NBA 2018-19, Orlando Magic routed Toronto Raptors: 3 Talking points

Nikola Vucevic
Nikola Vucevic

#2 Orlando Magic had a great night on both the ends of the floor

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Orlando Magic

They had a great night defensively as they kept Raptors to just 87 points. They never let them shoot easy baskets and pressurized Raptors' offense resulting in turnovers and missed shots.

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They kept Pascal Siakam quiet as he just scored four points on the night. Siakam has been impressive this season and has been moving Raptors' scoring time and again. Keeping him cold was a great effort by the Magic team.

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Rebounding is one department where Magic needed to focus more. They had an excellent rebounding night, outscoring Raptors by 60-41.

If we talk offensively, five players, Jonathan Isaac, Nikola Vuceviv, Terrence Ross, Wesley Lwundu and Dj Augustin, had points in double figures. Aaron Gordon scored 9 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

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Also, Magic had a great ball movement tonight and finished with 29 assists on 44 shots made. They forced Raptors to cover a lot of ground and scored easy buckets in the paint.

Overall, Magic were the better team in every department.

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