Magic Heads North to Battle Raptors
The Orlando Magic takes on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday afternoon.

The Magic (27-33) were one of the hottest teams in the league heading into the All-Star break, forging a 7-1 record over the last eight games before the layoff. However, they started their stretch run with a loss, as Orlando dropped a narrow 110-109 decision to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Evan Fournier paced the Magic with 22 points and complemented them with five assists and three rebounds. Nikola Vucevic generated a 19-point, 13-rebound double-double that also included seven assists, two steals and two blocks. Aaron Gordon produced 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Terrence Ross poured in 15 points and also hauled in seven rebounds and dished out one assist. D.J. Augustin contributed 14 points, five boards and five dimes. Isaiah Briscoe delivered 10 points, three assists and two rebounds.

The Magic will continue to be without Markelle Fultz (shoulder), Mo Bamba (knee) and Timofey Mozgov (knee) on Sunday.

Like their opponents, the Raptors (44-16) also entered the All-Star break on a red-hot stretch of play, as they'd rattled off six straight wins heading into the annual week-long pause in the regular season. Toronto was just able to extend that streak to seven Friday night upon resuming play, as they edged the San Antonio Spurs by a 120-117 margin. Kawhi Leonard paced the Raptors with 25 points, supplementing them with six rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. One of his swipes was a critical one against DeMar DeRozan in the closing minute to help spark a comeback. Pascal Siakam was a close second with 22 points and also posted six assists, three rebounds and two steals. Kyle Lowry and Danny Green mustered 17 points apiece. Serge Ibaka had a 13-point, 15-rebound double-double that also included two assists and a block. Jeremy Lin led the bench with 11 points.

The Raptors will continue to be without Fred VanVleet (thumb) for Sunday's game.

Sunday's contest marks the third of four meetings between the teams this season. The series is tied 1-1, with the Raptors notching a 93-91 victory on Nov. 20 and the Magic answering with a 116-87 win on Dec. 28.
Posted on: 2/23/2019 3:08 PM
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