D'Angelo Russell shines, Warriors end 10-game losing streak

D'Angelo Russell scored 26 points and dished out a season-high 12 assists, and short-handed Golden State Warriors snapped ir longest losing streak in nearly 18 years at 10 games by beating Orlando Magic 109-95 on Saturday night.

Jordan Poole scored 21 points off bench and Eric Paschall h 20 points and nine rebounds as Golden State also ended a five-game skid at home.

Markelle Fultz scored 23 points to le Magic, who came in with two close victories in three games on ir West Coast swing.

Warriors' 10-game skid was ir longest winless stretch since also dropping 10 in a row from March 9-24, 2002.

Russell and rookie Poole each hit four 3-pointers, and Poole scored in double figures for his career-best fourth straight game and 13th in all this season.

injury-plagued Warriors were down to nine players again with Draymond Green sitting out because of a sprained left index finger. It’s sixth game he has missed this season with injury. Golden State lost guard Jacob Evans III to a concussion on Tuesday night against Dallas.

Warriors have won eight of 10 at home against Magic and seven straight.

Evan Fournier scored 12 points in 32 minutes for Orlando. He went through a warm-up to determine wher he h regained eugh strength to play after he was sick all day Friday.

Orlando hit five of its first eight shots with two 3s by Fournier and jumped out to a 13-0 le as Golden State missed its initial seven shots — four from deep — and committed three turvers before Poole's 3 at 7:10 mark of first quarter. Warriors warmed up and got back within 15-13, n led 28-25 at end of initial quarter.

WELCOME BACK

Klay Thompson h his jersey retired at halftime of Washington State’s home game against Oregon State on Saturday in Pullman, Washington. Splash Bror Stephen Curry me trip to rural Washington on private plane of Warriors owner Joe Lacob, who also h Zaza Pachulia along. Of trip, Lacob said, “It was great!"

"We h such a great day and so happy for Klay. Fans were incredible!" Pachulia said in a text mess.

Curry returned to Warriors bench early in second quarter and worked as a sideline reporter in third quarter.

“Pullman was unbelievable," Curry said. “Obviously it was about Klay and getting a taste of where he's from, what me him who he is. You can tell why he talks about it with such high regard because of how y celebrated him today. At end of day he has his jersey in rafters so he's an immortal. I like Cali wear. Pullman was nice but I'm going to stick with Cali wear."

TIP-INS

Magic: Magic beat Golden State 100-96 in Orlando on Dec. 1 but haven’t won on Warriors’ home floor since a 102-94 victory on Dec. 3, 2012 — with Nikola Vucevic only current Magic player in that game. ... G D.J. Augustin did t play for fourth time in five games because of a bruised left knee. ... G Michael Carter-Williams returned from a 13-game absence with a sprained left shoulder to play 14 minutes and score seven points.

Warriors: Green isn’t expected to miss much time. “Shouldn’t be out long. I guess it happened in last game,” coach Steve Kerr said. “He should be good to go in Portland.” ... Warriors are 7-15 at Chase Center in ir inaugural season re, including 2-5 vs. Eastern Conference.

UP NEXT

Magic: At Charlotte on Monday night before returning home for three games.

Warriors: At Portland on Monday night. y have lost ir last two and five of eight on Trail Blazers’ home court.