Raptors pull away late for 117-104 win over Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors have been on a tear offensively the past month. They paused for a few minutes of defence and it made the difference against Orlando.
DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points and Kyle Lowry added 17 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Raptors to a 117-104 victory over the Magic on Wednesday night for their 11th win in the last 13 games.
Pascal Siakam had 14 points, Jakob Poeltl added 13 and Fred VanVleet scored 12.
The Raptors have averaged 116.4 points during the 13-game stretch and were blistering at that end of the floor, but it was a short window of defence in the fourth quarter, with mostly reserves on the floor, that turned Wednesday’s game.