Orlando Magic forward Tristan da Silva (23) looks to pass the ball as Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley (5) defends during second half action of the NBA basketball game in Toronto, El Friday, January 3, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Rookie Tristan da Silva scored a career-high 25 points and was 5-of-7 on 3-point attempts as the visiting Orlando Magic defeated the Toronto Raptors 106-97 in the NBA on Friday night.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points for the Magic, who split a two-game road trip. Cory Joseph scored 11 points and Goga Bitadze had 11 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.
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Cole Anthony contributed nine points and 11 assists off the bench, and Jalen Suggs scored six points before leaving the game with back spasms late in the second quarter.
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“He’s definitely not getting enough recognition as a rookie.”
Coach Mose on Tristán da Silva pic.twitter.com/qWg5LTfegY
— Orlando Mágico (@OrlandoMagic) January 4, 2025
Orlando scored 19 three-pointers to control the game most of the time.
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Jakob Poeltl scored 25 points for the Raptors, who have lost 12 of their last 13 games. Scottie Barnes added 20 points and nine rebounds, Immanuel Quickley scored 11 points and 11 assists and Ochai Agbaji added 15 points.
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Orlando went 9 of 14 from 3-point range in the first quarter to take a 37-24 lead.
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Toronto opened the second quarter with a 7-3 run. da Silva responded with seven straight points, and Suggs added a 3-pointer to complete a 10-0 run that increased the margin to 19 points with 6:53 left in the first half.
Suggs turned awkwardly when he fell with 3:06 left in the second quarter and left the court in a wheelchair. He didn’t come back.
Orlando led 62-50 at halftime.
Orlando opened a 19-point lead when Caldwell-Pope made a layup off a pass from Anthony with 7:40 left in the third quarter. Bitadze’s dunk increased the lead to 21 with 4:25 left in the quarter. The margin increased to 22 when Trevelin Queen hit a three-pointer. Orlando led 88-68 after the third quarter.
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Barnes scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 15. His 3-pointer with 9:18 left cut Orlando’s lead to 90-78, and Ja’Kobe Walter’s 3-pointer further narrowed the gap to nine with 6: 04 left. Anthony scored seven straight points and Orlando led by 17 with 2:03 left.
Toronto’s RJ Barrett (illness) and Orlando’s Anthony Black (back) did not play. –Media at field level
