NBA scores: Andrew Wiggins, Warriors hang on to beat magic

Well, I hope you like scroll-cysts because the Golden State Warriors took everyone on a trip Monday night against Orlando Magic. They fell afterwards with 11 points in the first quarter. They deleted the deficit perfectly and left the game tied at the break. They built a 15-point lead in the third quarter. They blew all this lead that went in an instant in the fourth quarter.

And they won, 104-99. It will per. Definition all that counts, even if your heartbeat is likely to present a counter -argument.

The game began with another new starting lineup when Draymond Green returned and formed an opening five with Steph Curry, Buddy Hield, Andrew Wiggins and Quinten Post.

The result? Zero violation. Almost literally. After Kentavious Caldwell-Pope made a three on the first possession of the game, the teams went more than three minutes without scoring. Warriors missed their first six shots and none of them were close. The magic missed their next seven. It was only before the 8: 08 mark that Warriors finally came on the board with a curry and one.

It didn’t open the flood much. It was bone -drying for both teams, although Orlando finally started making a few buckets and building a double -digit lead. With well under a minute left, the Golden State had a gentle 12 points. But they ended up with a two-for-a-flurry, first with a Moses Moody Three, and then with Curry, buried on a semi-meand heave on the buzzer. Despite shooting only 2-for-14 from a distance, they only pulled 26-18 at the end of the quarter.

The offense arrived slowly in the second quarter as they tile away and tile away. Spark of some strong plays from Dennis Schröder and Brandin Podziemski, musculated Warriors to a 15-5 race that deleted the deficit and tied the game with about five minutes back in half. But as if to remind you that things are still not fasting, they then went more than three and a half minutes without scoring, giving up a 7-0 magic race in the process. And then, just to pull you back in, Warriors went on a 6-0 race of their own.

With about eight seconds left, Wiggins drained a floater to tie the game, and we hit the pause button at the break with a 43-43 score.

And then our favorite event: Warrior’s third quarter. The Golden State came out of the gates that fired, with curry, wiggins and posted the full points in a hurry. A 6-0 race gave Dubs an 11-point lead halfway through the frame and they were just getting started. Every time the magic would push, Warriors had an answer … Usually with Wiggins, muscles to the hanger and make some mistakes. The cord continued to grow and grow and grow, culminating with an 82-67 advantage after three quarters. After scoring only 43 first half points, Dubbs were poured into 39 in the third quarter alone.

But they wouldn’t be warriors without trying to give it away. And actually a few minutes into the frame, Orlando ran from a 10-0 race to pull within four. Warriors simply couldn’t find the hanger if it had a giant red bow and a free Luka Dončić on it. With about five minutes left, Orlando finally tied the game. With just over four minutes left, they had surpassed Warriors and taken the lead for the first time in half.

Although the Golden State’s lead-blowing habits persist, their late-nest game execution has become much better, and that proved the matter against a younger, less experienced team. With the scoring tied and three minutes left, Curry missed a circus lineup, but Kevon Looney-AS made serious rebounding damage-distorted somehow his body for a wild tip-in to give Dubs a two-point lead. Thanks to some strong defense, that lead kept up to the 1: 44 mark as Green fell into a float to make it a four-point game.

Franz Wagner followed a circus shot to withdraw the magic back to within two, but just shy for a minute market found a rolling Looney Moody in the corner of a clutch three and a five-point lead.

After Green reminded us of his defensive skill with an elite stop at Paolo Banchero, Curry was buried with 32.4 seconds left. Two free kicks later, and it was a seven-point game.

Orlando had one last push when Wagner attacked for a thump, Wiggins split a few free kicks, and Cole Anthony made an off-balance, prayer of a three to make it a three-point game.

But Warriors had no trouble getting the ball in depth to Curry for a couple of free kicks to set the final score of 104-99.

Wiggins led Warriors with 25 points, and his aggression set the tone: he shot a total of 15 free throw and made as many (10) as the magic tried as a team. Curry added 24 points, but shot only 2-for-12 from a distance while Moody continued his huge game with 17 points. Looney Gobbled a scandalous 16 rebounds in just over 20 minutes (albeit many of them tips on his own misses), while Green looked strong in his return.

Golden State moved back .500, but what awaits them is scary: a seven-game road trip. They take to Salt Lake City Wednesday, Los Angeles (to meet Lakers) Thursday, Chicago Saturday, Milwaukee next Monday, Dallas next Wednesday, and Houston next Thursday. Then it is home to host the All-Star game on Sunday the 16th before finishing Road Trip on February 21 in Sacramento.

And we are waiting to see if any big trades will happen in the coming days.