Orlando Magic vs. Phoenix Suns
March 31, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Suns 115-111 on 2026-03-31 at home. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Tristan da Silva. The Suns started Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, Collin Gillespie, and Oso Ighodaro. Jalen Green (Suns) scored 8 points (4/6) in his matchups, with Tristan da Silva as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 10 points (3/16) in his matchups, with Dillon Brooks as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
115
Did not play: Noah Penda (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
PHX
Phoenix Suns
111
Did not play: Jamaree Bouyea (DNP - Coach's Decision), Koby Brea (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ryan Dunn (DNP - Coach's Decision), CJ Huntley (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva Starter 18.7 min
- Jevon Carter · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Jamal Cain · Jett Howard 7.5 min
- Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 3.8 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain 3.4 min
- Jevon Carter · Goga Bitadze · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain 2.4 min
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro Starter 7.2 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin 4.3 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin · Rasheer Fleming 4.1 min
- Royce O'Neale · Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 3.9 min
- Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Collin Gillespie · Rasheer Fleming 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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Jalen Green 8 pts (4/6) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Tristan da Silva (22 %, 0 pts) · Jevon Carter (21 %, 0 pts) · Desmond Bane (19 %, 2 pts)
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Devin Booker 15 pts (5/9) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Desmond Bane (20 %, 3 pts) · Jamal Cain (18 %, 0 pts) · Tristan da Silva (17 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Desmond Bane | Jordan Goodwin: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Devin Booker: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Suggs | Collin Gillespie: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Devin Booker: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Paolo Banchero | Dillon Brooks: 21 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jordan Goodwin: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Oso Ighodaro: 27 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Royce O'Neale: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Tristan da Silva | Devin Booker: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Green: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jevon Carter | Collin Gillespie: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Green: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jamal Cain | Devin Booker: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Royce O'Neale: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Goga Bitadze | Oso Ighodaro: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Royce O'Neale: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jett Howard | Royce O'Neale: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Grayson Allen: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Moritz Wagner | Rasheer Fleming: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Oso Ighodaro: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Suns defense
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Paolo Banchero 10 pts (3/16) in 87 possessions
Guarded by: Dillon Brooks (32 %, 2 pts) · Royce O'Neale (18 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (13 %, 0 pts)
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Desmond Bane 17 pts (6/11) in 83 possessions
Guarded by: Jordan Goodwin (22 %, 4 pts) · Grayson Allen (17 %, 3 pts) · Jalen Green (15 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Jalen Suggs: 28 poss., 13 pts (3/4) · Jamal Cain: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Desmond Bane: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Jett Howard: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Grayson Allen | Desmond Bane: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tristan da Silva: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Collin Gillespie | Jevon Carter: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Tristan da Silva: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Royce O'Neale | Paolo Banchero: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Desmond Bane: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Wendell Carter Jr.: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Goga Bitadze: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dillon Brooks | Paolo Banchero: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Desmond Bane: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jalen Green | Jalen Suggs: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Desmond Bane: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Rasheer Fleming | Wendell Carter Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moritz Wagner: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Khaman Maluach | Goga Bitadze: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Cain: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |