National Basketball Association
Orlando 98, Phoenix 90
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 9, 2012
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #12 Violet Palmer, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance:
13565
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Magic 98, Suns 90: Rookie Andrew Nicholson scored nine of his career-high 19 points in the fourth quarter and finished with nine rebounds as visiting Orlando held off Phoenix.
J.J. Redick led a strong bench effort with 20 points and nine assists and Glen Davis scored 15 for the Magic, who finished up a five-game road trip with a 3-2 mark.
Shannon Brown scored 17 points, Jared Dudley had 15 and Marcin Gortat added 12 for the Suns, who have lost seven in a row.
Orlando built up a 59-48 lead less than two minutes into the third quarter but went over five minutes without a field goal as Phoenix went ahead. The Suns would go up 67-61 on Brown’s 3-pointer before the Magic closed the third with a 10-3 burst to take a one-point lead into the final period.
An 11-4 run run, highlighted by a 3-pointer from Redick and six straight points from Nicholson, put Orlando back in control 86-79 with 6:43 left. Nicholson’s free throw with 37 seconds left pushed the lead back to 10 and put the game away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Suns have failed to reach 100 points in eight straight games. … Nicholson went 9-of-11 from the floor and chipped in three assists and four steals in 25 minutes. … Orlando had three reserves reach double figures, with E’Twaun Moore (10) joining Redick and Nicholson.
Top Game Performances
Orlando |
|
Phoenix |
J.J. Redick 20 |
Scoring |
Shannon Brown 17 |
J.J. Redick 9 |
Assists |
Sebastian Telfair 8 |
Andrew Nicholson 9 |
Rebounds |
Marcin Gortat 6 |
Arron Afflalo 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Beasley 3 |
Andrew Nicholson 4 |
Steals |
Shannon Brown 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Marcin Gortat 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Orlando
|
98 |
51.9 |
5-15 |
13-18 |
31 |
44 |
0 |
7 |
18 |
Phoenix
|
90 |
46.2 |
5-20 |
13-18 |
22 |
29 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.