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NBA: Toronto Raptors top Orlando Magic 123-108

Wednesday, 03 February 2021 10:11 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 03 February 2021 10:11 AM ]

Over to Basketball, the visiting Toronto Raptors have posted back to back wins over the Orlando Magic, downing the hosts 123 to 108.

The Raptors, who started the two-game set at 115 to 102 on Sunday, led 33 to 31 after the first quarter and pushed the gap to 4 points before heading to the locker rooms.

Toronto made their move in the 3rd, stretching the advantage to 14 and closed it out at 27 to 26. Fred Van Vleet broke the Raptors franchise record for points in a single game with 54, passing DeMar DeRozan's 52 point record. Nikola Vucevic tallied 21 points for the Magic, who have lost 4 games in a row.

That's while, the Pacers put an end to the Grizzlies’ 7-game winning streak, defeating Memphis 134 to 116 in Indiana.

The Pacers were on fire in the first half, taking a 21-point lead into the break. The Grizzlies offered little resistance in the 2nd half, cutting the deficit by 2 points after the 3rd before taking the 4th by a single point in the losing effort. Domantas Sabonis led Indiana with 32 points, while Dillon Brooks had 25 for the Grizzlies.

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