Golden State Warriors put six in double figures and still lose to Magic

The Golden State Warriors put six of their nine players in double figures away at Orlando yet still lost, failing to hit 100 points.

Falling to 4-17, the Golden State Warriors needed to find a way to win in Orlando. On their second of a five-game East Coast road trip, the Warriors had a real chance to go 3-2 with games against Atlanta and Chicago on the horizon.

However, their chance to go 0-5 is now looming large after a disappointing 100-96 Sunday evening loss. What made matters even worse is that the Warriors lost to the Magic who were without their best player, Nikola Vucevic.

The Warriors put together a complete team effort despite still being short-handed.

Glenn Robinson III went for 19, Eric Paschall 17, Ky Bowman 12, Alec Burks 15 and then Draymond Green and Willie Cauley-Stein went for 11 each. That solid effort all around, but it just wasn’t enough.

They allowed Evan Fournier to light them up, putting up 32, almost more than the Warriors top-two players combined. They must get better at limiting an opponent’s best player or there will be many more disappointing losses in the near future.

They really only have themselves to blame though.

Their defense held Orlando to just 100 points, but their offense shot under 40% from the field and then under 30% from downtown. Although they secured 15 offensive rebounds, the Warriors just couldn’t pull it out in the end.

It’s easy to just brush this loss off and say that they’re without their three best players, but they must be better. When they’re in close games like this, it’s difficult to score without a go-to player, and that’s where Eric Paschall must make his presence felt more often.

The Warriors have three more games out East that will all be winnable. There’s no guaranteeing that they even win one, but given the resilience that this team has shown, I fully expect them coming back to Golden State with at least five wins on the season.