Magic ends Warriors’ winning streak at six
OAKLAND -- After Dwight Howard nearly cost Orlando the game in the final minute of regulation, he helped the Magic win in overtime.
Howard scored four of his 18 points in overtime and the NBA’s top road team pulled off a 123-117 victory against Golden State on Monday night to end the Warriors’ six-game winning streak.
Howard missed a dunk with 18.7 seconds left in regulation and was fouled but smacked the padding on the basket standard for an automatic technical. Stephen Jackson put the Warriors ahead by three with the resulting free throw but the Magic managed to tie it at 109-109 before the Warriors’ Monta Ellis missed a jumper at the regulation buzzer.
Jackson scored all 25 of his points after halftime in only the Warriors’ second defeat in 11 games since an 0-6 start. Orlando is 11-2 on the road.
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