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

Orlando made a team-record 27 3-pointers on 50 attempts. Banchero went 5 of 7 from 3-point range, the most of all Orlando scorers, and had six assists and five rebounds in the opener of a four-game trip.

The Kings broke the futility record a day after star center Domantas Sabonis and guard Zach LaVine had season-ending surgeries. The franchise had 14-game losing streaks in 1959-60 and 1971-72 while playing as the Cincinnati Royals.

The NBA record for consecutive losses is 28, set by the Philadelphia 76ers over the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons and matched by the Detroit Pistons in 2023–24.

The NBA-worst Kings are 12-45, with a five-game trip up next. Sacramento is winless since beating the Washington Wizards at home Jan. 16 for its season-best fourth victory in a row.

Orlando broke the team record for 3-pointers of 25 set Jan. 3, 2004, at Sacramento in a 138-135 loss in double overtime.

Anthony Black added 20 points for Orlando, with four 3-pointers. Desmond Bane had 17 points, with three 3-pointers, Jett Howard had 16 points and went 4-for-4 on 3s, and Jevon Carter added 14 points, with three 3-pointers. Seventh in the East, the Magic improved to 29-25.

Rookie Maxime Raynaud led Sacramento with 17 points. Keegan Murray added 15, and Precious Achiuwa and Malik Monk each had 14.

Banchero had 18 points in the first half to help the Magic take a 64-55 lead.

After Sacramento cut it to 83-81 with 4 minutes, 25 seconds left in the third, Orlando closed the quarter with a 19-3 run to take a 102-84 lead into the fourth.

Tristan da Silva hit three consecutive 3s early in the fourth to make it 111-88. The Magic outscored the Kings 48-13 in last 16:25.

The victory came a day after Orlando announced that forward Franz Wagner would miss at least more weeks as he continues to recover from a high left ankle sprain suffered Dec. 7 against the New York Knicks.

Sabonis had a meniscus tear in November and played just 19 games this season. LaVine had surgery to repair a tendon on his right pinky finger.

The Kings started out as the Rochester Royals and also were the Kansas City-Omaha Kings and Kansas City Kings. They moved to Sacramento for the 1985-86 season.

Up next

Magic: At Phoenix Suns on Saturday.

Kings: Face San Antonio Spurs in Austin, Texas, on Saturday night.