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The Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns’ double-overtime clash wasn’t so much a classic as a slog. Until the final five seconds.
A game in which the two teams shot a combined 38.1% from the field saw one of the wildest endings of the NBA season, with Jevon Carter making a game-tying 3-pointer for the Magic and Jalen Green then making the game-winning buzzer-beater for the Suns, who won 113-110.
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With the Magic down 110-107 and 5.7 seconds left, Carter got the ball and had his first shot blocked at the perimeter by Grayson Allen. However, the ball ended up in the hands of Magic forward Tristan Da Silva, who passed it back to Carter and watched the veteran make the 3-pointer from the corner.
Only 1.1 seconds were left on the clock after Carter’s make, with triple overtime looming. The Suns advanced the ball and opted to go to Green, who was previously 5-of-26 from the field and 1-of-10 from 3-point range.
He finished the game 2-of-11 from deep.
It was a significant win for the Suns, who also lost breakout star Dillon Brooks to a broken hand in the first quarter. The win improves their record to 33-24, pushing them to two games back from the sixth-place Minnesota Timberwolves for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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With Brooks leaving early and Devin Booker out at least a week with a right hip strain, Grayson Allen led the Suns in scoring with 27 points on 8-of-22 shooting off the bench, plus 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Colline Gillespie also had 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
Desmond Bane led the Magic with 34 points, and Paolo Banchero also had a big game with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists.
