An early surprise team in the NBA's Eastern Conference has easily been the Orlando Magic. On Friday night, they picked up their fourth win of the season by defeating the San Antonio Spurs. That gave the visitors their first official loss of the newest season. Evan Fournier led the way for Orlando in a 114-87 victory by the Magic. Here's a look at the Spurs vs. Magic recap including top players, game stats, a standings update, and what's next for each of these teams on the schedule.

NBA game recap

In the first quarter tonight Orlando outscored San Antonio 32-18 to take control of the game early.

They continued that trend in the second quarter with a 29-16 scoring pace. Orlando took the third quarter 34-30 and held on in the fourth to ultimately take a 114-87 victory.

In tonight's win by the Orlando Magic, Evan Fournier led the way with 25 points on 10-for-12 shooting. Fournier also had five rebounds for the night. Teammate Aaron Gordon had 16 points and almost 6 rebounds, while Nikola Vucevic finished with 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Jonathan Simmons came off the bench to score 17 points against his former team.

For the San Antonio Spurs, it was LaMarcus Aldridge leading with 24 points and 11 rebounds, as well as Pau Gasol with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Aldridge shot 9-for-14 from the field including hitting one of the two three-pointers he attempted.

Patty Mills scored 12 points from off the bench in 21 minutes of game time. Reserve player Rudy Gay was held to just two points in 24 minutes but had seven rebounds and four assists in the losing effort.

The Orlando Magic shot an impressive 57.1 percent overall and 47.8 percent from three-point range. The San Antonio Spurs shot just 33.7 percent from the floor and 16.7 percent overall.

The Spurs also won the rebounding battle 49-45, while both teams combined for 35 turnovers in the game tonight.

Standings & what's next

With tonight's loss, the San Antonio Spurs get their first of the season making their record 4-1 overall and 2-1 on the road. They'll try to bounce back on Sunday as they visit the Indiana Pacers with the game time set for 4:30 p.m.

Eastern Time.

The Orlando Magic are sitting pretty so far in the Eastern Conference standings. With a 4-1 record, they're currently holding the best record in the conference as of this report. They look to continue their early success when they take on the Hornets in Charlotte on Sunday starting at 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
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