Thunder Outlasts Magic, 120-114
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Orlando Magic, 120-114, at Amway Center on Wednesday night.

The Thunder (26-19) opened the game with an impressive level of efficiency, racking up 60 first-half points to take a nine-point lead into intermission. However, the Magic (21-24) made its biggest move in the third quarter, wiping out all but three points of their deficit and getting as close as 113-111 with 1:49 remaining before Oklahoma City finished on a 7-3 run to close out the road win.

Dennis Schroder paced the Thunder with 31 points, adding nine assists and three rebounds. Chris Paul furnished 19 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander generated an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double that also included one assist, three steals and three blocks. Nerlens Noel and Mike Muscala posted 14 points apiece, with Noel also pulling down seven boards. Danilo Gallinari provided 12 points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Terrence Ross paced the Magic with 26 points, complementing them with three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Nikola Vucevic followed with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block. Michael Carter-Williams supplied 15 points, three assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block. Aaron Gordon registered 14 points, eight boards, three assists and one steal. Evan Fournier and Markelle Fultz contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively, while dishing out six assists apiece.

The Thunder heads back home to take on the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, while the Magic remains home to face the Boston Celtics on Friday night as well.
Posted on: 1/22/2020 6:55 PM
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