Pascal Siakam's big night gives the Raptors a 2-1 series lead against the Magic.
98-93 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Terrence Ross led Orlando with 24 points, and Nikola Vucevic shook off a slow start to finish with 22 points and 14 rebounds.The Raptors trailed 61-60 midway through the third, then went on a 16-0 run over the next four minutes to take the lead for good. Siakam and Green were both 3 for 3 during the run, the Magic missed 10 consecutive shots over a span of 6 1/2 minutes and had to play uphill the rest of the way.Lowry’s 3-pointer with 7:48 left gave Toronto its biggest lead at 86-69.
Orlando, which finished the regular season by winning 13 of its final 14 home games, was 13 of 44 from 3-point range. Orlando got within one on three occasions in the first half, but never got the lead in the opening 24 minutes. Toronto took a 48-45 lead into the break after Ross beat the clock from midcourt at the buzzer.
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