What we learned as Warriors’ bench falters in streak-snapping loss vs. Magic

For the first night of a back-to-back to close out a six-game road trip, the Warriors traveled their full squad to Orlando.But the Warriors were outplayed and couldn’t get past the young and rising Orlando Magic in a 121-113 loss Tuesday at the Kia Center. The loss snapped the Warriors’ three-game win streak, falling to 9-7 on the 2025-26 NBA season and 4-7 on the road. Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler did all they could. The two combined for 67 points on 56.4-percent shooting from the field (22 of 39), with Curry scoring a game-high 34 points and Butler right behind him at 33. Draymond Green (12 points) was the lone other Warrior to reach double figures.  Steph makes it look too easy pic.twitter.com/XVbXbVpzDX — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) November 19, 2025 That’s half as many as the six Magic players to get to double figures. All of their starters scored 13 or more points, and Anthony Black gave them 21 off the bench. The Warriors as a team scored 22 bench points.Whenever they wanted, the Magic easily scored at the rim. The Magic scored 64 points in the paint to wipe off their ugly 7-of-31 shooting behind...