The Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic, 131 - 112, at Air Canada Centre on Monday evening. The Raptors (45 - 29) have managed to remain in serious contention despite the ongoing absence of Kyle Lowry (wrist), and DeMar DeRozan has unsurprisingly been a major reason why. The All-Star guard had rattled off a pair of 40 - point efforts recently and was in a potentially advantageous position for more of the same Monday, as the Magic (27 - 47) had been particularly vulnerable to shooting guards. DeRozan had also excelled in previous games against Orlando this season and the pattern held true once more, as he scored a game - high 36 points and added three assists and two rebounds. Toronto saw five other players score in double digits as well and tallied stellar success rates of 59 percent from the field and 67 percent from three - point range. They also dominated down low, winning the rebounding battle by a 43 - 33 margin. Orlando did see all five members of the first unit post double digits in the scoring column, beginning with Elfrid Payton, who managed a near double - double with 22 points, nine assists, one rebound, one steal and one block. Evan Fournier was next with 20 points, one rebound, one assist and two steals. Terrence Ross was solid in his return to Toronto, supplying 17 points, two boards and four steals. Aaron Gordon provided 16 points, one rebound and two steals. Nikola Vucevic posted a 12 - point, 15 - rebound double - double that also included four assists. D.J. Augustin led the bench with eight points. Jonas Valanciunas followed DeRozan with 17 points, nine boards and one block. Serge Ibaka totaled 16 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal. Cory Joseph submitted a 15 - point, 13 - assist double - double that also included six rebounds and a block. Norman Powell led the bench with 16 points, two assists, one rebound and one block while Jakob Poetl turned in 12 points and four rebounds on the second unit as well. The Magic head back home to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday evening, while the Raptors remain home and await the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night as well.
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