The San Antonio Spurs (45 - 8) defeated the Orlando Magic (23 - 29) 98 - 96 on Wednesday. It appeared to be business as usual for the Spurs through the game's first 12 minutes, as they held a 29 - 23 lead over the underdog Magic after one period. Things turned quickly in the middle portion of the game however, as Orlando surprisingly outscored San Antonio 56 - 38 over the second and third quarter. The visitors finally snapped back to life on both sides of the ball early in the fourth period, after falling behind by a margin of 81 - 67 with only 10:22 left in the game. The Spurs crawled their way back through the efforts of Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge, with the foursome scoring the team's final 31 points. With San Antonio finally holding a 96 - 93 lead with with 15 seconds left, Evan Fournier drained a clutch three - point shot for Orlando to knot the game up at 96, their first points since the 3:9 mark of the fourth quarter. However, Leonard insured the valiant comeback was n't in vain, draining a 19 - foot shot with 1 seconds left to give his team the 98 - 96 advantage. One very anxious moment remained, as Evan Fournier alertly found Elfrid Payton roaming free downcourt on the subsequent inbound pass. Payton attempted a desperation layup that banked too hard off the backboard and fell harmlessly to the floor, sending the Spurs home winners. San Antonio was led by Leonard's 29 points, to which he added seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. Aldridge was next with 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Green contributed 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and a block. Tim Duncan notably returned from a multi - game absence and pitched in with five points, seven rebounds, five assists and three blocks. Mills was outstanding in pacing the reserves with 17 points, seven assists, six rebounds, two steals and a block. It was rare stat - sheet - stuffing performance for the normally scoring - dependent point guard. The Spurs remain comfortably atop the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They're back in action after the All-Star break on Thursday, February 18th in Los Angeles against the Clippers. Orlando's attack was spearheaded by Fournier's 28 - point explosion, which was complemented with five assists and a pair of rebounds. Nikola Vucevic managed an impressive double - double against one of the toughest frontcourts in the league, tallying 20 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, a steal and a pair of blocks. Victor Oladipo collected 14 points, three rebounds, an assist and a pair of steals. Payton had a solid game other than his untimely miss, posting 13 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals. Aaron Gordon was the only member of the starting five with single - digit scoring (four points), but hauled in 14 rebounds, dished out three assists, recorded a steal and posted two blocks. Rookie Mario Hezonja had another strong game in a reserve role, pacing the bench with 12 points, an assist and a steal. The Magic remain in last place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They resume play after the All-Star break on Friday, February 19th at home against the Dallas Mavericks.
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