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Warriors fall to Magic 94-90; Suns clinch Pacific Division

Warriors fall to Magic 94-90; Suns clinch Pacific Division

Franz Wagner made three free throws with 12.2 seconds left and dunked on an inbounds play for the final points, leading the Orlando Magic to a 94-90 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

Mo Bamba's 3-pointer with 52 seconds left gave Orlando an 89-88 lead.

Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 19 points and Wagner finished with 18.

With the Warriors' loss, the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns (58-14) clinched first place in the Pacific Division.

Jordan Poole scored 26 points for the Warriors, who shot 40% for the game and had seven turnovers in the fourth quarter on the way to their third straight loss. Klay Thompson added 15 points and Otto Porter Jr. had 14 points and 15 rebounds.

The Warriors shot 7 for 24 without and failed to hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter, falling behind 25-12 before Porter and Thompson scored the final five points of the period.

Jonathan Kuminga had 10 points and four rebounds in the second quarter to keep the Warriors in it.

Golden State was 3 for 18 from 3-point range until Poole, Porter and Thompson combined for five straight in a five-minute pan, giving the Warriors with a 69-61 lead with 3:15 left in the third quarter.

Poole's long 3-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter gave Golden State its first double-digit lead of the game at 77-65.

But Markelle Fultz scored twice in a 13-0 run by the Magic while the Warriors were scoreless for nearly five minutes.

TIP-INS

Warriors: F Moses Moody missed a second game with a sore right shoulder.

Magic: One week after declaring him out for the season, the Magic announced F Jonathan Isaac has undergone a “small surgical procedure” for a right hamstring injury. Isaac has missed two straight seasons due to a torn left ACL. ... G Jalen Suggs missed a fourth straight game with a bruised right ankle. ... The Magic signed free-agent G Jeff Dowtin to a 10-day contract.

UP NEXT

Warriors: Play at Miami on Wednesday night.

Magic: Play at Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.

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