Phoenix Suns @ Orlando Magic
Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22400352
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 29 28 27 31 115PHX 34 28 25 23 110
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Suggs scores 26 and Magic turn back Suns for 10th straight win at home
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Jalen Suggs scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter on Sunday night and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 115-110 to remain the NBA's only team unbeaten at home this season.
Magic center Goga Bitadze had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, including a game-clinching tip-in with 13.1 seconds left.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 25 points and seven assists. Tyus Jones added 21 points and Bradley Beal scored 18 before fouling out with 1:05 remaining.
Cole Anthony , who finished with 14 points, and Mo Wagner (10 points) sparked a comeback after the Magic had fallen behind by 12 points in the first quarter.
Takeaways Suns: Even after making 11 of their first 18 3-point shots, the Suns faded in the fourth quarter (seven turnovers) and lost for the ninth time in 10 games without the injured Kevin Durant .
Magic: Playing without forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner — both out with torn obliques — the Magic won for the 10th straight time at home. They are 17-0 on their home court, including the playoffs, going back to March 30.
Key moment Suggs hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points in a fourth-quarter span of 1:47, giving the Magic a 103-100 lead they never relinquished.
Key stat The Magic played 10 players for at least 15 minutes and got 46 points from their bench.
Up next Suns: Play at Utah on Friday night.
Magic: Play at Milwaukee on Tuesday night in a first-round NBA Cup knockout game.
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This story has been changed to correct that Bitadze had 21 points instead of 19.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
PHXBB B. Beal
BB B. Bol
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JO J. Okogie
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
ORL/PHX the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur