{"id":443206,"date":"2026-10-31T03:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443206\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T03:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:00:39","slug":"beedes-breakdown-orlando-magic-bounce-back-at-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443206\/","title":{"rendered":"Beede’s Breakdown: Orlando Magic bounce back at Raptors"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO \u2014 After falling to the Raptors<\/a> by 30 points Wednesday night, Magic<\/a> coach Sean Sweeney<\/a> wanted his team to play with more physicality and intensity in a rematch at Toronto<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Orlando did that and more inside Scotiabank Arena by holding on late 121-114 and opening NBA Cup action with a key victory on the road.<\/p>\n

In what felt like a rock fight at times, the Magic\u2019s Desmond Bane (28 points), Franz Wagner (26), Wendell Carter Jr. (20) and Anthony Black (17) combined for 91 points in the seven-point victory.<\/p>\n

While Orlando was balanced on offense, Raptors forward Scottie Barnes recorded a new-career high with 41 points while shooting 19-for-34 from the floor.<\/p>\n

The Raptors (3-2) went ahead 102-100 about three minutes into the fourth quarter. It was Toronto\u2019s first lead since early in the first quarter, but the Magic didn\u2019t fold on a night they shot 18-for-34 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

After a three-game, six-day road trip, the Magic (2-3) return to Kia Center for a back-to-back that starts Sunday against Boston. The Magic then host the Wizards on Monday.<\/p>\n

Starting 5<\/p>\n

Sweeney on Friday stuck with the same starting lineup \u2014 Jase Richardson, Bane, Black, Wagner and Carter \u2014 that opened the game Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Bane came out firing as he knocked down his first four 3-pointers, including three in the opening four minutes of the game. He notched 14 points in the first half while Wagner led the team with 18 at the break.<\/p>\n

The German forward relied on his fancy footwork to drive downhill and attack the paint successfully. Those drives also allowed him to get to the free-throw line, where he shot 7-for-8 in the first half.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Bane didn\u2019t slow down from distance, tacking on two more 3-pointers in the second half. He found himself in foul trouble late, however, when he picked up his fourth foul at the 9:30 mark of the fourth quarter and his fifth less than a minute later.<\/p>\n

Black did more than just score as he racked up six rebounds and 10 assists, the latter of which tied a career high.<\/p>\n

Carter was efficient from the floor (6-for-11) and at the free-throw line (8-for-9) as he neared a double-double with seven rebounds.<\/p>\n

Second unit<\/p>\n

Tristan da Silva and Jamal Cain both found themselves in early trouble while picking three first-half fouls. That led Sweeney to turn to two-way forward Alex Morales, who made just his seventh NBA appearance.<\/p>\n

Morales grabbed one rebound and didn\u2019t attempt a shot in nine minutes.<\/p>\n

Although Cain\u2019s first-half time on the floor was limited, he still opened 2-for-2 from 3-point range in just seven minutes before the break. He knocked down his third 3-pointer with five minutes left in the third quarter, but committed his fourth foul moments later on defense.<\/p>\n

Similarly, da Silva hit both of his 3-point attempts and totaled eight points in 23 minutes despite picking up four fouls.<\/p>\n

Sweeney played both Goga Bitadze and Nikola Vucevic but neither reserve center was effective on offense. Bitadze grabbed four rebounds in six minutes while Vucevic hit a 3-pointer in six minutes.<\/p>\n

Offensive glass<\/p>\n

After limiting Toronto to eight total offensive rebounds Wednesday night, the Magic let the Raptors grab 12 offensive boards in the first half alone Friday \u2014 doubling Orlando\u2019s first-half total.<\/p>\n

Orlando did a better job securing defensive rebounds by limiting Toronto to just three offensive rebounds in the second half.<\/p>\n

Still, those extra opportunities gave the Raptors a slight advantage in second-chance scoring (20-14).<\/p>\n

Difference from distance<\/p>\n

The Magic held the Raptors to 3-for-13 shooting from 3-point range in the first half.<\/p>\n

That changed dramatically when Toronto shot 5-for-8 from distance in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley led the charge from distance when he shot 4-for-9 to help Toronto finish 11-for-27. Led by Bane\u2019s accuracy, the Magic shot 53% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 After falling to the Raptors by 30 points Wednesday night, Magic coach Sean Sweeney wanted his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[114,2295,139,141,1239,140,109,76046,110],"class_list":["post-443206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-latest-headlines","tag-nba","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-magic","tag-orlando-news","tag-social","tag-social-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}