Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, and the defending champion Toronto Raptors closed the fourth quarter on a 14-4 run to beat the Orlando Magic 104-95.
The Magic had gone on a 24-9 run to lead 91-90 when Lowry’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Raptors ahead for good with 3:03 left. He scored 8 points during the run.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Magic 13-9. Lowry scored 7 of the Raptors’ 13 on 1 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Pascal Siakam had 24 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and OG Anunoby added 12 points (6 in the paint), 8 rebounds and a career-high 5 steals.
For the Magic, Jonathan Isaac had a career-high 24 points and 3 steals on 7 for 10 shooting, and Terrence Ross went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Raptors went 28 for 30 at the line to the Magic’s 15 for 18. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Magic 53-37 in 21 minutes together.