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National Basketball Association
Orlando 111, Toronto 96
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 17, 2024
Where: Kia Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #37 Eric Dalen, #21 Dedric Taylor
Attendance: 18846

Paolo Banchero scored a game-high 29 points to help lead the Orlando Magic to a 111-96 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

Franz Wagner added 22 points for the Magic (40-28), while Moritz Wagner scored 14. Jalen Suggs collected 10 points for Orlando, which won its third straight game and second in a row over the Raptors after the Magic's 113-103 win in Toronto on Friday.

Jordan Nwora led the Raptors (23-45) with 18 points off the bench, while Gary Trent Jr. scored 15. Bruce Brown and Immanuel Quickley each had 12 for Toronto, which lost its seventh game in a row and its ninth in 10 tries. Kelly Olynyk followed with 11, while Gradey Dick had 10 points.

After holding a five-point halftime lead, the Magic extended their advantage with a 9-1 run to start the third quarter, capped by Banchero's layup that gave Orlando a 61-48 lead with 9:03 remaining.

Nwora's jumper cut Orlando's lead to nine, but the Magic answered with a 7-0 run that gave them their largest lead of the game at 74-58 with 3:35 left.

Toronto got the deficit down to eight but Banchero and Joe Ingles each hit 3-pointers to push the Orlando lead back to 14 entering the fourth quarter.

The Magic coasted through the fourth quarter, as Banchero's fourth triple gave them their largest lead of the game at 109-89 with 2:45 left.

In the first quarter, Orlando got off to an 18-8 lead on Banchero's triple with 6:51 remaining.

Trailing by two, Brown scored four straight to give the Raptors a 30-28 advantage -- their first lead of the game -- with 10:45 remaining in the first half.

The score was knotted at 45 with 2:55 left in the first half before Banchero and Ochai Agbaji traded buckets to tie the score at 47.

The Magic then scored on their final two possessions of the first half, as Banchero's mid-range jumper was followed by Caleb Houstan's 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left, giving Orlando a 52-47 halftime lead.

Banchero and Franz Wagner led Orlando with 12 first-half points, while Agbaji paced Toronto with nine in the opening half.

Orlando's victory clinched its first season sweep of the Raptors since the 2011-12 campaign.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Orlando
Jordan Nwora 18 Scoring Paolo Banchero 29
Immanuel Quickley 5 Assists Paolo Banchero 5
Ochai Agbaji 7 Rebounds Franz Wagner 8
Bruce Brown 6 Free Throws Made Franz Wagner 6
Gary Trent Jr. 3 Steals Jalen Suggs 2
Jordan Nwora 1 Blocks Paolo Banchero 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Toronto 96 44.0 8-31 14-15 23 37 3 7 18
Orlando 111 50.6 11-36 14-20 22 39 4 7 15
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Magic have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .552 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Raptors have a W/L % of .292 after a win and .364 after a loss.