Miles Bridges' blocked shot saves Suns in win over Magic

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DeAndre Ayton and Landry Shamet scored 21 points each and Mikal Bridges blocked a potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds to help the Phoenix Suns hold off the Orlando Magic 102-99 Tuesday night.

After Cameron Payne's two free throws put the Suns up by three with 6.9 seconds left, Orlando's Franz Wagner put up a 3-pointer that Bridges deflected.

Ayton had 19 rebounds and scored the Suns' final two baskets, including a putback with 1:31 left after Orlando had taken a 98-97 lead.

Payne finished with 18 points and 12 assists. In three starts with Shamet while the Suns are playing without injured All-Star guards Chris Paul and Devin Booker, Payne has 58 points and 36 assists. Payne gave a lot of the credit to Shamet.

"Six 3s tonight, that's big-time," Payne said. "Landry's been playing big-time and we've got to keep this going when Book comes back. I know I've been getting a lot of assists, but the credit goes to the guys making the shots."

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Phoenix Suns' Mikal Bridges, right, drives past Orlando Magic's Gary Harris (14) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

All six of Shamet's field goals came from behind the arc.

"Everybody on the team tells him to shoot. Tonight it was impressive to see him step up and make big shot after big shot," coach Monty Williams said. "This (new backcourt) develops a capacity for us to grow as a team. That's something that could pay off for us later on."

Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 20 points and had 12 rebounds. Mo Bamba had nine points and 15 boards.

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