Magic hold on to beat Raptors
TORONTO -- Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, D.J. Augustin added 21 points and the Orlando Magic held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 114-113 on Sunday night.
Vucevic made two free throws in the final seconds to give the Magic a four-point lead with 3.6 seconds left. Toronto's Kyle Lowry ended the game with a 3-pointer.
The Raptors blew a 10-point second-quarter lead when the Magic scored 19 straight points to take a nine-point lead at the end of the first half.
The Magic led by five points after three quarters.
A pair of free throws by Augustin put the Magic into a 15-point lead with 6:44 to play. The Raptors cut the lead to nine with 3:30 to play on two free throws by Kyle Lowry.
Jonas Valanciunas made a hook shot and a free throw to trim the lead to six with 2:40 play. After Orlando was stopped, DeMar DeRozan hit a pull-up jumper to bring the Raptors to within four.
Jeff Green's layup and 3-pointer put Orlando into a nine-point lead with 1:46 left. DeRozan's two free throws reduced the lead to six. Terrence Ross made a running layup and a free throw to cut Orlando's lead to three points with 14.1 seconds to play.
C.J. Watson's two free throws gave Orlando a five-point lead with 11.2 seconds to play.
Lowry's 3-pointer made it a two-point difference with 5.2 seconds to play.
Green added 16 points for Orlando (19-30). Watson had 15, Serge Ibaka 12 and Elfred Payton added 11 points and 10 assists.
Lowry led Toronto with 33 points and eight assists, DeRozan added 22 points, Ross 17 and Valanciunas had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Toronto (29-19) has lost six of its past seven games.
The Raptors led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter before the Magic went on a 19-0 run.
Vucevic's 3-pointer with 2:55 to play put the Magic into a 51-49 lead and his 3-pointer with 1:22 left capped the to run gave Orlando a 58-49 lead. DeRozan made two free throws with 34.2 seconds left to stop the Magic's run.
The Magic led 60-51 at half time.
Augustin's 3-pointer with 10:13 to play had the Magic ahead by 10 points.
Green's 3-pointer bumped the Orlando lead to 11 and Bismack Biyombo's dunk with 7:06 to play increased the lead to 98-85.
The lead reached 15 when Augustin made two of three free throws.
NOTES: Toronto G DeMar DeRozan (sprained right ankle) returned to the starting lineup Sunday after missing three games. He was injured Jan 22 in the loss to the Phoenix Suns. ... F Jared Sullinger, who has been limited to five games this season because of a foot injury, was not used Friday in the win over the Milwaukee Bucks. He was sent to the Raptors 905 D-League team for a conditioning game Saturday and scored 18 points with 15 rebounds in 28 minutes. He was recalled for the game Sunday. ... Magic G/F Evan Fournier (sore right foot) did not play for the eighth straight game Sunday after working with the team Saturday. ... The Raptors complete a three-game homestand Tuesday against the New Orleans Pelicans. ... The Magic play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday at the Target Center to end a three-game trip.