Toronto Raptors @ Orlando Magic
Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22300979
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 26 26 35 24 111TOR 24 23 26 23 96
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Banchero scores 29 as Magic beat skidding Raptors 111-96
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic pulled away from Toronto for a 111-96 victory on Sunday night, handing the Raptors their seventh straight loss.
Franz Wagner had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Orlando, and his brother, Moritz, scored 14 points in the opener of an eight-game homestand. The Magic improved to 8-2 in their last 10 games.
“Every game is not going to be high-flying,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “Our guys are finding ways to win and that’s important in this league. Even when the games aren’t pretty you find ways to win.”
Jordan Nwora led the injury-ravaged Raptors with 18 points. Gary Trent Jr. scored 15 points, and Immanuel Quickley and Bruce Brown each had 12.
Nwora scored 12 straight Toronto points in the third quarter after Orlando opened a 17-point lead.
“At the start of the third quarter they went on a run,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We missed some layups and turned the ball over. They were able to get out and score in transition.”
The Raptors, who lead the NBA in fast-break points after scoring 37 in a loss to the Magic on Friday night, were held to just 16. They went 8 for 31 from 3-point range and committed 18 turnovers.
Caleb Houstan made a 3-pointer right before the halftime buzzer, lifting the Magic to a 52-47 lead at the break.
The Raptors then went without a field goal in the first 3:33 of the second half.
“I think defensively we’re really good," Franz Wagner said. "We have a lot of guys that take a lot of pride in that side of the floor, and we have really smart players, too. That’s always a good combination.”
Nwora went 7 for 9 from the field. He also grabbed seven rebounds in 25 minutes.
“Opportunities are something you have to seize when the moments come,” he said. “Obviously it would be a lot better if they came in some wins, but that's part of the NBA that you have to learn.”
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
AS A. Schofield
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Ingles
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
TORBB B. Brown
GD G. Dick
GT G. Trent Jr.
IQ I. Quickley
JF J. Freeman-Liberty
JM J. McDaniels
JN J. Nwora
JP J. Porter
JR J. Ramsey
KO K. Olynyk
OA O. Agbaji
ORL/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur