Dubs Fall Just Short in Orlando

A potential go-ahead shot in the final seconds from Alec Burks was just off the mark, and the Warriors lost a close one to the Magic, 100-96, on Sunday in Orlando.

The Warriors and Magic went down to the wire, but the Dubs couldn’t make enough plays down the stretch of a 100-96 defeat in Orlando on Sunday.

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After Glenn Robinson III put the Dubs ahead with a 3-pointer with three and a half minutes to go, the Magic responded with a 9-0 run that featured the sixth lead change of the fourth quarter. After trailing by six with less than 1:20 to go, the Dubs had a shot to tie or take the lead when they forced an Orlando five-second violation with 6.3 seconds left on the clock.

But after making a 3-pointer to get within one a few minutes earlier, Alec Burks had another look from the perimeter to win the game, but the shot was just off the mark and Orlando added a few late free throws to secure the home win.

That the Dubs missed a big 3-pointer down the stretch was only fitting. The Warriors were 6-for-23 from distance in the game, and the Magic, who came into the game ranked dead last in 3-point shooting percentage, knocked down 11 of them. Evan Fournier was responsible for six of those treys, as he paced the Magic with 32 points.

For the Warriors, Robinson led six Dubs in double figures with 19 points, bouncing back from an 0-for-10 outing in Miami to connect on eight of his 16 shot attempts. Eric Paschall added 17 points and Burks had 15 while Willie Cauley-Stein tallied his first double-double as a Warrior (11 points, 12 rebounds), but the Dubs as a team shot just 39.6 percent from the floor.

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With the loss, the Dubs fall to an NBA-worst 4-17, and they won’t have much time to dwell on the defeat, as their road trip continues on the back end of a back-to-back in Atlanta on Monday (4:30 p.m.; NBCSBA, 95.7 The Game).

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