Booker scores 30 as Suns beat Magic 117-104
Devin Booker scored 30 points (12 in the first quarter, on two 3-pointers, a jumper and four free throws), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Orlando Magic 117-104 to end a four-game losing streak.
The Suns took control with a 22-5 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 30.
Dillon Brooks scored 24 points (12 in the third quarter, on two 3-pointers, two dunks and a jumper), and Miles Bridges added 18 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. had 27 points and 13 rebounds on 10-of-12 shooting. Franz Wagner had 15 points, eight rebounds, a career-high 15 assists and four steals.
The Magic committed 25 turnovers to the Suns’ 15. The Suns took 18 of their 87 shots from midrange (21%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 11%. The Magic outscored the Suns 22-10 in six minutes with Carter, Bane, Wagner, Black and Silva on the floor together.