Magic @ Suns Sunday game thread 12-31-2023

[Proximo]

Can’t seem to pull away. This is making me nervous.

 

[Yuma]

Can’t seem to pull away. This is making me nervous.

Ditto.

 

[Mainstreet]

Can’t seem to pull away. This is making me nervous.

The Magic are out rebounding the Suns 31-23. If the Suns go cold they will be in trouble.

 

[Yuma]

Held onto the ball way too long that trip.

 

[Joe Mama]

Missing so many Open jump shots and I can't believe how many layups and three-pointers we've given up

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 3rd quarter:

Suns 89 - Magic 87

 

[Mainstreet]

Beal give the Suns a 2 point lead at the buzzer.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns bench still only has 2 points while the Magic bench has 37 points.

 

[Mainstreet]

Finally Metu scores another bench basket.

 

[95pro]

Horrible end of the third.

 

[Mainstreet]

It was inevitable, the Magic take a 1 point lead.

 

[Proximo]

Going back to the all iso offense. We aren’t going to win like this.

 

[clyde2tw]

pathetic defense, if not for so many TOs by Magics...
Book missed 3-4 jumpers late 3rd, just kinda forcing when not in rhythm. Saved by Beal's moves.

 

[GatorAZ]

This team is worse defensively than any D’Antoni team we had.

 

[Mainstreet]

Metu has all of the Suns bench points... 4.

 

[Peter Sheldon]

This is getting hard to watch.

 

[Yuma]

Beal had some nice minutes there.

 

[Yuma]

Should have gone back into Nurk.

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker has been playing some nice defense keeping the Suns in the game.

 

[Yuma]

Beal can get on a roll in fourth quarters.

 

[Yuma]

Keep going to the line guys!

 

[Yuma]

Wagner helped Nurk out there!

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Suns 112 - Magic 107

 

[Yuma]

Whew! another W!

 

[Yuma]

Jumped into 8th