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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
Sport
Roy Parry

Magic fall to potent Raptors at Amway Center, reach brink of playoff elimination

ORLANDO, Fla. _ The Orlando Magic are accustomed to having their backs against the wall.

Thanks to Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors, they are in that familiar position again and on the brink of elimination from the playoffs.

Leonard finished with 34 points _ his second 30-point game of the series _ to lead the Raptors to a 107-85 win over the Magic in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday night at Amway Center.

Game 5 of the best-of-7 series is Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Raptors own a 3-1 series lead and can clinch with a victory.

Aaron Gordon finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Magic. Evan Fournier scored 19 for the Magic, who once again struggled with turnovers and poor 3-point shooting.

The Magic committed 17 turnovers, leading to 21 points for the Raptors, and shot just 21.2 percent from the 3-point line (7 of 33).

Pascal Siakam had 16 points and six rebounds, Norman Powell added 16 points and Serge Ibaka tallied 13 points and a game-high 8 rebounds for the Raptors.

The Raptors pulled out to a 65-46 lead after a Leonard dunk followed a Magic turnover at 8:29 of the third quarter. The Magic twice got within 12, bringing out chants of "defense" from the crowd.

Gordon got them going again when he grabbed a rebound and went the length of the floor for a layup, drawing a foul against Raptors guard Danny Green. Gordon, who scored 16 in the quarter, hit the free throw to make it 75-65.

But the Magic would get no closer than 10.

They were down 12 with 11:22 remaining before the Raptors scored 10 of the next 12 points over a 4:29 stretch to build a 94-75 lead.

The advantage reached as many as 25.

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