Warriors Magic result: Golden State beat Orlando 126-119 in overtime for a seventh straight win, while San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points in three quarters of a 125-103 win over Portland. The rest of the night brought double-digit wins for Denver, New York and Oklahoma City.
Warriors Magic result decided in overtime
Golden State needed the extra period to close out Orlando, with Stephen Curry making the plays in overtime that separated the teams. The 126-119 final extended the Warriors' winning run to seven games, the only streak the night's results mention.
Orlando kept the game alive into overtime, but the roundup gives no detail on the possessions that forced the extra period or on how Golden State rebuilt its lead once there.
Wembanyama scores 29 in three quarters
Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points while playing only three quarters as San Antonio beat Portland 125-103. Yang Hansen finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.
The 22-point margin was the second-widest of the night, and it came with Wembanyama's minutes limited to three periods rather than a full game.
Denver, Atlanta and New York take their games
Denver beat Indiana 114-102, Atlanta held off Brooklyn 124-121 and New York handled Cleveland 109-97. The Hawks' three-point win was one of two games on the slate settled by a single possession.
Oklahoma City and Phoenix close out the slate
Oklahoma City beat Washington 114-75, the widest margin on the list, while Phoenix edged Houston 102-99. Those two results sat at opposite ends of the night's spread, one a 39-point win and the other a three-point finish.
Analysis: close finishes and blowouts in the same night
Read as a set, the scores split into two groups. Three games were decided by three points or went to overtime, and three were won by 12 points or more, which is the pattern the numbers themselves show rather than anything about form.
The overtime win is the line that carries the most weight for Golden State, because a seventh consecutive victory is a concrete marker. What the roundup cannot supply is the mechanics of it: which Curry shots landed in the extra period, or how Orlando got there in the first place.
The original report was published by gmanetwork.com.
