precious
Achiuwa had 14 points and nine rebounds for Sacramento (19-55), which is in
last place in the Western Conference.
Up next
Sacramento plays at Atlanta on Saturday. Orlando plays at Toronto on Sunday.
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