7:10 pm
April 21

Raptors @ Magic

Who will WIN this matchup?

Toronto Raptors

@ Orlando Magic

 

Current odds:

Toronto Raptors: (-250)

Orlando Magic: (+200)

 

• The spread for the game is Toronto by 5.5 points.

• Third-year forward Pascal Siakam stepped into the void caused by Leonard’s off-night to record 30 points on 13-of-20 shooting while also collecting 11 rebounds in 42 minutes. “When you have things going, they want to go to you and give you the ball,” Siakam said of his teammates in a press conference. “Just knowing and trusting my work. Every time I go on the floor it’s a blessing, and I trust my work, I work on things every day and try to get better.” Point guard Kyle Lowry, who contributed 12 points and 10 assists on Friday, said this of Siakam: “He’s unbelievable. He’s the most improved basketball player in the NBA this year.”

• Orlando won 13 of its final 14 regular-season home games but it couldn’t keep the success going in Game 3 as it shot just 36.3 percent from the field and committed 16 turnovers. “We have another game on Sunday and obviously we don’t want to go to Toronto down 3-1,” All-Star center Nikola Vucevic told reporters. “We have to secure our business (at home). It’s going to be a very big game for us, and we have to prepare for it the right way.” Swingman Terrence Ross scored a team-high 24 points off the bench while Vucevic tallied 22 on 7-of-13 shooting after averaging just 8.5 on 6-of-21 shooting over the first two games.

• Siakam is averaging 24.3 points and 10 rebounds in the series after averaging 16.9 and 6.9, respectively, during the regular season.

5/10
Confidence
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Toronto Raptors
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