The Toronto Raptors entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead, but were unable to close the books against the Orlando Magic, losing 130-120.
Desmond Bane led the Magic offense with 32 points. He scored 16 of his points in the final quarter of play.
Bane gave the Magic a breakaway by hitting three straight shots to break a 104-104 tie in the fourth quarter.
Anthony Black had 25 points while Jalen Suggs was double with 14 points and 10 assists. Wendell Carter also did well with 23 points.
Paolo Banchero also scored twice with 20 points and 10 rebounds. He also added six assists.
Brandon Ingram scored 35 points in this loss. Scottie Barnes had 19 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots.
Every Raptors starter scored at least 12 points. The Torontonians, however, struggled from outside the perimeter, succeeding in only seven of their 28 attempts. Barnes (0 for 3) and RJ Barrett (0 for 5) were particularly ineffective from downtown.
Elsewhere in the NBA
Sacramento 93 – Boston 112
SAC : Maxime Raynaud scored twice with 14 points and 14 rebounds.
BOS : Neemias Queta scored twice with 10 points and 15 rebounds, but the top scorer was Payton Pritchard (29 points).
Portland 97 – New York 127
BY : Shaedon Sharpe led his team with 26 points.
NY: Karl-Anthony Towns scored twice with 14 points and 20 rebounds. Jalen Brunson (24 points) and OG Anunoby (24 points) also did well.
Memphis 106 – New Orleans 114
MEM : Cam Spencer and Jaren Jackson had 16 points each.
NO : Derik Queen and Saddiq Bey were the top scorers with 22 points each.
Cleveland 113 – Phoenix 126
CLE : De’Andre Hunter was the best in his camp with only 17 points.
PHO : Canadian Dillon Brooks once again led the Suns’ attack in the absence of Devin Booker with 27 points.
LA Clippers 109 – Denver 122
LAC : James Harden led the Clippers with 25 points and nine assists.
THE : In his first game in over a month, Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in 25 minutes of play.
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