Instant Replay: Kings fall to Magic's spell without Cousins

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SACRAMENTO -- Sloppy. That is the only way to describe the action that fans witnessed on Friday night in Sacramento. The Sacramento Kings and Orlando Magic combined for 36 turnovers in a wild up and down game.

In the end, it was Orlando who found the bottom of the net more often as they sent the Kings to their fourth straight loss by a final of 107-100.

Aaron Gordon held his very own Slam Dunk Contest, hammering down a variety of highlight reel dunks over the Kings. He finished the night with 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting and chipped in 11 rebounds.

Victor Oladipo found another gear in the fourth quarter as the Magic pulled away. The speedy guard scored 18 points, handed out five assists and picked up five steals as Orlando improved to 28-36 on the season.

Evan Fournier stuffed the stat sheet, chipping in 16 points, five assists and seven rebounds. Big man Jason Smith added 16 points and seven rebounds and Ersan Ilyasova chipped in 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting.

Playing without their leading scorer and rebounder, the Kings turned to Kosta Koufos for offensive production. The 7-footer shot 8-for-10 from the field on his way to a 19-point night, but he managed just four rebounds in 24 minutes of action.

Marco Belinelli came off the Kings bench and caught fire in the first half, scoring 14 of his 17 points before the intermission. The veteran wing shot the lights out from long range, hitting 4-for-7 from deep, but he disappeared in the second half.

Point guard Rajon Rondo finished with 16 points and 14 assists and Rudy Gay shot just 2-of-10 from the field, but still managed to drop in 12 points in the loss.

STANDOUT PERFORMER 

Belinelli has struggled with his consistency, but he lit the Magic up tonight from the perimeter. The Italian-born sharpshooter has shown signs of waking from his season-long slump over the last week.

TURNING POINT 

The Kings trailed by five going to the fourth quarter, but Orlando turned on the jets in the final frame and the Kings failed to keep up.

INJURY UPDATE 

Ben McLemore missed his second straight game with a non-displaced fracture of the right ring finger. DeMarcus Cousins missed his 10th game of the year after being suspended by the team on Thursday for conduct detrimental to the team.

WHAT'S NEXT 

The Kings return to Sleep Train Arena for a Sunday matinee against the Utah Jazz before flying to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers on Tuesday evening.

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