Orlando Turned It Over 25 Times: Phoenix's 14 Steals and Devin Booker's 30 Points Beat the Magic 117-104

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The Orlando Magic outscored Phoenix 48-40 in the paint, grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to the Suns' six and still lost by 13. They gave the ball away 25 times on Thursday night, and Phoenix turned those giveaways into 36 points.

The Phoenix Suns beat the Orlando Magic 117-104 at Mortgage Matchup Center in front of 17,071, per the ESPN box score. Phoenix is now 2-5. Orlando fell to 2-6.

Devin Booker's 30 and Phoenix's 14 Steals

Devin Booker scored 30 points on 11-of-22 shooting, went 4 of 8 from three and 4 of 4 at the line, and added eight assists and three of the Suns' 14 steals. Dillon Brooks scored 24 on 9-of-16 shooting, and Miles Bridges had 18 points and 13 rebounds in 31 minutes.

Phoenix shot 17 of 34 from three, exactly 50 percent, and led for 88 percent of the game. Its biggest lead was 30.

Wendell Carter Jr.'s 10-of-12 Night Wasn't Enough

Wendell Carter Jr. was the best player on the floor for Orlando, with 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting and 13 rebounds. Franz Wagner had 15 points and 15 assists, but also six of the 25 turnovers. The Magic went 13 of 24 from the free-throw line, 54 percent.

Both teams play again Saturday: Orlando visits Golden State and Phoenix hosts Houston. More NBA coverage is on BallerTube's NBA page.