National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
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
  • 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.
  • 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.