TORONTO – Paolo Banchero flirted with a triple-double because the Orlando Charm routed the undermanned Toronto Raptors 113-103 on Friday.
Banchero completed with 17 issues, 9 rebounds and 8 assists as Orlando (39-28) received for the 7th pace in 9 video games. Franz Wagner added 19 issues and 7 forums.
Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 31 issues and paired a season-high of 7 three-pointers as Toronto (23-44) misplaced its 6th instantly recreation.
Immanuel Quickley had a double-double with 10 issues and 10 assists as Jordan Nwora got here off the Raptors bench with 14 issues.
Toronto ahead RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., neglected the sport as he mourned the loss of life of his more youthful brother.
His absence added to the roster woes of a Raptors squad that was once already lacking all-star ahead Scottie Barnes (damaged hand) and centre Jakob Poeltl (torn hand ligament) from its inauguration lineup. Conserve centre Chris Boucher (partly torn MCL) of Montreal was once additionally unavailable.
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A time of hush was once seen ahead of the sport to celebrate 20-year-old Nathan Tyler Barrett. The Raptors and Canada Basketball collectively introduced that the more youthful Barrett died on Tuesday.
RJ Barrett neglected Wednesday’s 113-104 loss in Detroit and Friday’s recreation. Toronto head schoolmaster Darko Rajakovic mentioned there was once refuse timetable for the used Barrett’s go back.
“He’s going to take as much time as is needed to process this hard time for him and for his family,” mentioned Rajakovic. “We’re in touch with RJ and his family and our thoughts and prayers are with them. We’re hoping that they can feel our support and love.”
Raptors keep shield Jahmi’us Ramsey banked in a 25-foot three-pointer with 2:45 left within the first quarter to fix the sport 22-22. The 2 groups traded grassland targets upcoming that, later Nwora made a layup and tired a independent throw for Toronto’s first supremacy of the sport and create it 27-24.
A 9-2 Raptors run to start out the second one quarter and perceivable up a nine-point supremacy. Orlando tore away at that benefit, then again. Wagner made a using lineup with 5:30 left in the second one to whip a one-point supremacy. He scored 8 issues within the quarter because the Charm took a 50-48 supremacy into pause.
Nwora drilled a 26-foot three-pointer with 4:26 left within the 3rd to offer Toronto a 69-67 supremacy with 4:26 left. Nwora bounced backtrack the courtroom, egging at the sold-out Scotiabank Enviornment people of nineteen,800, because the Raptors claimed their first supremacy since the second one quarter.
Orlando fired again with a 14-0 run for its largest supremacy of the sport. Banchero had 5 of the ones issues and assisted on 3 alternative grassland targets. The Charm led 84-73 heading into the overall quarter.
The Charm led by means of as many as 19 issues within the fourth quarter, however Toronto clawed again into it, narrowing that hole to as few as seven issues when rookie ahead Gradey Dick made a grassland function on the rim.
That didn’t gradual Orlando, then again, because the guests hung on for the win.
UP NEXT — The Raptors end out their home-and-home form in Orlando on Sunday night time.
This file by means of The Canadian Press was once first printed March 15, 2024.
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