"Ingram scrounged a few points, but he then got swatted at the rim, followed by him and Quickley missing alternating jumpers as Barnes grabbed a series of offensive rebounds. The Magic scored in transition after each miss. Murray-Boyles blocked a Desmond Bane layup through the molten core of the earth, but Quickley missed the ensuing transition triple to end the quarter. The Raptors continued twisting the stick into the earth, hoping at some point it would spark a fire."
"Eventually, it did. And it came, perhaps in a risky political move from Rajakovic, with Quickley on the bench for the closing minutes. He had been playing poorly, and the Raptors caught fire with him off. Walter hit a triple to go along with his defence. Barnes splashed one of his own. Shead drove for a game-tying layup. Ingram put them ahead moments later with a middy. And the defence remained fantastic."
On the second night of a back-to-back the Toronto Raptors erased a 21-point deficit thanks to a dominant bench performance. Jamal Shead, Gradey Dick, Collin Murray-Boyles and Ja'Kobe Walter combined for 50 points while defensive intensity ramped in the fourth quarter. Coach Rajakovic removed Immanuel Quickley late, inserting Shead and sparking the rally. Murray-Boyles supplied rim protection, Walter and Barnes hit timely threes, Shead drove for the tying layup and Ingram provided the go-ahead midrange score. The comeback showcased bench depth, rotation flexibility and a defensive identity to build on.
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