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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Tobias Harris scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a 93-90 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Nikola Vucevic tallied 18 points with eight boards and Evan Fournier chipped in 15 points for the Magic, who snapped a four-game losing streak. I told the guys afterward that as a group, they decided the results of that game, said Magic head coach Jacque Vaughn. Very good effort for us. Goran Dragic led the Suns with 22 points and Markieff Morris supplied 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in the loss. Orlando played hard for 48 minutes, you have to give them credit, said Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek. Phoenix has lost two straight and three of its last four. Orlando shot 20-of-41 in the first half and scored 18 points off 13 turnovers to take a 52-39 lead at the break. Harris extended the lead with a jumper to open the third, but Phoenix countered with a 10-0 run as Morris and Miles Plumlee each scored four points to help the Suns close to within five. Orlando pushed the margin to 69-58 entering the fourth. The Magic had a game-high 16-point lead early in the fourth. P.J. Tucker converted a layup with 6:42 remaining to jumpstart an 18-6 run that cut the deficit to 83-80. Vucevic answered with a layup and Harris knocked down a technical free throw with under a minute to play to make it an 86-80 game. Orlando split two sets of free throws in the closing moments and Gerald Greens 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds cut the margin to 91-90, but Fournier hit a pair of free throws and the Suns couldnt get a shot off as time expired. The Magic led 27-23 after 12 minutes, then Anthony Tollivers 3-pointer with 7 1/2 to play in the second tied the game at 34-34. Green followed with a highlight-reel play, as he dribbled to the foul line, tossed the ball over Vucevic, off the backboard and finished the play with a dunk. Orlando used a 14-2 run following Greens dunk to grab a comfortable lead at the half. Game Notes Orlando snapped a two-game losing streak in the series ... Suns guard Isaiah Thomas missed his third straight game with a bruised ankle ... Phoenix scored 22 points off 23 turnovers for the game ... There were 15 lead changes and seven ties. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . Correia pitched six innings of one-run ball, Eduardo Escobar homered, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away late to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday. Cheap Soccer Jerseys China . These teams will see plenty of each other in the next few weeks as three of the Canucks next nine games are against the Wild (after today they meet February 9th in Minnesota and again February 16th at Rogers Arena). http://www.wholesalejerseyschinacheap.com/ . LeBron James leads the Miami Heat in a quest for three consecutive championship titles, while Tim Duncan looks to add his fifth ring with the San Antonio Spurs when the series tips off with Game 1: Miami @ San Antonio on Thursday, June 5 at 9 p. Wholesale Jerseys China . 1 status and was unable to prevent a late season collapse, James Reimer said he wants to put the past behind him and is looking forward to spending the next two years in a Maple Leaf uniform. China Jerseys NFL . The former Toronto FC designated player played three of his 15 professional seasons with the team.With the Blue Jays season teetering on the brink, Alex Anthopoulos tenure as Blue Jays GM could be entering a crucial period. According to Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star, should Toronto continue to slide in the standings, the fifth-year GM could find himself out of work along with his hand-picked manager John Gibbons. “If they win 81 games or less the answer is no and that would include the manager too,” Griffin said on TSN 1050 when asked what it would take for the Jays to jettison their 37-year-old general manager. Entering the second year of a five year window in which president Paul Beeston promised three playoff berths, Griffin said the pressure is on Anthoopoulos, with Jose Bautista suggesting at the All-Star Game the team could benefit from a move to help a team that has dropped eight of their last 10 games to fall out of a playoff spot.dddddddddddd “For Anthopoulos to make one of two or three moves that are possible -- that are needed -- I think would send a good message in the clubhouse, and if he makes no move, this thing could fall apart,” Griffin said, referencing the need for a right-handed hitting infielder along with a starter to bolster a rotation that, according to Griffin has only two proven starters in R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle. Griffin: Poor finish could cost AA his job ' ' '