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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Antonio 103, Orlando 91
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #11 Lauren Holtkamp, #6 Tony Brown, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance: 17229

Spurs 103, Magic 91: Aron Baynes scored a career-high 18 points to help visiting San Antonio cruise past Orlando for its fifth straight win.

Manu Ginobili had 13 points while Marco Belinelli added 12 and Boris Diaw 11 for the Spurs, who moved one-half game behind the Los Angeles Clippers for fifth place in the West. Kawhi Leonard was the lone starter to reach double figures with 10 points as San Antonio's bench outscored Orlando's by a whopping 69-12 margin.

Victor Oladipo led the Magic with 24 points and Tobias Harris finished with 18. Nikola Vucevic chipped in 16 points and a game-high 11 boards while Elfrid Payton added 14 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in Orlando's fourth straight loss.

Ginobili hit a 3-pointer to end the first quarter and Diaw hit one to open the second and give San Antonio a 26-19 lead. Belinelli hit a pair from long range later in the quarter to push the margin to 36-21 and the Spurs settled for a 52-40 halftime lead.

Leonard continued the assault from the perimeter with a triple midway through the third and Ginobili was good from 3-point distance on consecutive possessions moments later as San Antonio surged ahead 82-60 entering the fourth. Orlando pulled as close as 17 points early in the fourth but trailed by as many as 25 down the stretch in losing to the Spurs for the eighth straight time.

GAME NOTEBOOK: PG Tony Parker led the San Antonio starters with 22 minutes. ... Baynes was 8-of-8 from the line and the Spurs finished 20-of-23, while Orlando was 8-of-9. ... Magic C Dewayne Dedmon chipped in seven points and 10 boards in his return from an ankle injury.
Top Game Performances
 
San Antonio   Orlando
Aron Baynes 18 Scoring Victor Oladipo 24
Boris Diaw 4 Assists Victor Oladipo 7
Cory Joseph 7 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 11
Aron Baynes 8 Free Throws Made Victor Oladipo 4
Boris Diaw 2 Steals Elfrid Payton 4
Aron Baynes 1 Blocks Nikola Vucevic 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Antonio 103 40.7 13-29 20-23 20 49 3 8 11
Orlando 91 41.9 5-17 8-9 24 50 7 7 12
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Magic have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .264 after a loss.
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against Denver. The Spurs have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .704 after a loss.