Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 54 points with 11 3-pointers, and the Toronto Raptors went on a 20-3 run in the third quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 123-108.
The Magic led 77-74 with 6:38 left in the third quarter. VanVleet’s 3-pointer put the Raptors ahead for good with 5:22 left in the quarter. He scored 10 points during the run, and they led 94-80 with 1:25 left in the quarter and by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
Norman Powell had 23 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 4 steals.
For the Magic, Nikola Vučević had 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and a season-high 18 rebounds, and Evan Fournier added 21 points.
The Raptors shot 48.2% from the field and 44.4% from 3 to the Magic’s 46.1% and 36.8%. The Raptors made 20 3-pointers, 11 of them by VanVleet and 4 by Powell. They outscored the Magic 36-18 off turnovers. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Magic 65-51 in 23 minutes together.