Game ID: 22400883
Toronto Raptors @ Orlando Magic
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 22 32 19 40 113TOR 22 27 31 34 114
ORL vs TOR ScoutingORL vs TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ORL availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 6 min (43% of 14)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 6 min (45% of 13)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 10 min (74% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 19 min since (164% of 12)
NEW Anthony 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK Queen back 2/12 after 2, 8 min since (58% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 2/12 after 3, 4 min since (32% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 2/12 after 2, 11 min since (82% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 16 min since (138% of 12)
NEW Anthony 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restBACK Queen back 2/12 after 2, 8 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 2/12 after 3, 4 min since (32% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 2/12 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 13)
BACK Howard back 2/12 after 2, 16 min since (138% of 12)
NEW Anthony 18 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/02 · 2 days' restOUT Joseph missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 10 min (76% of 13)
BACK Queen back 2/23 after 2, 6 min since (44% of 14)
BACK Houstan back 2/23 after 2, 8 min since (61% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Harris missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 2/23 after 2, 8 min since (60% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Harris missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 3 since 2/27, returns tonight: 8 min (56% of 13)
BACK Joseph back 2/23 after 2, 14 min since (105% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 23 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Harris missed 4 since 2/27, returns tonight: 12 min (81% of 15)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 3/02 after 2, 15 min since (111% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 3/06 after 3, 8 min since (56% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 24 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 5 since 2/27, returns tonight: 12 min (86% of 14)
BACK Harris back 3/08 after 4, 12 min since (81% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 3/02 after 2, 15 min since (111% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 3/06 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Joseph missed 2 since 3/08, returns tonight: 30 min (223% of 13)
BACK Harris back 3/08 after 4, 11 min since (76% of 15)
BACK Queen back 3/10 after 5, 12 min since (86% of 14)
BACK Houstan back 3/06 after 3, 7 min since (50% of 13)
NEW Anthony 18 to 27 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 1 min since (6% of 19)
TOR availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backOUT Poeltl missed 8 since 2/05, returns tonight: 24 min (82% of 30)
OUT Battle missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 1 min since (6% of 19)
NEW Quickley 28 to 33 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Rhoden missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 4 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
TOR availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Rhoden missed 3 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 3 since 2/25, returns tonight: 14 min (76% of 19)
OUT Battle missed 5 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 23 min since (79% of 30)
TOR availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Rhoden missed 4 since 2/25, returns tonight: 20 min (95% of 22)
OUT Battle missed 6 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 8 min since (41% of 19)
TOR availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Agbaji missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 7 since 2/21, returns tonight: 23 min (129% of 18)
OUT Boucher missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Rhoden back 3/04 after 4, 20 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Lawson back 3/02 after 3, 20 min since (109% of 19)
TOR availability going into 3/08 · back-to-backOUT Agbaji missed 3 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 4 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Rhoden back 3/04 after 4, 24 min since (112% of 22)
BACK Lawson back 3/02 after 3, 22 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Battle back 3/07 after 7, 23 min since (129% of 18)
TOR availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Agbaji missed 4 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Mogbo missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 5 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Rhoden back 3/04 after 4, 26 min since (119% of 22)
BACK Lawson back 3/02 after 3, 25 min since (133% of 19)
BACK Battle back 3/07 after 7, 22 min since (124% of 18)
TOR availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Agbaji missed 5 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Mogbo missed 3 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 6 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Rhoden back 3/04 after 4, 26 min since (120% of 22)
BACK Lawson back 3/02 after 3, 26 min since (142% of 19)
BACK Battle back 3/07 after 7, 19 min since (105% of 18)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Harris (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Quickley at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Rhoden (4 straight), Battle (6 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-5 a night and Orlando minus-0. Call it Orlando 110, Toronto 107, Toronto keeping it close.
2/23 vs WAS 110-90 — ORL notes
ORL won 110-90. ORL shot 44% (40 of 90) to WAS's 41%, 11 of 32 from three. ORL turned it over 13 times to WAS's 20. The glass went 47-36 for them. Wagner led with 23 (11 of 22, 1 of 7 from three); Black added 23, Banchero 19. The hinge was Q3, 32-17: a lead of 2 became 17, and the lead reached 26. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/25 vs CLE 82-122 — ORL notes
ORL lost 82-122. ORL took 10 more shots (90 to 80), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to CLE's 56%, 5 of 28 from three. The glass went 35-47 against them. Banchero led with 26 (9 of 22, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Wagner added 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 18 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 99-55 against them. da Silva's -26 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 vs GSW 115-121 — ORL notes
ORL lost 115-121. ORL took 10 more shots (89 to 79), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to GSW's 46%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 18 times to GSW's 34. ORL turned it over 18 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 8 steals. Banchero led with 41 (16 of 27, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Wagner added 27, Anthony 11. Q1 was theirs, 34-23, but the other 3 periods went 98-81 against them. They led by as many as 17. Caldwell-Pope's -14 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/02 vs TOR 102-104 — ORL notes
ORL lost 102-104. ORL shot 45% (30 of 67) to TOR's 46%, 7 of 21 from three, and went to the line 42 times to TOR's 30 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Wagner led with 25 (9 of 17, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Banchero added 23, Carter Jr. 14. Q2 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 8 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 83-74 against them. Black's -21 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 vs TOR 113-114 — ORL notes
ORL lost 113-114. ORL shot 48% (40 of 83) to TOR's 48%, 15 of 36 from three, and got to the line 23 times to TOR's 35. ORL turned it over 14 times to TOR's 20. The glass went 35-48 against them. Banchero led with 41 (14 of 20, 4 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 28, da Silva 12. Q4 was theirs, 40-34, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 80-73 against them.
3/06 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 30 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Harris (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; White at 22 and Giddey at 21 a game. Without Vučević (5 straight), Huerter (2 straight), Williams (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 123. Call it Orlando 114, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
3/08 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lillard at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Portis (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 30 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Harris (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-5 a night and Orlando minus-7 and the arc, Milwaukee at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Milwaukee 117, Orlando 107, Milwaukee by 10.
3/10 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 24 and Brooks at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without VanVleet (4 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 31 and Wagner at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and Orlando minus-6 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Houston's 21. Call it Houston 114, Orlando 110, Orlando keeping it close.
3/13 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Murphy III at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Brooks Jr. (13 straight), Payton (44 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 124 and the glass, where New Orleans has been minus-5 a night and Orlando minus-12. Call it Orlando 112, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/25 vs BOS 101-111 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-111. TOR shot 51% (42 of 83) to BOS's 47%, 5 of 33 from three, and went to the line 16 times to BOS's 8 — 12 points from the stripe to their 8. Barrett led with 22 (10 of 16, 1 of 5 from three); Barnes added 21, Dick 12. Q4 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 13 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 89-76 against them. Dick's -16 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 @ IND 91-111 — TOR notes
TOR lost 91-111. TOR shot 43% (37 of 87) to IND's 53%, 6 of 27 from three. Quickley led with 18 (8 of 15, 1 of 4 from three); Barrett added 16, Mogbo 16. Q1 was theirs, 24-26, but the other 3 periods went 85-67 against them. Dick's -22 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 @ CHI 115-125 — TOR notes
TOR lost 115-125 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 42% (43 of 103) to CHI's 45%, 13 of 37 from three. Barnes led with 24 (10 of 19, 2 of 3 from three); Quickley added 23, Barrett 18. Q2 was theirs, 33-27, but the other 4 periods went 98-82 against them. They led by as many as 16. Barrett's -24 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/02 @ ORL 104-102 — TOR notes
TOR won 104-102. TOR shot 46% (37 of 80) to ORL's 45%, 7 of 22 from three, and got to the line 30 times to ORL's 42. Quickley led with 24 (8 of 19, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Barrett added 22, Poeltl 16. The hinge was Q1, 27-19: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Lawson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/04 @ ORL 114-113 — TOR notes
TOR won 114-113. TOR shot 48% (38 of 80) to ORL's 48%, 12 of 30 from three, and went to the line 35 times to ORL's 23 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. TOR turned it over 20 times to ORL's 14, and ORL turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 48-35 for them. Barrett led with 21 (7 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 9 at the line); Barnes added 17, Walter 17. The hinge was Q3, 31-19: TOR came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7. TOR trailed 49-54 at the half and won the second half 65-59. Poeltl was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/07 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Barnes at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Agbaji (2 straight), Battle (7 straight), Boucher (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Filipowski at 16 and Kessler at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Markkanen (6 straight), Collins (3 straight), Clarkson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 112 a night to Utah's 124 and the arc, Utah at 36 percent from three to Toronto's 29. Call it Toronto 116, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
3/08 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Quickley at 23 and Barrett at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Agbaji (3 straight), Boucher (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 13 and Sarr at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Poole (3 straight), Jones (9 straight), Brogdon (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-4. Call it Toronto 113, Washington 112, Washington keeping it close.
3/10 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Quickley at 24 and Barrett at 21 a game. Without Agbaji (4 straight), Mogbo (2 straight), Boucher (5 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Middleton at 13 and Coulibaly at 13 a game. Without Johnson (2 straight), Jones (10 straight), Brogdon (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-4. Call it Toronto 116, Washington 112, Washington keeping it close.
3/12 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Quickley at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Agbaji (5 straight), Walter (2 straight), Mogbo (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (4 straight), Okeke (13 straight), Lowry (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-6 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Toronto allowing 109 a night to Philadelphia's 124. Call it Toronto 117, Philadelphia 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
TORAL A. Lawson
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JR J. Rhoden
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OR O. Robinson
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter hits 3 with 0.5 seconds left for 114-113 win over slumping Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Ja’Kobe Walter swished a contested 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds remaining and the Toronto Raptors edged the Orlando Magic 114-113 on Tuesday night after blowing a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Paolo Banchero rallied the Magic, scoring 22 of his 41 points in the final period on 8-for-8 shooting. He made two free throws with 5 seconds left to give Orlando a 113-111 lead.
Banchero, who finished with eight rebounds, eight assists and four steals, also scored 41 in a loss to Golden State last Thursday.
RJ Barrett had 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Toronto. Scottie Barnes added 17 points and 13 boards. Jakob Poeltl also scored 17, and Immanuel Quickley had 15.
Franz Wagner finished with 28 points for Orlando.
Raptors starting guard Gradey Dick sat out after getting shaken up in a collision Sunday night. Dick, who averages 14.4 points per game, is expected to miss at least two weeks with a hyperextended and bruised right knee.
Takeaways Raptors: Walter, a rookie from Baylor, had 17 points as the Raptors (20-42) improved to 7-23 on the road. They won 104-102 at Orlando on Sunday night
Magic: Have dropped four straight and five of six — all at home. Orlando, clinging to eighth place in the Eastern Conference, fell 1 1/2 games behind Miami for the Southeast Division lead.
Key moment Following a timeout by the Raptors, they inbounded in the frontcourt to Walter, who took two dribbles toward the middle of the floor and created just enough space to nail his winning 3 over Tristan da Silva .
Key stat Toronto overcame 20 turnovers by outrebounding Orlando 48-35 and making eight more free throws.
Up next Raptors: Host the Utah Jazz on Friday night in the opener of a four-game homestand.
Magic: Host the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night before embarking on a five-game trip.