Magic Complete Major Comeback, Steal Win vs. Spurs

The Orlando Magic trailed by double digits early in the game. However, the team dug itself out of the hole and grabbed a win.

Jeremy Brener | Oct 6, 2022

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is leaving San Antonio with smiles on its faces after a 102-99 win over the Spurs on Thursday night.

The Magic trailed by as much as 19 points in the first half, but Orlando began chipping away and eventually overtook the Spurs.

Orlando went on a 9-0 run after trailing 95-91 in the course of a minute to seal the victory and run off the court.

Wendell Carter Jr. led all scorers with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes of action.

Franz Wagner scored 12 points after not playing in the team's preseason opener against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Magic is looking to ramp him up slowly after he participated in EuroBasket 2022 last month and suffered a mild ankle injury.

The Spurs had four players score in double digits, and veteran wing Doug McDermott led all Spurs with 14 points.

One of the keys coming into the game was to limit turnovers. The Magic turned the ball over 17 times, which usually won't win the game, but it is an improvement over the 25 turnovers the team had against the Grizzlies on Monday.

The Magic will travel north to Dallas tomorrow night to face the Mavericks in the team's third and final game in its preseason road trip. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

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Published Oct 6, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.