SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and the Orlando Magic beat Sacramento 131-94 on Thursday night for the Kings’ franchise-record 15th straight loss.

Orlando made a team-record 27 3-pointers on 50 attempts. Banchero was 5 of 7 from 3-points range and had six assists and five rebounds in the opener of a four-game trip.

kAm%96 z:?8D 3C@<6 E96 7FE:=:EJ C64@C5 2 52J 27E6C DE2C 46?E6C s@>2?E2D $23@?:D 2?5 8F2C5 +249 {2′:?6 925 D62D@?\6?5:?8 DFC86C:6D] %96 7C2?49:D6 925 `c\82>6 =@D:?8 DEC62

kAm%96 }qp C64@C5 7@C 4@?D64FE:G6 =@DD6D 😀 ag[ D6E 3J !9:=256=A9:2 @G6C E96 a_`c–`d 2?5 a_`d–`e D62D@?D 2?5 >2E4965 3J s6EC@:E 😕 a_ab–ac]k^Am

kAm%96 }qp\H@CDE z:?8D 2C6 `a\cd[ H:E9 2 7:G6\82>6 EC:A FA ?6IE] $24C2>6?E@ 😀 H:?=6DD D:?46 362E:?8 (2D9:?8E@? 2E 9@>6 y2? `e 7@C :ED D62D@?\36DE 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E G:4E@CJ]k^Am

kAm~C=2?5@ 3C@<6 E96 E62> C64@C5 7@C b\A@:?E6CD @7 ad D6E y2?] b[ a__c[ 2E $24C2>6?E@ 😕 2 `bg\`bd =@DD 😕 5@F3=6 @G6CE:>6]k^Am

kAmp?E9@?J q=24< 25565 a_ A@:?ED 7@C ~C=2?5@] s6D>@?5 q2?6 925 `f[ y6EE w@H2C5 `e[ 2?5 y6G@? r2CE6C `c] $6G6?E9 😕 E96 t2DE[ E96 |28:4 :>AC@G65 E@ ah\ad]k^Am

kAm|2I:>6 #2J?2F5 =65 $24C2>6?E@ H:E9 `f A@:?ED] z6682? |FCC2J 25565 `d[ 2?5 !C64:@FD p49:FH2 2?5 |2=:< |@?< 6249 925 `c]k^Am

kAmq2?496C@ 925 `g A@:?ED 😕 E96 7:CDE 92=7 E@ 96=A E96 |28:4 E2<6 2 ec\dd =625]k^Am

kAmp7E6C $24C2>6?E@ 4FE :E E@ gb\g` H:E9 ciad =67E 😕 E96 E9:C5[ ~C=2?5@ 4=@D65 E96 BF2CE6C H:E9 2 `h\b CF? E@ E2<6 2 `_a\gc =625 :?E@ E96 7@FCE9]k^Am

kAm%C:DE2? 52 $:=G2 9:E E9C66 DEC2:89E bD 62C=J 😕 E96 7@FCE9 E@ >2<6 :E “`\gg] %96 |28:4 @FED4@C65 E96 z:?8D cg\`b 😕 =2DE `eiad]k^Am

kAm$23@?:D 925 2 >6?:D4FD E62C 😕 }@G6>36C[ 2?5 A=2J65 ;FDE `h 82>6D E9:D D62D@?] {2′:?6 925 DFC86CJ E@ C6A2:C 2 E6?5@? @? 9:D C:89E A:?

kAm%96 z:?8D DE2CE65 @FE 2D E96 #@496DE6C #@J2=D 2?5 2=D@ H6C6 E96 z2?D2D r:EJ\~>292 z:?8D 2?5 z2?D2D r:EJ z:?8D] %96J >@G65 E@ $24C2>6?E@ 7@C E96 `hgd\ge D62D@?]k^Am

k9am&A ?6IEk^9am

kAm|28:4i pE !9@6?:I @? $2EFC52J]k^Am

kAmz:?8Di u246 $2? p?E@?:@ 😕 pFDE:?[ %6I2D[ @? $2EFC52J ?:89E]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! }qpi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?32Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?32k^2mk^Am







Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.