Booker scores 30 as Suns force 25 turnovers, beat Magic 117-104
Wendell Carter Jr. made 10 of 12 shots for Orlando, but Phoenix led by as many as 30 and hit 17 of 34 from 3-point range.
- Booker: 30 points, 8 assists, 3 steals
- Wagner: 15 points, 15 assists, 6 turnovers
- Suns bench outscored Magic bench 37-27
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Final
Game card: Orlando Magic 104, Phoenix Suns 117, with each team's leader
Devin Booker scored 30 points and the Phoenix Suns forced 25 turnovers to beat the Orlando Magic 117-104 at home on Thursday, November 5, building a lead as large as 30.
Booker made 11 of 22 shots and added eight assists and three steals. Phoenix scored 30 or more in each of the first three quarters and led 105-75 with 9:23 left, its largest lead.
Orlando led 14-8 early in the first quarter, its biggest lead of the night, before Phoenix scored 33 points in the period and 33 more in the third to pull away. Guard Jordan Goodwin was out for the Suns with right calf soreness. Phoenix is 2-5, Orlando 2-6.
Dillon Brooks scored 24 on 9-of-16 shooting, and Miles Bridges had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Luke Kennard added 12 points without a turnover and Ryan Dunn scored 11 as the Phoenix bench outscored Orlando's 37-27.
Wendell Carter Jr. led the Magic with 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting and 13 rebounds. Franz Wagner had 15 points and 15 assists but committed six turnovers. Tristan Da Silva scored 18 off the bench on 6-of-15 shooting.
Orlando turned the ball over 25 times, Phoenix had 14 steals, and the Suns made 17 of 34 from beyond the arc while the Magic missed 11 of 24 free throws.
The Magic trailed 113-92 when the final five minutes began and outscored Phoenix 12-4 the rest of the way. Goga Bitadze's running dunk off a Jase Richardson pass with 1:04 left set the final score.
Up next
Suns: home against the Houston Rockets on Saturday, November 7.
Magic: at the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, November 7.
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