Discuss to anybody related to the Magic the previous three days they usually’d share how essential it was for Orlando to start out video games stronger.
Jamahl Mosley‘s squad answered the decision Friday evening at Scotiabank Area when it used a 37-24 begin to defeat the Raptors 106-97 and break up a two-game journey.
Regardless of getting into the competition with the bottom 3-point proportion within the NBA (30.6%), the Magic shot 9 of 15 from past the arc once they tied the franchise document for many 3’s made in 1 / 4. They ended with 19 made triples, which marked a season-high.
Orlando parlayed its sharp-shooting right into a 22-point lead throughout one stretch towards the Raptors, who fell to 8-27 with their twelfth loss within the final 13 video games.
The Magic (21-15) return residence for one recreation to host Utah on Sunday earlier than visiting New York for a Monday evening recreation.
Suggs replace
Magic guard Jalen Suggs gave the impression to be in fairly a little bit of ache after he tried to intercept a go with 3:15 left within the second quarter.
With a towel masking his face, Suggs needed to be wheel-chaired off the court docket after two teammates initially tried to assist him off the court docket together with his arms over their shoulders.
At halftime, the Magic dominated out Suggs for the rest of the sport attributable to again spasms.
“He was in a whole lot of ache,” Mosley stated post-game of Suggs. “We’ll get him re-evaluated [Saturday]. Proper now, it’s wanting like again spasms, so we’ll simply should get him re-evaluated.”
Suggs had 6 factors, 2 rebounds, an help and a steal in 13 minutes earlier than he exited the sport.
Bench increase
Cole Anthony began the second half instead of Suggs and tied his career-high assists with 11 in 34 minutes.
Anthony’s 7 factors within the fourth quarter helped the Magic maintain the Raptors out of attain late after Toronto opened the ultimate body on a 10-2 run.
Powered by Anthony, Orlando’s bench returned to type when it outscored Toronto’s 43-18 when all 6 reserves scored at the least 5 factors.
Veteran guard Cory Joseph, a local of Canada, reached double figures for the primary time in a Magic uniform when he went 3 of 5 from distance to whole 11 factors in 17 minutes.
Rookie watch
After a scoreless exhibiting Wednesday evening at Detroit, Magic No. 18 decide Tristan da Silva bounced again at Toronto.
He remained aggressive in his twenty fifth begin of the season and racked up a career-high 25 factors on 5-of-7 capturing from past the arc.
Da Silva added 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a pair of steals in 37 minutes.
Different harm updates
Magic second-year guard Anthony Black missed his third straight recreation attributable to a low-back contusion.
Two-way guard Trevelin Queen returned to motion after he missed Wednesday’s recreation at Detroit attributable to an sickness. He scored 5 factors in 11 minutes towards the Raptors.
Previous to the sport, Mosley stated Gary Harris, who missed Friday’s recreation, re-aggravated his left hamstring pressure towards the Pistons. Harris beforehand missed 13 video games because of the harm.
Jason Beede might be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com
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