Spurs Edge โฃMagic in Thrilling 114-112 Victory
ORLANDO,FL โ- A late-game foul and a game-saving block sealed a 114-112 win for theโค San Antonio โSpurs over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday,justโ 14 hours afterโ arriving at โtheirโ hotel inโ Orlando following a grueling back-to-back โฃschedule.
The game remainedโค tight in the final seconds. โขWith โapproximately six seconds remaining and the score tied, โฃDe’Aaron Fox drove pastโ Franz Wagner and was met by Jonathanโข Isaac, who was called for โaโค reach-in foul on Fox’s shotโ attempt. Foxโฃ calmlyโค sank โboth free throws, giving San Antonio a two-point lead. โOrlando โฃhad one last chance, inbounding the ball with โข1.4 seconds left. Wagner secured a clean โฃlook, catching the ball over Julian Champagnie andโค attempting a layup, but Luke Kornet delivered a timely blockโข to secure the victoryโ for โthe โSpurs.
De’Aaron Fox led all scorers โwith 31 points and 5 assists. Dylan Harper provided a spark off the bench,โ contributing 16 points, 5 โrebounds,โ and โ5 assists,โ including key baskets down the stretch.โ For the Magic,Franz โขWagner and โJalenโฃ Suggsโ paced the offense with 25 and 24 pointsโค respectively. Suggs also recorded 3 steals but fouled out with 25.6 secondsโค left in the game.
The Spurs will continue theirโ road trip Friday with a matchupโค against the โฃCleveland Cavaliers, aiming to extend their winning โstreak toโข three games.