Two nights after being embarrassed when Miami’s Bam Adebayo scored 83 points against them, the second-highest performance in NBA history, the Wizards rallied from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to tie the score when Bilal Coulibaly hit a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds left.
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Coulibaly hit another 3-pointer to tie the score at 131 with 1:39 left in overtime, but Suggs answered with his 3-pointer and then added two free throws with 56 seconds left.
Tristan da Silva added 26 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks for the Magic, including one on Coulibaly’s drive to the basket in overtime. Desmond Bane scored 22 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Paolo Banchero finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Coulibably scored a career-high 29 points, but Washington lost its 10th straight game. Alex Sarr scored 16 points and Trae Young had 15 points and six assists in 21 minutes.
Orlando extended a lead from 63-56 to 86-67 on Bane’s jumper midway through the third quarter. It was 96-81 after three and the Magic went up by 17 when Suggs had a steal and layup to open the scoring in the fourth.
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But Washington emerged behind Coulibaly’s 13 points in the fourth quarter and went to overtime when Banchero missed a jumper at the buzzer.
Orlando’s Jonathan Isaac left the game with a sprained left knee.
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Wizards: Visit Boston on Saturday.
Magic: Visit Miami on Saturday.
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