The Orlando Magic only had eight players available, but once their game tipped off with the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, things got worse.
Orlando made just one of its first 13 field goal attempts as Phoenix jumped out to a 14-4 lead and kept building from there, sending the Magic limping home from a four-game West Coast road trip with a 109-90 loss and looking forward to a much needed two days off.
The Magic made just 25% of their 24 first-quarter field goal attempts and the Suns led 28-16 early. Magic center Nikola Vucevic, who scored 42 points in a win at Sacramento on Friday night, had just two points in the first quarter and thanks to Terrence Ross’ 10 points, the Magic stayed within 12 early.