"It started with a defensive miscommunication between Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead. That gave a great look for Desmond Bane, who nailed his third triple of the final quarter to put the Orlando Magic up five points. RJ Barrett missed his forceful lay-up and found himself way out of bounds. CMB tried to snag the rebound over Wendell Carter, the latter made a pass right away to Bane, who surveyed the court for an advantage. Seeing none, he dribbled to the open area. Splash."
"Bane shot a perfect 4-4 from downtown (6-for-6 from the field) in the fourth quarter and made seven of his 10 triples this game. That's the same amount of 3s the Raptors made throughout the game. 3-point shooting must be infectious as Anthony Black hit his only triple of the game after Bane made three in the final quarter. The Raptors relied on their old habits by going to BI (somewhat rightfully as he had 35 points)."
"The Magic took a timeout and Barnes almost mugged Jalen Suggs in the open court. Suggs was on all fours, but that somehow turned into a dunk by Carter, stretching the lead to eight. CMB got deep in the paint and instead of finishing inside - he had a Ben Simmons-esque moment earlier in the second quarter - he kicked it out to BI for a 3."
A defensive miscommunication between Scottie Barnes and Jamal Shead led to Desmond Bane hitting his third triple of the final quarter, giving Orlando a five-point edge. RJ Barrett missed a forceful lay-up and went out of bounds; CMB contested the rebound but Wendell Carter quickly passed to Bane, who drove to an open space and sank the shot. Bane finished the fourth 4-for-4 from deep and 7-of-10 on 3s, matching the Raptors' total threes. Anthony Black added a late three and a fast-break dunk. Toronto leaned on BI, who scored 35, but others failed to convert late chances as the Magic extended the lead and drew a foul on Paolo Banchero.
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