Verizon Game Rewind | Magic Hold On Late Over Warriors at Amway Center - March 22, 2022

For the second straight game, the Warriors had chances to win in late moments, but ended up on the wrong side of the scoreboard, losing 94-90 to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night at Amway Center.

Magic rookie Franz Wagner scored five points in the game’s final 13.2 seconds to lead the Magic to their fourth win in seven games. Jordan Poole led the Warriors with 26 points, including 21 points in the second half. Klay Thompson added 15 points, while Otto Porter Jr. recorded 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Jordan Poole recorded 26 points in Tuesday night’s loss, scoring 20-plus points in 10 straight games for the Dubs. That puts him in some rare company with the franchise, becoming the youngest Warrior with a streak of that length since Rick Barry in 1965-66 and just the third Warriors since the 2013-14 season to score 20-or-more points in at least 10 consecutive games (Stephen Curry 14 times, Kevin Durant four times). Poole is averaging 25.2 points per game since March 3 and has made 44 3-pointers in that span, tied for the most in the NBA.

After a 16-point, 16-rebound effort on Sunday night, Otto Porter Jr. put on an encore performance on Tuesday, recording 14 points and 15 rebounds. The forward shot 5-of-8 from the floor and 2-of-3 from 3-point range. It was the fourth double-double of the season for Porter, and the second in as many games. He is the first Warriors since Kevin Durant in 2016 to record back-to-back 15-rebound games.

After a 38-point first half, the Warriors exploded for 36 points in the third quarter to turn an eight-point deficit into a nine-point lead. The Dubs shot 7-for-11 (63.6%) from 3-point range in the third quarter and 12-for-23 (52.2%) from the field.

The Warriors made just one of their first nine attempts from the field, scoring just two points in the game’s first four minutes. The Warriors trailed 25-17 after the first quarter, shooting 29.2 percent from the floor and missing all seven of their 3-point attempts.

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