Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley reflected on a 120-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors, noting, “I think we got outworked. That’s not our style of basketball. They beat us to 50/50 balls…our communication broke down one too many times in transition.”
Mosley highlighted the impact of missed opportunities at the rim, saying, “Once you go to the rim and you don’t finish or you don’t get a call, then you’re at the rim…they took advantage of us being up down a body.”
On the absence of key players, Mosley explained, “Regardless of who’s on the floor, we’ve got to be better…we didn’t come up with loose balls consistently, which probably resulted in about 15 points for them.”
Addressing turnovers, Mosley credited Golden State’s defensive pressure, stating, “You’ve got to give Golden State credit…the way they swipe and swarm the basketball. We tried to make the easy play, probably need to do more of the quick and simple decision.”
Mosley analyzed the team’s scoring drought from late in the third to early fourth quarter: “We attacked the basket. We didn’t make it at the rim…Golden State made it tough at the rim, and some open looks didn’t fall.”
Looking ahead to Portland, Mosley emphasized learning from the loss, saying, “We can take a lot from this. We’ve got to play a very good Portland team tomorrow…make sure we take care of the basketball tonight, learn from this game, and then move on.”
The Warriors trailed by seven in the third quarter before Stephen Curry sparked a 14-4 run that ignited a decisive second-half surge. Curry finished with 26 points, Jimmy Butler added 21, and Moses Moody scored 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting.
Golden State outscored Orlando 62-40 after halftime and shot 52 percent from the field, forcing key turnovers that turned into transition points. The Magic committed 18 turnovers and struggled from beyond the arc at 26 percent.
Orlando will face the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday to close a four-game road trip, aiming to rebound from a challenging matchup against a balanced Warriors attack that featured contributions from multiple scorers.
