National Basketball Association
Orlando 127, Washington 120
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #58 Josh Tiven, #36 Brent Barnaky, #44 Brett Nansel
Attendance: 13159

Evan Fournier led six Orlando players in double figures with 31 points and the Magic used a balanced attack to overcome a 42-point performance by Bradley Beal to beat the host Washington Wizards 127-120 on Tuesday.

D.J. Augustin (24 points), Markelle Fultz (20), Aaron Gordon (18), Terrence Ross (14) and Jonathan Isaac (11) also scored in double figures for the Magic, who set a season high in points in winning their second straight and for the third time in their last four.

Davis Bertans had 21 points, Isaiah Thomas 20 and Rui Hachimura 15 to back Beal for the Wizards, who lost their third straight.

Orlando, which had a 125-121 home win over Washington earlier in the season, held the lead for most of the contest, going up nine in the first quarter and 68-50 with 1:14 left in the first half on a 3-pointer by Fournier.

Washington made its best run of the game to start the second half, with Bertans nailing three 3-pointers and Beal two in a 21-6 burst that allowed the Wizards momentarily to take a lead at 75-74 less than four minutes into the period.

But Gordon countered immediately with a 3-pointer of his own and the Magic never trailed again, going up by as many as 11 before the third quarter's end and 104-88 in the second minute of the fourth period.

The Wizards never got closer than the final margin after that.

Fournier's point total was mostly the result of 6-of-8 shooting on 3-pointers. The Magic connected on 15 of 31 shots from distance, outscoring the Wizards 45-36 from beyond the arc.

The Magic used 51.1-percent shooting overall to eclipse their previous season-high point total, recorded in their first meeting with the Wizards.

Beal, who had five 3-pointers and 34 points in the first meeting, shot 3 of 6 from deep this time around en route to his fourth 40-point outing of the season.

Washington lost despite shooting 50.6 percent.

Gordon was the game's leading rebounder, completing a double-double with 11 rebounds.

Thomas had a game-high seven assists for Washington.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Washington
Evan Fournier 31 Scoring Bradley Beal 42
Markelle Fultz 6 Assists Isaiah Thomas 7
Aaron Gordon 11 Rebounds Troy Brown Jr. 8
D.J. Augustin 6 Free Throws Made Bradley Beal 7
Markelle Fultz 2 Steals Troy Brown Jr. 2
Khem Birch 2 Blocks Davis Bertans 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 127 51.1 15-31 20-27 26 48 4 3 13
Washington 120 50.6 12-35 18-23 22 38 3 9 10
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Wizards have a W/L % of .143 after a win and .417 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Magic have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .500 after a loss.