National Basketball Association
Sacramento 126, Orlando 123
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 5, 2022
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#7 Lauren Holtkamp, #40 Leon Wood, #16 David Guthrie
Attendance:
18846
By Field Level Media
De'Aaron Fox bombed in a desperation 31-footer to beat the final horn of overtime as part of a 37-point performance, and the visiting Sacramento Kings survived a frantic finish Saturday night to outlast the Orlando Magic 126-123.
The Kings spoiled a season-best 33 points by Magic rookie Paolo Banchero.
The Kings seemed to be in good shape to win for a second time on their three-game Eastern swing when Malik Monk's two free throws gave the visitors a 123-119 lead with just 14.1 seconds remaining in overtime.
But Jalen Suggs hit two foul shots of his own with still 11.7 seconds to play. When Chuma Okeke turned a Monk turnover into a dunk, all of a sudden the score was tied at 123-all with just 2.5 seconds left.
The Kings then rushed the ball to Fox, who barely got past half court before rising and drilling his game-winner.
Fox had forced overtime with a short jumper to tie the game with 25.4 seconds left in regulation.
The Magic had the final two shots of regulation, but Franz Wagner misfired on a 3-pointer and, after grabbing the offensive rebound, Suggs couldn't connect on a buzzer-beating 3, prompting the extra five minutes in a 106-all tie.
Down by as many as 20 in the third quarter, the Kings went up 92-82 when Monk nailed a 3-pointer with 9:55 to go. But Banchero and Bol Bol did all the scoring in a 12-0 Magic flurry that helped them regain a 94-92 lead with 6:09 left and set up the tight finish.
The late tension belied a dramatically uneven first three quarters. The Magic ran off to a 65-47 halftime advantage before the Kings used 14-2 and 16-4 flurries in the third period to reverse things and go up 83-77.
Domantas Sabonis backed Fox in the scoring column with 25 points as part of a double-double with a team-high 11 rebounds. He also found time for a team-high six assists.
Monk and Trey Lyles added 15 points apiece for the Kings, who outscored the Magic 45-12 on 3-pointers.
Banchero complemented his 33 points with a season-high 16 rebounds, while Wagner finished with 31 points, Bol 23 and Wendell Carter Jr. 17.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Orlando |
De'Aaron Fox 37 |
Scoring |
Paolo Banchero 33 |
Domantas Sabonis 6 |
Assists |
Jalen Suggs 7 |
Domantas Sabonis 11 |
Rebounds |
Paolo Banchero 16 |
De'Aaron Fox 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Paolo Banchero 5 |
Harrison Barnes 1 |
Steals |
Franz Wagner 3 |
Terence Davis 1 |
Blocks |
Chuma Okeke 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
126 |
50.5 |
15-40 |
17-26 |
24 |
36 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
Orlando
|
123 |
54.3 |
4-23 |
19-20 |
27 |
48 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Houston. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .286 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Kings have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .400 after a loss.