Curry scores 41 as Warriors beat Magic 126-119 in overtime

Stephen Curry scored 41 points and made all 10 of his free throws, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 126-119 in overtime on Saturday, November 7.

Curry shot 13-of-19 from the field and 5-of-10 from 3-point range. His free throw with 1:38 left in overtime put Golden State ahead 120-118, and his 8-foot jumper with 54.1 seconds left made it 122-118.

Golden State (7-3) outscored Orlando 16-9 in the extra period after the Magic (2-7) came back from 16 points down. Orlando played without Desmond Bane, who was out with illness.

The Warriors opened with a 10-0 run in the first quarter that made it 23-9 and led 57-41 late in the second. Orlando scored 37 points in the third quarter, including an 11-0 run that put it ahead 72-69.

The Magic led by six, 83-77, early in the fourth quarter. The teams were tied 14 times and traded the lead 10 times. Golden State led 96-94 with five minutes left in regulation and outscored Orlando 30-25 the rest of the way.

Wendell Carter Jr. made two free throws in overtime to cut the lead to 122-119. Yaxel Lendeborg answered with a dunk off a pass from Georges Niang with 11 seconds left, then made two free throws for the final score. Lendeborg finished with 23 points.

Draymond Green scored two points but handed out 13 assists. Brandin Podziemski made four of his five 3-point attempts, and the Golden State bench outscored Orlando's 42-31.

Franz Wagner led Orlando with 30 points and 11 assists, though he committed six turnovers. Carter had 19 points and 11 rebounds but made 4 of 9 free throws. Jamal Cain added 18 points and 12 rebounds off the bench, and Tristan Da Silva scored 19 on 7-of-21 shooting.

Orlando grabbed 24 offensive rebounds to Golden State's three and still lost. The Warriors finished with an effective field goal percentage of 63.1 against the Magic's 46.

Up next

Warriors: home against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, November 9.

Magic: at the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, November 10.