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Orlando Magic at San Antonio Spurs

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37-40, 17-21 Away
Final
116 - 105

31-44, 19-20 Home

Banchero, Wagner fuel late rally as Magic move into 7th in East with a 116-105 win over Spurs

Orlando Magic vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game Highlights

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 23 points as the Magic won for the fifth time in seven games. Orlando (37-40) moved ahead of Atlanta (36-39) and into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

Harrison Barnes scored 24 points for San Antonio, which lost its fifth straight. Julian Champagnie scored 19 points, Stephon Castle 16 and Chris Paul 10.

Orlando outscored San Antonio 37-21 in the final quarter after trailing much of the game.

The Spurs had a 9-0 run bridging the first and second halves, building a 68-61 lead two minutes into the third quarter.

San Antonio's Jeremy Sochan, who has been starting at center, was ruled out 40 minutes before the game due to back spasms. Sochan was warming up an hour before the game, but left the court for evaluation.

Takeaways Magic: Reserve forward Caleb Houstan had 12 points in 25 minutes. Houston was 4 for 8 on 3-pointers.

Spurs: San Antonio is mathematically eligible for the final berth in the play-in tournament, but is five games behind Sacramento with seven games remaining in the regular season.

Key moment San Antonio led by 11 points in the third quarter and was up 93-91 with 7:29 remaining when Orlando went on a 14-2 run to seize control. Banchero had 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the fourth.

Key stat Paul played in his 1,347th career game, surpassing Kobe Bryant for 15th place in games played in league history. Paul has played in all 75 games for the Spurs this season. At 39 years, 303 days, Paul is the second-oldest player in the league behind 40-year-old LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Up next Orlando is at Washington on Thursday. San Antonio is at Denver on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

ORL wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 105
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 105
4th 8.0 Julian Champagnie makes dunk (Malaki Branham assists) 116 - 105
4th 12.0 shot clock turnover 116 - 103
4th 36.0 Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound 116 - 103

Statistics

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43-90 FG 40-81
47.8 Field Goal % 49.4
18-47 3PT 13-32
38.3 Three Point % 40.6
12-12 FT 12-17
100.0 Free Throw % 70.6
41 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
31 Defensive Rebounds 29
28 Assists 24
12 Steals 7
7 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 17
3 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
13 Fast Break Points 13
36 Points in Paint 46
15 Fouls 14
14 Largest Lead 11
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Harper, G Day-To-Day Jul 21
Riley Minix, F Day-To-Day Jul 20
Carter Bryant, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Kelly Olynyk, PF Day-To-Day Jul 8
Devin Vassell, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Moritz Wagner, C Day-To-Day Jul 23
Jase Richardson, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Noah Penda, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Tristan da Silva, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Jalen Suggs, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,770 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7
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