Orlando Magic at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationMagic use 3-point flurry to hand the Kings their franchise-record 15th straight loss
Orlando made a team-record 27 3-pointers on 50 attempts. Banchero was 5 of 7 from 3-points range and had six assists and five rebounds in the opener of a four-game trip.
The Kings broke the futility record a day after star center Domantas Sabonis and guard Zach LaVine had season-ending surgeries. The franchise had 14-game losing streaks in 1959-60 and 1971-72 while playing as the Cincinnati Royals.
The NBA record for consecutive losses is 28, set by Philadelphia over the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons and matched by Detroit in 2023–24.
The NBA-worst Kings are 12-45, with a five-game trip up next. Sacramento is winless since beating Washington at home Jan 16 for its season-best fourth straight victory.
Orlando broke the team record for 3-pointers of 25 set Jan. 3, 2004, at Sacramento in a 138-135 loss in double overtime.
Anthony Black added 20 points for Orlando. Desmond Bane had 17, Jett Howard 16, and Jevon Carter 14. Seventh in the East, the Magic improved to 29-25.
Maxime Raynaud led Sacramento with 17 points. Keegan Murray added 15, and Precious Achiuwa and Malik Monk each had 14.
Banchero had 18 points in the first half to help the Magic take a 64-55 lead.
After Sacramento cut it to 83-81 with 4:25 left in the third, Orlando closed the quarter with a 19-3 run to take a 102-84 lead into the fourth.
Tristan da Silva hit three straight 3s early in the fourth to make it 111-88. The Magic outscored the Kings 48-13 in last 16:25.
Sabonis had a meniscus tear in November, and played just 19 games this season. LaVine had surgery to repair a tendon on his right pinky finger.
The Kings started out as the Rochester Royals and also were the Kansas City-Omaha Kings and Kansas City Kings. They moved to Sacramento for the 1985-86 season.
Kings: Face San Antonio in Austin, Texas, on Saturday night.
Regular Season Series
ORL leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 131 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 131 - 94 |
| 4th 24.7 |  |
Nique Clifford lost ball turnover (Jamal Cain steals) | 131 - 94 |
| 4th 33.1 |  |
Jett Howard makes 24-foot jump bank shot | 131 - 94 |
| 4th 54.3 | |
Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | 128 - 94 |
Statistics
 ORL |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-90 | FG | 35-86 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 27-50 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 14-17 | FT | 16-20 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 29 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 37 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 76 | Percent Led | 20 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Orlando Magic Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Izaiyah Nelson, F | Out | Sep 28 |
| Jonathan Isaac, F | Day-To-Day | Sep 28 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,544 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Miami |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Orlando |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Washington |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Charlotte |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 LA Clippers |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 LA Lakers |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Sacramento |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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