Phoenix Suns (12-10, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (16-9, third in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -1.5; over/under is 212.5
BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix will aim to break its five-game road skid when the Suns play Orlando.
The Magic have gone 9-0 at home. Orlando is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 10.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Goga Bitadze averaging 2.5.
The Suns have gone 4-6 away from home. Phoenix ranks eighth in the league with 34.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Jusuf Nurkic averaging 8.1.
The Magic average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer makes per game than the Suns allow (13.3). The Suns average 15.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.3 more made shots on average than the 11.7 per game the Magic allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Suggs is shooting 41.0% and averaging 15.5 points for the Magic.
Tyus Jones is averaging 11.8 points and 6.9 assists for the Suns.
LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 7-3, averaging 108.0 points, 40.4 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 10.7 steals and 7.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.2 points per game.
Suns: 3-7, averaging 111.7 points, 42.9 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.8 points.
INJURIES: Magic: Paolo Banchero: out (oblique), Jonathan Isaac: day to day (hamstring), Franz Wagner: out (oblique), Gary Harris: out (hamstring).
Suns: Ryan Dunn: day to day (ankle), Jusuf Nurkic: out (ankle), Collin Gillespie: out (ankle), Kevin Durant: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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