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Sacramento Kings at Orlando Magic

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19-55, 6-30 Away
Final
117 - 121

39-34, 23-15 Home

Magic stop 6-game losing streak by beating Kings 111-107 behind 30 points from Banchero

Paolo Banchero throws flashy no-look pass for assist

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.

Regular Season Series

ORL wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 117 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 117 - 121
4th 3.8 Tristan da Silva defensive rebound 117 - 121
4th 4.2 Malik Monk misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot 117 - 121
4th 13.1 Desmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 2 117 - 121

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
45-88 FG 40-74
51 Field Goal % 54
14-33 3PT 13-27
42 Three Point % 48
13-16 FT 28-32
81 Free Throw % 88
35 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
26 Defensive Rebounds 29
30 Assists 22
7 Steals 2
3 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 12
2 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
16 Fast Break Points 4
48 Points in Paint 44
24 Fouls 14
3 Largest Lead 12
1 Lead Change 1
0 Percent Led 90
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Izaiyah Nelson, F Out Sep 28
Jonathan Isaac, F Day-To-Day Sep 28
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 17,256 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 0 0 .000 - -
LA Clippers 0 0 .000 - -
LA Lakers 0 0 .000 - -
Phoenix 0 0 .000 - -
Sacramento 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0
Miami - 0 - 0 0
Orlando - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Charlotte - 0 - 0 0
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