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 kick-outs 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 bought steals/stops and scored in transition, the Magic trailed 72-52 at halftime.
The Magic (15-26) trimmed Sacramento’s result in 11 halfway by way 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 en path to a victory.
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 will play the Trail Blazers in Portland on Tuesday on the second evening of a back-to-back.
Bol Bol cleared the league’s COVID-19 well being and security protocols Monday afternoon and can meet the staff in Portland. He’s anticipated to be obtainable in opposition to the Blazers.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at [email protected] or observe him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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