The Orlando Magic fell to the Phoenix Suns, one hundred seventeen to one hundred four, on the road in Phoenix.
It was a tough night in the desert, but there were bright spots. Wendell Carter Junior was terrific. He scored twenty-seven points on ten of twelve shooting. He also pulled down thirteen rebounds. Franz Wagner dished out fifteen assists and added fifteen points. He also had four steals. Tristan da Silva came off the bench for eighteen points, hitting four of twelve from deep. Desmond Bane chipped in fifteen.
For Phoenix, Devin Booker led the way with thirty points and eight assists. Dillon Brooks added twenty-four, hitting four of six from three. Miles Bridges had eighteen points and thirteen rebounds. Luke Kennard scored twelve off the bench.
Now the numbers that hurt. Orlando turned the ball over twenty-five times. Phoenix had just fourteen. The Suns turned those mistakes into a big edge, with fourteen steals.
Shooting was also a problem from long range. The Magic hit thirteen of thirty-eight from three. Phoenix hit seventeen of thirty-four. The Suns also shot forty-five of eighty-seven overall, compared to thirty-nine of eighty-one for Orlando.
The Magic did win the rebounding battle, forty-eight to thirty-three. It just was not enough.
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