Scottie Barnes and the Raptors won the day by beating the Magic but Jalen Suggs was no slouch in defeat, as he put together his best game so far as a pro. loung_s on how Suggs looked every bit worth the hype surrounding him.
Barnes’ Toronto Raptors, won the day, beating the Orlando Magic, 110-109, Friday as he went off for 21 points and nine rebounds on ultra-efficient 9-of-14 shooting in the victory.
“Every summer we've spent about the whole summer together, so we've built a respect and friendship in our relationship, so to see him succeeding at the highest level, I'm nothing but proud of him, wish nothing but the best for him.” “Scottie’s better,” they chanted, over and over again while Suggs calmly converted the two free throws, cutting Toronto’s lead down to 100-110 with just 1:54 left to play in the contest.
In other words, winning plays that, understandably, have the Magic excited about their own future as much as Barnes makes the Raptors dream as well. Because for all the pleasantries that were seen between Barnes and Suggs before the game, and as much as it seemed like the two men were trying to downplay things, there had to have been a competitive fire that was lit underneath them going head-to-head with one another.
Barnes has been a revelation for the Raptors. Just six games into his NBA career and he looks like he might already be one of the best players on the team.
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