TORONTO – Scottie Barnes had his twenty eighth double-double of the season because the Toronto Raptors routed the Orlando Magic 139-87 on Sunday.
Barnes had 23 points and a career-high 15 assists as Toronto (42-32) earned an important win within the Eastern Conference standings.
Jamal Shead also had a double-double for the Raptors with 12 points and 10 assists. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 24 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili got here off the bench for 19.
Brandon Ingram (heal), Immanuel Quickley (right foot plantar fasciitis) and Collin Murray-Boyles (lower back spasms) all sat out the sport for Toronto.
Desmond Bane led Orlando (39-35) with 17 points and Jalen Suggs added 13 in a flat effort from the visitors.
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The Raptors are guaranteed to play no less than one game once the regular season is over due to the Milwaukee Bucks’ 127-95 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. That eliminated Milwaukee from the post-season and ensured that Toronto would reach either the play-in tournament or the playoffs.
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TAKEAWAYS
Magic: Trailing by as many as 56 points, rather a lot went unsuitable for Orlando in a game where a win would have considerably helped their seeding hopes. Most notably, the Magic bench was outscored 58-32 and Toronto had 39 fast-break points to Orlando’s seven.
Raptors: Barnes is playing a few of one of the best basketball of his profession. Not only did he set a brand new personal best for assists in a game, but Sunday’s lopsided victory was his fourth consecutive game with 10 or more assists. Barnes also had three steals in the sport, giving him 102 on the season and 109 blocks. He’s the primary player within the NBA to have greater than 100 steals and blocks this season.
KEY MOMENT
The Magic led by seven points early in the primary quarter, but then the Raptors closed the period on a 31-0 run, holding Orlando scoreless for the ultimate 5:30 of the primary and first 2:18 of the second. Toronto led 70-43 at halftime.
KEY STAT
That 31-0 stretch was the most important unanswered scoring run by a team within the 30 seasons that the NBA has tracked play-by-play data. The previous record was the Dallas Mavericks’ 30-0 run against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 2, 2023.
UP NEXT
Magic: Host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
Raptors: Visit the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Match 29, 2026.
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