OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jason Richardson, his left ankle in a

bucket of ice, called it a desperation win. The Warriors

desperately needed him in the fourth quarter.

Richardson, who twisted his ankle on Monday night, scored 11 of

his 25 points in the final 1:49 to lift Golden State over the

Orlando Magic 98-94 on Wednesday night, ending a four-game losing

streak.

"You've got to admire his courage," Warriors coach Mike

Montgomery said. "He wasn't getting any lift off the ankle early

and kept coming up short. You knew he was hurting but he didn't

want to come out and let it stiffen."

Richardson scored 16 in the final quarter, including seven of

his eight foul shots and the Warriors were 12-of-14 from the line.

"As long as I was on the floor, I was going to play like I was

healthy," Richardson said. "If you think you're hurt, you'll play

hurt. I didn't have the same jumping ability so I had to smarten up

on how to get my shots to fall. I think the ankle will be a little

sore tomorrow."

Troy Murphy matched his season high with 20 rebounds and added

14 points as the Warriors won in their first meeting of the season

with the Magic.

"We've put ourselves in a bit of a hole the past couple of

weeks," Murphy said. "All these games are a must for us."

Derek Fisher had 18 points and 10 assists for his second

consecutive double-double and just the fifth of his career. He

recorded three in a row during the 1998 season with the Los Angeles

Lakers, and then none until Monday night. Mike Dunleavy added 12

points.

Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Magic,

who lost their 10th straight on the road and fell to 6-23 away from

Orlando. DeShawn Stevenson added 18 points, Keyon Dooling had 13

and Darko Milicic 12.

"Jason made some unreal shots," Howard said. "I was shocked

by some of the ones he hit. When they called on him he came

through."

Andris Biedrins gave the Warriors a 77-76 lead with 8:17 to play

with a dunk. The score went back and forth until Richardson took

over in the closing minutes.

"He's not afraid to make mistakes," Richardson said. "It's

amazing how he gets offensive rebounds. The moment he steps on the

court he's playing hard."

Mickael Pietrus hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 84 and Richardson,

playing on a bad left ankle, hit a pair of short jumpers to give

Golden State an 88-84 edge with 1:39 left to play.

"It was a tough loss," Stevenson said. "We gave it up in the

fourth quarter. They did a good job of stopping our last few

plays."

Biedrins also saved a loose ball in the final minute that led to

Richardson's jumper as the shot clock wound down.

"That was a huge play," Orlando coach Brian Hill said. "He

ends up dribbling to the deep corner and knocking down the shot. We

had some opportunities to shoot 3s at the end but instead we shot

twos."

Orlando scored the last six points of the third quarter, four

from Howard, to take a 70-64 lead into the final period.

The Warriors scored 11 of the game's first 15 points, but that

lead disappeared in a hurry.

The Magic gained the advantage in the first minute of the second

quarter and led by as many as nine before settling for a 50-48

halftime advantage.Game notes
Richardson has reached double figures in scoring in his

last 72 games, the longest such streak since Latrell Sprewell went

78 games between April 1996 to March 1997. ... Warriors G Baron

Davis missed his seventh straight with a sprained right ankle. ...

The Magic play 10 of their 17 games in March on the road. ...

Murphy recorded the 100th double-double of his career. ... Dooling

had four assists and is one shy of 600.