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Magic pull away in 4th quarter to beat Booker, Suns 113-98

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 26 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 113-98 on Sunday night, overcoming Devin Booker’s 44-point effort two days after he had 62 in a loss at Indiana.
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Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) is defended by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 26 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 113-98 on Sunday night, overcoming Devin Booker’s 44-point effort two days after he had 62 in a loss at Indiana.

Phoenix went more than eight minutes without a field goal in the fourth quarter, losing its second straight after a seven-game winning streak.

Booker was 17 of 26 from the field, making 1 of 2 3-point attempts, and hit 9 of 11 free throws. But he had only two points in the Suns’ 11-point fourth quarter.

Moritz Wagner added 16 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando. Markelle Fultz had 14 points and five steals, and Franz Wagner finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Kevin Durant had 15 points for the Suns, who extended the franchise record for consecutive games with 40-point scorers to six.

HAWKS 126, RAPTORS 125

ATLANTA (AP) — Saddiq Bey dunked off Trae Young’s miss with 1.1 seconds left to lift Atlanta past Toronto.

Bey finished with a season-high 26 points and had 13 rebounds. Young had 30 points and 12 assists, and Clint Capela finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Jordan Nwora had 24 points and nine rebounds for Toronto. The short-handed Raptors have lost five straight.

PISTONS 120, THUNDER 104

DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Duren had 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and Detroit beat Oklahoma City to end the Thunder’s winning streak at five.

Jaden Ivey added 19 points to help the NBA-worst Pistons improve to 6-40. Detroit played without leading scorer Cade Cunningham because of what the team termed “injury management.” Cunningham returned from a knee injury Saturday.

Duren’ had a career-high nine of Detroit’s 15 offensive rebounds.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points.

BULLS 104, TRAIL BLAZERS 96

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 20 points and Chicago beat Portland to snap a two-game losing streak.

Coby White added 15 points and 10 assists, and Andre Drummond also had 15 points.

Jerami Grant led Portland with 24 points, and Deandre Ayton had 22 and 12 rebounds. The Blazers have lost four of their last five.

PACERS 116, GRIZZLIES 110

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 24 points, Jalen Smith made the go-ahead 3-pointer and Indiana beat Memphis.

Smith made it 110-107 with his 3-pointer with 3:10 remaining. He finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Pascal Siakam also had 19 points.

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 25 points.

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