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02/19 23:30 CST Magic hand the Kings their franchise-record breaking 15th
straight loss
Magic hand the Kings their franchise-record breaking 15th straight loss
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and the Orlando
Magic beat Sacramento 131-94 on Thursday night for the Kings' franchise-record
15th straight loss.
Orlando made a team-record 27 3-pointers on 51 attempts. Banchero was 5 of 7
from 3-points range and had six assists and five rebounds in the opener of a
four-game trip.
The Kings broke the futility record a day after star center Domantas Sabonis
and guard Zach LaVine had season-ending surgeries. The franchise had 14-game
losing streaks in 1959-60 and 1971-72 while playing as the Cincinnati Royals.
The NBA record for consecutive losses is 28, set by Philadelphia over the
2014--15 and 2015--16 seasons and matched by Detroit in 2023--24.
The NBA-worst Kings are 12-45, with a five-game trip up next. Sacramento is
winless since beating Washington at home Jan 16 for its season-best fourth
straight victory.
Anthony Black added 20 points for Orlando. Desmond Bane had 17, Jett Howard 16,
and Jevon Carter 14. Seventh in the East, the Magic improved to 29-25.
Maxime Raynaud led Sacramento with 17 points. Keegan Murray added 15, and
Precious Achiuwa and Malik Monk each had 14.
Banchero had 18 points in the first half to help the Magic take a 64-55 lead.
After Sacramento cut it to 83-81 with 4:25 left in the third, Orlando closed
the quarter with a 19-3 run to take a 102-84 lead into the fourth.
Tristan da Silva hit three straight 3s early in the fourth to make it 111-88.
The Magic outscored the Kings 48-13 in last 16:25.
Sabonis had a meniscus tear in November, and played just 19 games this season.
LaVine had surgery to repair a tendon on his right pinky finger.
The Kings started out as the Rochester Royals and also were the Kansas
City-Omaha Kings and Kansas City Kings. They moved to Sacramento for the
1985-86 season.
Up next Magic: At Phoenix on Saturday. Kings: Face San Antonio in Austin, Texas, on Saturday night. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba |
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