Stephen Curry went for a game-high 26 points, Quinten Post contributed three hoops to a 19-2 flurry bridging the third and fourth quarters, and the Golden State Warriors ran away from the Orlando Magic for a 120-97 victory Monday night in San Francisco.
Jimmy Butler III chipped in with 21 points and Moses Moody 20 for the Warriors, whose 23-point margin of victory was their second-largest in a home game this season.
Paolo Banchero had 21 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and Anthony Black 19 for the Magic, who fell to 1-2 on a Western swing that wraps up in Portland on Tuesday night.
Down by as many as seven points earlier in the game and still trailing 81-80 after a Jase Richardson layup with 3:59 remaining in the third quarter, the Warriors finished the period on a 9-2 run, getting a dunk from Post and a 3-pointer from Butler among their four hoops.
The short break between periods didn’t stall the Golden State momentum, as Post added two more hoops, Moody a 3-pointer and Brandin Podziemski a three-point play in a 10-0 flurry that blew the game open at 99-83 with 9:11 to go.
The Magic were never closer than 14 the rest of the way en route to their smallest point total of the season.
Butler made seven of his nine shots and Moody eight of his 11 for the Warriors, who wound up at 52% for the game. The Magic finished at 41%.
Golden State also took advantage of 18 Orlando turnovers, which the Warriors converted into 21 points. Curry, De’Anthony Melton and Gui Santos had two steals apiece.
Post finished with eight points to go with a game-high-tying 12 rebounds, while Curry found time for a team-high six assists.
Banchero completed a double-double with a game-high-tying 12 rebounds for the Magic while also finding time for a game-high seven assists.
Richardson added 11 points and Tyus Jones swiped four steals for Orlando, which defeared Golden State 121-113 in Florida in November.
–Field Level Media
