Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony added 15 points each and the Orlando Magic broke a three-game losing streak with a 118-88 rout of the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
Nine Magic players hit at least one 3-pointer and they shot 22 for 44 from behind the arc.Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said the losing streak didn't bother him much.
“Just because it doesn’t come out on the winning end doesn’t mean you’re not playing good basketball. So you stick to the process. That’s what these guys did tonight,” Mosley said. “Obviously we came out with the win, but the best part is that we played the right way, which we were doing in the other games as well.”The win moved the Magic a game and a half behind New York in the race for the fourth Eastern Conference playoff spot.
“The loss kind of gave us energy,” Carter said. “We’ve kind of struggled with back to backs throughout this year, but we’re coming down to the nitty gritty and every game is very important to us. We all know that.”hit 3s on a second-quarter burst that gave Orlando a 43-15 lead. Memphis never again got the margin under 19.
“They dictated a lot with their defense,” said Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins." couldn’t get in the paint, couldn’t knock down an open shot. That set the tone. The Magic had an answer for everything. They had so many guys step up and play well.” The Grizzlies, who came into the game last in the NBA in scoring , field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage , shot 26.2% in the first half and 36% for the game. were added to the long list of players sidelined by injuries for the Grizzlies, who have lost seven of eight.
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