The Orlando Magic didn’t constantly discover solutions to decelerate the Sacramento Kings’ high-octane offense in Monday’s 136-11 loss at Golden 1 Center.
The Kings picked the Magic aside early. They took benefit of Orlando’s lackadaisical point-of-attack protection by driving into the paint for finishes on the rim (20 first-quarter factors within the paint) or kickouts for 3s (7 first-quarter 3s) to take a 41-31 lead on the finish of the primary.
Once the Kings’ sizzling taking pictures cooled off, the Magic struggled to seize defensive rebounds. Sacramento had 7 second-quarter offensive boards, serving to the Kings outscore the Magic 31-21 within the quarter.
Despite chopping the deficit to six within the second as a result of they received steals and stops and scored in transition, the Magic trailed 72-52 at halftime.
The Magic (15-26) trimmed Sacramento’s result in 11 halfway by means of the third, however they didn’t get sufficient stops to get any nearer, permitting the Kings (21-18) to make a franchise-high 23 3s.
The defeat was the Magic’s first of the five-game West Coast street journey that started with a victory on Saturday in San Francisco.
The Kings, who had eight gamers rating in double figures led by Harrison Barnes’ 30, shot 53.6% (52 of 97) from the sphere and made half their 3s.
Paolo Banchero (17 factors, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and three steals) was amongst six Magic gamers who scored in double figures.
The Magic performed Trail Blazers in Portland on Tuesday within the second night time of a back-to-back.
Bol Bol cleared the league’s COVID-19 well being and security protocols Monday afternoon and met the workforce in Portland.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at [email protected] or comply with him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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