The game between the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic will take place at Footprint Center on Thursday, March 16 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Phoenix Suns will welcome the Orlando Magic to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for an NBA game on Thursday. The Phoenix Suns lost 104-116 in their last game over the Bucks. The Suns trailed by nine points at halftime but cut the deficit to 85-84 heading to the fourth after Devin Booker hit a mid-range jumper at the third quarter buzzer.
Cam Payne hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Suns up 90-87, which was their first lead of the second half. The game stayed tight for the next several minutes but the Bucks took the lead for good when Pat Connaughton hit a corner 3 for a 100-97 advantage with 6:30 remaining.
Antetokounmpo added 11 rebounds and eight assists. Lopez shot 10 of 14 from the field and added 10 rebounds. The Bucks closed the game on a 24-9 run. Booker led the Suns with 30 points on 13-of-27 shooting. Deandre Ayton had 19 points and eight rebounds despite playing just 26 minutes because of foul trouble.
The Orlando Magic on the other hand lost 132-114 against the Spurs in their last game. Orlando rookie Paolo Banchero had 27 points and Wendell Carter Jr. added 16 points. The Magic have lost five of their last seven games in their push for a berth in the postseason play-in tournament. Orlando is now four games behind Washington for 10th in the Eastern Conference.
“It’s a definite tough loss,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “You really do have to tip your hat to San Antonio. They played their tails off and they brought it to us. This one stings. This one hurts because it’s one that we let get away from us. But you have to be able to move on to the next game and know what you can improve on and tighten up our defense.”
In a battle between two of the league’s top rookies, Sochan had the upper hand over Banchero, thanks to the best outside shooting performance in the franchise’s 50-year history. “If you make 22 3s, you are going to have a pretty damn good night,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “That’s just the way the rules are. We don’t do it very often, but we did it tonight. And it was fun to watch. More importantly, we had 39 assists, which is really fantastic. All in all, it was a good night for the boys.”
Phoenix Suns: Josh Okogie, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker, Chris Paul
Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter, Jr., Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris
Phoenix Suns: Torrey Craig, Landry Shamet, Kevin Durant
Orlando Magic: Gary Harris, Jonathan Isaac
The game between the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic will take place at Footprint Center on Thursday, March 16 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic will be telecast live on Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, NBA TV, Bally Sports Florida, Fox Sports Florida.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, NBA TV, Bally Sports Florida, Fox Sports Florida. | March 16 (10:00 PM ET) |
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