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Fournier scores 32, leads

Magic over Warriors 100-96

By BILL FAY layup that gave Orlando a by more than seven in the
Associated Press 98-95 lead with 9.7 seconds second half. Fournier hit
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Evan left. all three 3-point attempts
Fournier tied his career high Burks hit one free throw to in the third period to help
with 32 points and Terrence make it a one-possession Orlando take a 72-71 lead
Ross added 19 points off game and had one more going into the final quarter.
the bench as the Orlando attempt to push the game TIP INS:
Magic beat the Golden to overtime but missed a Warriors: Golden State
State Warriors 100-96 on 3-point try from the corner scored only nine of its 51
Sunday night. in the final second. points from the perimeter
Jonathan Isaac had 14 Aaron Gordon's two free in the first half. ... Golden
points and 11 rebounds, throws pushed the final State had won 11 of its last
and Markelle Fultz added margin to five. 12 meetings with Orlando.
14 points and nine assists for The fourth quarter was ... Rookie F Eric Paschall has
the Magic. back-and-forth, with nei- scored in double figures 10
Glenn Robinson III led Gold- ther side able to get more straight games, averag-
en State with 19 points. Eric than a 3-point lead until ing 18.6. ... Rookie Jordan
Paschall scored 17 points Ross drained a 3-pointer Poole coming off a career-
and Alec Burks 15 for the from the wing to make it best 20 points, went 0 for 8
Warriors, who had all five 93-89 with 1:23 left in the from the field and scored
starters score in double game. Orlando increased only one point.
figures, yet lost for the fifth its lead to six when Khem Magic: F Al-Farouq Aminu
time in six games. Burch made two free is out indefinitely with a
Golden State was down six throws, but Golden State sore knee. ... F Wes Iwan-
going into the final minute wasn't done. du needed five stitches to
and trimmed the deficit The Warriors made three of close a cut over his right
to 96-95 on a 3-pointer by four free throws and Burks eye at the end of the first Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) takes the ball to the
hoop on Golden State Warriors guard Ky Bowman (12) during
Burks with 33 seconds to drilled a 3-pointer to make quarter. He returned in the the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019,
play. it 96-95 with 33 seconds left. third quarter. ... The Magic in Orlando, Fla.
The Magic called on Fourni- The teams played evenly haven't shot 50 percent or Associated Press
er, and he drove around through the first 46 minutes. better in a game this sea-
Draymond Green and Orlando led by 12 early, son. game trip at Atlanta on road record to face the
through the heart of the and the game was tied at UP NEXT Monday. Wizards in Washington on
Warriors defense to make a halftime. Neither team led Warriors: Continue five- Magic: Orlando takes a 1-7 Tuesday.q
Luka gets 27, Mavs snap Lakers' 10-game win streak 114-100

Continued from Page 18 bility you have when you of impressive moves by
get on a roll like this. We both franchises, the Mavs
Doncic also had 10 assists need to understand it and and Lakers are positioned
and nine rebounds in Dal- keep our eye on the ball." to be back among the
las' seventh victory in eight James had 25 points, nine NBA's best.
games. The Mavs erased rebounds and eight as- Exactly one month after
a halftime deficit with a sists for the Lakers, who the Lakers earned an over-
28-5 run in an excellent dropped to 17-3 by losing time victory in Dallas, the
third quarter led by Don- this matchup between Mavs responded with an
cic, who had 16 points two of the NBA's highest- impressive all-around ef-
and five assists in the third scoring teams. The Lak- fort at Staples Center. The
after going 2 for 9 in a self- ers' longest winning streak Lakers had their worst day
described "awful" first half. in 10 years ended with of the young season — or
"It's a great win that means their largest defeat of the at least their worst quar-
a lot to us," Doncic said. "It young season. ter while Dallas outscored
shows that we can play Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) recovers a loose ball "It's one game," said An- them 35-17.
against big teams, too. We under Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic (77) during the first half of thony Davis, who had 27 "They scored a few buck-
just need to keep it rolling." an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Los Angeles. points and 10 rebounds. ets, and we had a couple
The Mavs comfortably Associated Press "We're not going to get calls that went against us,"
maintained their big lead down over this loss. We said Lakers coach Frank
in the fourth, and Don- James is one of them. He's against the NBA-leading know what type of team Vogel, who got a technical
cic provided some late one of them. Those step- Lakers, who had lost only we are, we know now. foul along with Kentavious
showmanship by hitting back 30-footers, it's hard once in 18 games since We played well. And they Caldwell-Pope for arguing
that fourth 3-pointer over to describe how difficult their season opener. beat us, but we beat our- in the third. "I think our guys
James and staring toward the shot is, and how easy "It means that we had a selves with the rebound- got consumed with that a
Nowitzki, who had center he makes it look." good day and did a lot of ing, so we know what little bit. But we didn't really
court seats. Delon Wright had 17 points good things, but we need we've got to do better." have an offensive pop the
"He hit a couple of hella- and nine assists, and Kri- to stay humble," Carlisle Los Angeles had won six whole quarter, coming out
cious shots," Dallas coach staps Porzingis added 15 said. "Every time we have straight over Dallas, but of halftime. We've been
Rick Carlisle said. "There's points as Dallas underlined a game like this, people neither team much resem- really sharp and really
just a small handful of its status as a likely title are more than ever throw- bles the rosters that played consistent, but during that
guys in the whole world contender with an inspired ing their best game at us. the last few seasons in stretch we weren't, and it
that can hit them. LeBron second half on the road There's a certain responsi- these jerseys. After a year cost us the game."q