December 31, 2023 · 8:00 PM EST
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ORL | 24 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 107 |
 PHX | 37 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 112 |
Biggest lead ORL by 2 · PHX by 16 · 5 lead changes
Q3 1:04+8% ORLW. Carter Jr. 25' 3PT (17 PTS) (P. Banchero 6 AST)ORL 85 · PHX 87
Q4 9:26+11% ORLG. Harris 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (W. Carter Jr. 2 AST)ORL 96 · PHX 95
Q4 7:55+11% ORLF. Wagner 26' 3PT (25 PTS) (G. Harris 2 AST)ORL 99 · PHX 99
Q4 6:05+12% ORLP. Banchero driving Layup (27 PTS)ORL 101 · PHX 103
Q4 5:54+12% PHXK. Durant 25' 3PT (29 PTS) (D. Booker 4 AST)ORL 102 · PHX 106| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Celtics | 64 | 18 | .780 | — |
2NY Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 |
3MI Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
4CL Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
5IN Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 |
| 6ORMagic | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 |
7PH 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 |
8MI Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 |
9CH Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 |
10AT Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
11BK Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 |
12TO Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
13CH Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
14WA Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 |
15DE Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2OK Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
3MI Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4LA Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
6NO Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
| 7PHSuns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
8LA Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 |
9GS Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
10SA Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
11HO Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
12UT Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 |
14SA Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15PO Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
| Zone | ORL | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 22/29 76% | 19/26 73% |
| Paint | 7/17 41% | 9/17 53% |
| Mid-range | 1/7 14% | 8/18 44% |
| Corner 3 | 1/9 11% | 2/7 29% |
| Above the break 3 | 11/28 39% | 6/20 30% |
| FWFranz WagnerF | 39 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 11-25 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 51.3% |
| PBPaolo BancheroF | 37 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12-23 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -6 | 58.6% |
JS Jalen SuggsG | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1-10 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 18.4% |
GB Goga BitadzeC-F | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -15 | 60.0% |
AB Anthony BlackG | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -19 | 33.3% |
| GHGary HarrisG | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 35.7% |
| WCWendell Carter Jr.C-F | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +14 | 107.9% |
CA Cole AnthonyG | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 78.1% |
MW Moritz WagnerF-C | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 83.3% |
CH Caleb HoustanG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | — |
CO Chuma OkekeF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 45 | 22 | 42-90 | 12-37 | 11-12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 46.7% | 32.4% | 91.7% | 56.2% |
| KDKevin DurantF | 39 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 12-21 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 66.8% |
DB Devin BookerG | 37 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +13 | 54.7% |
GA Grayson AllenG | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 62.5% |
BB Bradley BealG | 35 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 10-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 84.7% |
JN Jusuf NurkićC | 33 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +18 | 49.5% |
EG Eric GordonG | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.0% |
CM Chimezie MetuF-C | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 42.9% |
UA Udoka AzubuikeC-F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 | — |
JO Josh OkogieG | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 112 | 35 | 21 | 44-88 | 8-27 | 16-19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Shooting | 50.0% | 29.6% | 84.2% | 58.1% |
11:57Jump Ball J. Nurkic vs. G. Bitadze: Tip to D. BookerORL 011:42MISS J. Nurkic cutting Layup - blockedORL 011:42P. Banchero BLOCK (1 BLK)ORL 011:24P. Banchero driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)ORL 211:13K. Durant 10' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)ORL 211:00P. Banchero 17' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Suggs 1 AST)ORL 410:48MISS D. Booker 18' pullup ShotORL 410:45J. Suggs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 410:38MISS F. Wagner 28' 3PTORL 410:35J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 410:23K. Durant 8' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)ORL 410:16J. Suggs bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)ORL 410:16K. Durant STEAL (1 STL)ORL 410:11MISS G. Allen running 3PTORL 410:06J. Suggs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 49:56MISS F. Wagner driving floating ShotORL 49:53G. Bitadze REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 49:52G. Bitadze putback Layup (2 PTS)ORL 69:42D. Booker 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (B. Beal 1 AST)ORL 69:21P. Banchero driving Layup (6 PTS)ORL 89:21K. Durant shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Banchero 1 FT)ORL 89:21P. Banchero Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)ORL 99:12B. Beal 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)ORL 98:56P. Banchero bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)ORL 98:56K. Durant STEAL (2 STL)ORL 98:36J. Nurkic driving Hook (2 PTS)ORL 98:21P. Banchero bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)ORL 98:21G. Allen STEAL (1 STL)ORL 98:18MISS G. Allen running DUNK - blockedORL 98:18J. Suggs BLOCK (1 BLK)ORL 98:15P. Banchero REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 98:13MISS P. Banchero 24' running pullup 3PTORL 98:09K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 98:03B. Beal 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)ORL 97:42MISS F. Wagner driving LayupORL 97:40B. Beal REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 97:36B. Beal 16' running pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)ORL 97:29A. Black step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)ORL 97:12G. Allen driving Layup (2 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)ORL 96:52MISS P. Banchero driving LayupORL 96:51G. Bitadze REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)ORL 96:50G. Bitadze putback Layup (4 PTS)ORL 116:39J. Suggs shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)ORL 116:39D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)ORL 116:39MISS D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2ORL 116:37G. Bitadze REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)ORL 116:19MISS J. Suggs 27' 3PTORL 116:16G. Bitadze REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)ORL 116:13P. Banchero driving DUNK (9 PTS) (G. Bitadze 1 AST)ORL 135:45MISS K. Durant driving LayupORL 135:43J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 135:42J. Nurkic putback Layup (4 PTS)ORL 135:19MISS P. Banchero 14' turnaround fadeaway ShotORL 135:16G. Bitadze REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)ORL 135:09P. Banchero cutting Layup (11 PTS) (G. Harris 1 AST)ORL 154:50B. Beal driving Layup (9 PTS)ORL 154:25G. Harris 6' driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Suggs 2 AST)ORL 174:09MISS K. Durant 7' pullup ShotORL 174:07J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)ORL 174:07J. Nurkic putback Layup (6 PTS)ORL 173:46MISS J. Suggs 12' driving floating bank ShotORL 173:42J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)ORL 173:37MISS D. Booker 26' pullup 3PTORL 173:34A. Black REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 173:30MISS J. Suggs running LayupORL 173:27K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 173:23G. Bitadze shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Nurkic 2 FT)ORL 173:23J. Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)ORL 173:23J. Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)ORL 173:05MISS G. Harris 3PTORL 173:02C. Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 172:53MISS C. Metu 25' 3PTORL 172:49C. Anthony REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 172:44C. Anthony 9' running pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)ORL 192:32G. Allen 27' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)ORL 192:03MISS C. Anthony 24' 3PTORL 192:00G. Bitadze loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF)ORL 191:45MISS C. Metu 7' driving LayupORL 191:43M. Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 191:37C. Anthony lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)ORL 191:37E. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)ORL 191:32MISS D. Booker 13' running pullup ShotORL 191:28C. Metu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 191:21D. Booker 12' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)ORL 190:54MISS F. Wagner 6' driving Layup - blockedORL 190:54U. Azubuike BLOCK (1 BLK)ORL 190:53G. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 190:49D. Booker 25' 3PT running pullup (9 PTS) (G. Allen 1 AST)ORL 190:34F. Wagner driving Layup (2 PTS)ORL 210:31MISS D. Booker 25' pullup 3PTORL 210:31C. Metu REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)ORL 210:15G. Allen lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)ORL 210:15M. Wagner STEAL (1 STL)ORL 210:11C. Anthony running Layup (4 PTS) (F. Wagner 1 AST)ORL 230:11D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Anthony 1 FT)ORL 230:11C. Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)ORL 240:03G. Allen driving Layup (7 PTS)ORL 240:00MISS F. Wagner 31' pullup 3PTORL 24The Suns edged the Magic 112-107 at home.
Kevin Durant led the Suns with 31 points and 5 assists, while Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Suns took the lead for good with 7:41 left in Q4. The Suns led by as many as 16 points. The lead changed hands 5 times and the score was tied 5 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
