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Magic eclipse Suns, win streak to six games
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Magic eclipse Suns, win streak to six games

NBA: Orlando Magic at Phoenix SunsNovember 18, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Josh Okogie (2) appears to pass Orlando Magic forward Tristan da Silva (23) during the first half of an NBA game at Footprint Center. Mandatory credits: Rick Scuteri-Imagn images

Franz Wagner matched a season-high with 32 points as the visiting Orlando Magic won their sixth straight game, defeating the Phoenix Suns 109-99 on Monday.

Anthony Black had a season-high 20 points and nine assists, and Goga Bitadze had 17 points to go with 10 rebounds for Orlando, which led by as many as 19 points and held its opponent under 100 points for the sixth straight game. .

Phoenix trailed 94-78 before fighting back to cut the deficit to 98-91 on Devin Booker’s 3-pointer with 3:36 left. Orlando answered with a 7-2 run to seal the victory.

Jalen Suggs scored 12 points for the Magic, who improved to 2-6 on the road compared to 7-0 at home.

The Suns played their sixth straight game without Kevin Durant and fourth straight game without Bradley Beal. Both All-Stars are out due to left calf strains.

Tyus Jones led Phoenix with 18 points and eight assists. Booker and Grayson Allen each had 17 points, Oso Ighodaro scored a career-high 12 in his first career start, and Josh Okogie had 11.

Orlando scored the first seven points of the game and led 26-22 at the end of the first quarter.

After missing 10 of their first 11 attempts from 3-point range to start the game, the Magic made three straight triples to move ahead 45-34 with 6:03 left in the second quarter.

Wagner’s 3-pointer capped a 10-2 run and put the Magic ahead 64-48 at halftime. Wagner and Bitadze each had 15 points in the first half.

Orlando extended its lead to 67-48 on Suggs’ trey early in the third quarter, and Black hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to give the Magic an 84-68 lead at the end of the period .

Wagner has scored at least 20 points in eight straight games for Orlando, which shot 51.3 percent from the field and 11 of 29 (37.9 percent) from beyond the arc.

Mason Plumlee had 11 rebounds for the Suns, who shot 29.3 percent (12 of 41) from three-point range.

Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. missed his eighth straight game due to plantar fasciitis in the left foot.

–Field-level media