Let go. Those were the two words Jalen Suggs kept repeating to himself as he sat in the Orlando Magic's locker room during halftime of their home game against t
Let go. Those were the two words Jalen Suggs kept repeating to himself as he sat in the Orlando Magic's locker room during halftime of their home game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.standout didn't look like himself on either end of the floor in the first half, and it didn't help that the Magic were down their two leading scorers in Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner.
A more care-free Suggs worked wonders for the Magic in the second half, as the 6-foot-5 guard finished with a team-high 26 points to lead the Magic to their 10th consecutive home win with a 115-110 victory over the Suns. He scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and helped swing momentum with two 3-pointers and eight points in a span of 1:47, putting Orlando out in front with a 103-100 lead it never relinquished.
"We spoke about it earlier today, about coming together, about this being a group effort, that we can all fill in and help out to cover that gap that those two left behind, and we did."
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