California (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Stephen Curry scored 18 of his 26 points after halftime as the Warriors pulled away in the second half to beat the Magic 120-97 in San Francisco.
As reported by Janie McCauley of AP News, Stephen Curry recovered from a slow opening half to score 18 of his 26 points after halftime, Jimmy Butler added 21, and the Warriors beat the Magic 120-97 on Monday, December 22.
How did the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic?
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Orlando Magic 120-97 in their most recent game on Monday. The match was played at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, which is the Warriors’ home arena.
After the break, Golden State outscored Orlando 62-40, using a 23-4 run to turn a one-point halftime lead into a win.
Stephen Curry played with a sore left ankle and missed his first six three-point attempts, starting the game 3-for-12 from the floor. He finally hit a long-range basket with 8:20 left in the third quarter to bring the Warriors within 71-69. That shot sparked Golden State, who went on a 14-4 run to seize momentum.
Curry added 10-for-23 overall, including 4 of 13 from three-point range, contributing six assists and two of the Warriors’ eight steals.
For the Warriors, Moses Moody scored 20 points, while Brandin Podziemski came off the bench to contribute 16 points, five assists, and four rebounds.
Draymond Green added nine points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes, bouncing back after being ejected early in the second quarter Saturday against Phoenix.
Warriors guard Buddy Hield saw his 199-game regular-season streak end during Saturday’s 119-116 victory over the Suns, but he hit a late 3-pointer Monday. Jonathan Kuminga did not play again after sitting out the previous game due to illness.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr expects center Al Horford to return Thursday after missing seven games due to right sciatic nerve irritation.
What did Magic coach say about the team’s loss to the Warriors?
After the game, Mosley broke down the team’s errors and spoke candidly about what went wrong.
He said,
“I think we got outworked. That’s the first thing that I’ll say and I’ll have to look at it. That’s not our style of basketball.”
The head coach said the Warriors won more 50-50 plays, and the Magic struggled with communication during transition, making it difficult to find open teammates.
Mosley added,
“They beat us to 50/50 balls. Our communication broke down one too many times in transition, finding bodies. You’ve got to give them credit [for] the way they defended, the way they made it tough on us at the rim. They did some very good things, but we have to be better in that regard.”
When will the Magic and Warriors play their next games?
The Orlando Magic played the Warriors last night and will play their next game tonight, Tuesday, December 23, 2025, against the Portland Trail Blazers at 10:00 PM ET.
The Golden State Warriors also played last night and will play their next game on Thursday, December 25, 2025, against the Dallas Mavericks at 5:00 PM ET.
