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3-5 overall · 0-3 on the road
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2-7 overall · 0-4 at home
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The Magic rank 26th in the NBA in offensive rating (105.7), and the Suns rank 27th in defensive rating (116.3). Two struggling units: one of these trends breaks.

League average is 110.6, so the Magic are 4.8 below it. Paolo Banchero leads them with 24.5 points a game on 77.0% true shooting.

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Team vs team

Season before this game (PHX 8 games, ORL 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PHXORL
Scoring
112.415th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
107.028th · Bottom 5
118.625th · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
116.223rd · Below avg
-6.222nd · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-9.225th · Below avg
Efficiency
112.212th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
105.726th · Bottom 5
116.327th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
114.525th · Below avg
-4.021st · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-8.825th · Below avg
101.122nd
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
101.420th
Shooting
54.7%8th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
52.5%18th · Average
57.8%11th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
56.1%20th · Average
13.215th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.714th · Average
35.9%12th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
34.2%18th · Average
0.2426th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2817th · Average
Defense
55.5%24th · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
55.6%25th · Below avg
9.28th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.323rd · Below avg
4.915th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.926th · Bottom 5
Possessions
14.1%11th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
17.1%28th · Bottom 5
25.8%20th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
26.7%16th · Average
39.230th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
41.925th · Below avg
27.95th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.413th · Average

Recent form

Phoenix Suns
LLLWW

Last 5: average margin -1.4 (season -6.2). Streak W2.

Orlando Magic
WLLLL

Last 5: average margin -6.6 (season -9.2). Streak L4.

Key players

Phoenix Suns
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Devin BookerG 25.22.84.959.9
Miles BridgesF 16.98.13.658.1
Dillon BrooksG-F 16.83.92.561.0
Jalen GreenG 12.42.93.648.0
Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 20.86.38.851.9
Desmond BaneG 17.53.92.255.7
Anthony BlackG 15.75.75.259.9

Injury report

Phoenix Suns
Jordan Goodwin G · back ~11/9 Out
Mark Williams C · back ~2/3 Out
Orlando Magic
Izaiyah Nelson F · back ~11/18 Out
Jalen Suggs G · back ~11/10 Out
Jonathan Isaac F · back ~11/10 Out
Noah Penda G-F · back ~11/18 Out
Paolo Banchero F · back ~11/22 Out
Desmond Bane G · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

11/5/26 · at PHXORL 104 – PHX 117

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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