Curry's 41 points lift Warriors past Magic 126-119 in overtime

Golden State beat Orlando 126-119 in overtime on Saturday 7 November 2026 at the Chase Center, in front of 18,064 spectators. Stephen Curry finished with 41 points, including 10 of 10 from the free-throw line, in a game that saw ten lead changes and in which the Warriors had led by 16 points before the break.

The injury report listed three absentees for Golden State: Kristaps Porzingis, Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody. Orlando were missing six: Jonathan Isaac, Izaiyah Nelson, Noah Penda, Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and Desmond Bane. With this win, the Warriors have now won seven in a row, after losing their first three games of the season. Their 7-3 record leaves them level with Houston and Minnesota, from 4th to 6th place in the Western Conference, in the standings as of 8 November. The Magic, meanwhile, lost a fourth straight game: at 2 wins and 7 defeats, they share 12th and 13th place in the Eastern Conference with Brooklyn.

A 10-0 run and a sixteen-point lead

Golden State took control very early. Orlando then responded with an 8-0 run (from 38-23 to 38-31), before Golden State hit back with a 7-0 burst (from 41-34 to 48-34). At half-time the score stood at 57-41, the Warriors' biggest lead of the game: 16 points.

The third quarter turns the game

The Magic erased that deficit in 12 minutes. They scored 37 points on the Warriors in the third quarter, against 20 for Golden State. An 11-0 run turned 69-61 into 69-72, and the Floridians went into the final period ahead, 78-77. They then reached their biggest lead of the night, 83-77 with 11 minutes 23 seconds remaining, a six-point margin.

Tied at 110, then overtime

Golden State moved back in front, 94-92 with 6 minutes 27 seconds remaining, and the final quarter was decided by a single point: 33 to 32 to the Warriors. Score at the buzzer: 110-110. Overtime settled it, with Golden State winning the extra five minutes 16-9.

The game in numbers

Despite Orlando's comeback, Golden State led for 75% of the game, against 14% for the Magic. The Warriors scored 50 points in the paint to Orlando's 44 and blocked 10 shots to the Magic's 6. They were, however, careless with the ball: 19 turnovers, from which Orlando scored 26 points, against 10 the other way. For the Magic, starter Jase Richardson made just one of 13 shots, including none of his 6 attempts from three-point range.

Players of the match

Stephen Curry played 36 minutes. On top of his 41 points on 13 of 19 shooting, with 5 three-pointers on 10 attempts, he dished out 6 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds. Yaxel Lendeborg added 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in 37 minutes, despite 6 turnovers. Draymond Green scored only 2 points, but he handed out 13 assists and finished at +11. Brandin Podziemski made his mark on the scoreboard with 15 points, including 4 of 5 from three-point range, and 7 rebounds in 39 minutes. Off the bench, Georges Niang made all three of his three-point attempts for 11 points and posted a +13 differential in 25 minutes. Charles Bassey, born in Lagos, Nigeria, scored 8 points without missing a free throw (4 of 4) and grabbed 4 rebounds in 11 minutes.

For Orlando, Franz Wagner carried the load for 40 minutes: 30 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds, with 6 turnovers. Wendell Carter Jr. pulled down 11 rebounds to go with 19 points. Jamal Cain, who came off the bench, finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but his differential was -15 in 36 minutes. Anthony Black rounded out the night with 18 points, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Tristan da Silva, with 19 points in 39 minutes, finished 7 of 21 from the field, including 5 of 16 from three-point range.

Three takeaways

A 41-point scorer. Curry scored 41 of his team's 126 points, nearly a third, on just 19 shots. With 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and 5 three-pointers on 10 attempts, he scored from everywhere, and Golden State outscored Orlando by 11 points in the 36 minutes he spent on the floor.

Same number of baskets, far fewer attempts. Both teams made 43 field goals. Golden State did it on 80 attempts, Orlando on 113. The Warriors did lose more balls (19 to 14), but they made up for it at the free-throw line: 31 attempts to 21, and 25 makes to 15.

Orlando won the rebounding battle, not the game. The Magic grabbed 57 rebounds to 42, including 24 offensive boards to 3. But they missed 36 of their 54 three-point attempts (18 made), while Golden State knocked down 15 of 32.

The SNA view

Orlando won the battle of volume, but not the battle of efficiency. The Magic took 33 more shots than the Warriors and grabbed 15 more rebounds, yet finished seven points short. For the Warriors, Lendeborg's 6 turnovers and the team's 19 could have proved costlier in such a tight game. The difference came from Curry's shooting and from three-pointers that went in at 47%.

What's next

Golden State host New Orleans at the Chase Center on Monday 9 November, which is Tuesday 10 November at 04:00 in Brazzaville. Orlando travel to Sacramento on Tuesday 10 November, which is Wednesday 11 November at 04:00 in Brazzaville.