NBA roundup: Magic steps up late, cool off Lakers

Franz Wagner scored 15 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left, and the visiting Orlando Magic rallied for a 119-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

Orlando’s Jalen Suggs scored 23 points, Moritz Wagner had 19 and Tristan da Silva added 12. Franz Wagner added 11 assists while shooting 13-for-26 from the floor, including 5-for-9 in the final period.

Goga Bitadze grabbed 15 rebounds as the Magic won for the seventh time in eight games.

Anthony Davis had 39 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, but he missed 3 of 4 free throw attempts in the final 27 seconds and also missed an 18-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer. Los Angeles was 3-for-9 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.

Spurs 126, Jazz 118

Harrison Barnes had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Paul made key plays down the stretch, finishing with 13 points and 10 assists as San Antonio rallied in the fourth quarter to beat visiting Utah.

The Jazz led by as many as 20 points late in the first half and by four entering the final quarter before the Spurs came back. San Antonio was without Victor Wembanyama (knee) and Devin Vassell (knee) for the third straight game.

The Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen led all scorers with 27 points. Keyonte George added 19 as Utah dropped its fourth straight game.

Hornets 123, Pistons 121 (OT)

Brandon Miller scored eight of his career-high 38 points in overtime as Charlotte recovered from blowing a 20-point lead to stave off visiting Detroit.

LaMelo Ball pumped in 35 points and dished out nine assists as the Hornets survived after the Pistons roared back. Charlotte’s other three starters aside from Miller and Ball combined for just 23 points. Grant Williams had 12 points, Josh Green scored 10 and Moussa Diabate had 16 rebounds.

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 27 points and added 10 assists and seven rebounds. Tobias Harris finished with 26 points and eight boards, while Malik Beasley (16 points) and Isaiah Stewart (13 points, nine rebounds) contributed off the bench.

Raptors 110, Timberwolves 105

RJ Barrett scored 31 points — 12 in the fourth quarter — and Toronto defeated visiting Minnesota.

Scottie Barnes produced 17 points and six assists for the Raptors after missing 11 games with a right orbital fracture. Chris Boucher added 22 points, while Jakob Poeltl had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Toronto, which took command with a 13-1 run late in the fourth quarter.

Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and Julius Randle had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have lost their last 20 visits to Toronto. Their last win there came on January 21, 2004. Jaden McDaniels added 22 points and Rudy Gobert posted 13 points and 11 rebounds.

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