Durant and the Suns take on Banchero and the Magic
Orlando Magic (19-12, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (16-15, ninth in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix and Orlando meet in non-conference action.
The Suns have gone 8-9 at home. Phoenix averages 14.4 turnovers per game and is 4-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Magic are 7-8 on the road. Orlando is at the bottom of the NBA shooting 33.2% from 3-point range.
The Suns are shooting 47.8% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 47.0% the Magic allow to opponents. The Magic average 113.0 points per game, 1.6 fewer than the 114.6 the Suns give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Devin Booker is shooting 47.7% and averaging 27.4 points for the Suns. Kevin Durant is averaging 21.6 points over the last 10 games for Phoenix.
Franz Wagner is averaging 21 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 23.3 points over the last 10 games for Orlando.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 4-6, averaging 115.6 points, 43.9 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.2 points per game.
Magic: 5-5, averaging 110.8 points, 44.1 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Josh Okogie: out (ankle), Damion Lee: out (knee).
Magic: Jonathan Isaac: day to day (hamstring), Joe Ingles: day to day (ankle), Kevon Harris: out (coach's decision), Markelle Fultz: out (knee), Gary Harris: day to day (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.