TORONTO — The Magic gave up 103 points through three quarters and couldn’t keep up with the Raptors inside Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night.
Playing without Paolo Banchero (right low-grade high ankle sprain) and Jalen Suggs (mild right knee bone bruise), Orlando had a difficult time taking care of the ball (20 turnovers), cleaning up the glass and converting from beyond the arc as they fell, 129-99.
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The Raptors, without star forward Kawhi Leonard due to swelling in his left knee, overpowered the Magic thanks to a combined 69 points from Scottie Barnes (28), RJ Barrett (25) and Immanuel Quickley (16).
The Magic trailed by seven points, 32-25, after the first quarter, and were outscored 97-74 the rest of the game.
The Magic (1-3) remain in Toronto for a Friday night rematch against the Raptors (3-1) that’ll count towards group play for the NBA Cup, the league’s in-season tournament.
Second-year guard Jase Richardson made his second NBA start as he opened alongside Desmond Bane, Anthony Black, Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr.
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Richardson played four minutes in the first half after he picked up three early fouls. He didn’t return to the game until the start of the third quarter, a quarter in which he knocked down two 3-pointers and scored all 10 of his points.
In his second game of the season, Black scored six of Orlando’s first 12 points. But he missed all three of his 3-point attempts, turned the ball over four times and scored just two more points in 22 minutes.
Similarly, Wagner had a tough time taking care of the ball, committing seven turnovers in the first half. The German forward notched 15 points on 4-of-11 shooting, four rebounds and five assists.
Bane converted an early four-point play when he was fouled on a first-quarter 3-pointer, and he ended 2 for 8 from distance for 13 points in 34 minutes.
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Carter fought hard for offensive rebounds and racked up 10 total boards, but only took four shots from the floor for three points in 26 minutes.
A lone bright spot for the Magic off the bench was Tristan da Silva.
The third-year forward knocked down 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range and recorded 20 points in 31 minutes.
It was just the ninth time in his NBA career crossing the 20-plus-point scoring mark.
The Raptors didn’t necessarily hoist a ton of 3-pointers on Wednesday night, but they were more accurate than the Magic.
Powered by Barrett (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and Quickley (4 for 7), the Raptors shot 43% (15 for 35) from beyond the arc.
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Meanwhile, five Magic players who attempted at least one 3-point shot failed to convert from distance. Orlando ended 10 for 35 from 3-point range (29%). The Magic took the same amount of 3-pointers as the Raptors but missed five more attempts.
