The Orlando Magic extended their longest winning streak of the season to six games with a 136-131 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Jalen Suggs scored a season-high 28 points and made a tiebreaking triple with 1:27 remaining in overtime.
The Wizards fought back from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to tie it when Bilal Coulibaly banked in a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds remaining.
Coulibaly made another three to tie it at 131 with 1:39 to play in OT, but Suggs answered with his 3 and then added two free throws with 56 seconds left.
Tristan da Silva added 26 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks for the Magic, including one on Coulibaly’s drive to the basket in OT.
Desmond Bane scored 22 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Paolo Banchero finished with 18 points and 10 boards.
Couliabably led Washington with a career-high 29 points, but lost its 10th straight. Alex Sarr had 16 points, while Trae Young added 15 and six assists in 21 minutes.
The Magic extended a 63-56 lead to 86-67 on Bane’s jumper midway through the third.
It was 96-81 after three and the Magic went up by 17 when Suggs had a steal and layup to open the scoring in the fourth.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Isaac left the game with a sprained left knee for the Magic.
Both teams will play road games on Saturday: the Wizards visit Boston, while the Magic visit Miami.
