Raptors 905 104, Lakeland Magic 118 | Box Score

Two-ways: Jordan Loyd (905), Troy Caupain, Amile Jefferson (Magic)

Assignment: Chris Boucher, Malcolm Miller (905), Melvin Frazier Jr. (Magic)

Raptors 905 dropped back-to-back games to finish the season with a loss on Saturday night to Lakeland Magic. The loss sets the 905 back to the fourth seed in the eastern conference with the NBA G League playoffs starting March 26th.

BJ Johnson scored a game-high 34 points for the Magic, and Jeremiah Hill added 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Chris Boucher scored a team-high 26 points and 11 rebounds for the 905. Four more players finished in double-digits, including Malcolm Miller (17), Jordan Loyd (16), Duane Notice (14) and Josh Adams (12).

After squandering a 16-point second half lead less than 24 hours ago against the same Magic club, the 905 got off to a quick 10-3 start forcing Lakeland to call timeout less than three minutes into the game.

The 905 hovered around an 11-point lead for most of the first half, but Lakeland once again went on a run and great ball movement by the Magic on one possession led to a Troy Caupain 3-pointer, cutting the 905 lead to 47-41 with 5:03 left in the half. A pair of free throws and a 3-pointer by Johnson followed by another 3-pointer from Gabe York completed an 11-2 run to tie the game at 49-49.

With less than two minutes remaining, Caupain drove down the lane for a floater, giving the Magic their first lead of the game. The 905 headed into the locker room trailing 56-54. Johnson led all scorers at the half with 16 points.

The 905 made adjustments coming into the second half, starting Christian Watford (a DNP-CD yesterday) in the third quarter over MiKyle McIntosh, but Lakeland jumped out to an early 63-58 lead. After drawing an airball from long-range, Watford came back the next possession and made a trey midway through the third quarter to give the 905 lead once again at 71-69.

Lakeland went on a 7-0 run to open the fourth quarter, making way for another lead change in the game and forcing the 905 to call a timeout after an and-1 layup play by Jay Wright.

With 5:06 remaining in the game, Boucher pump faked a 3-pointer then drove down a wide open lane for a dunk, cutting the lead to 97-95. Boucher kept his foot on the pedal, sinking a shot from downtown to keep the score in check at 102-98 with under three minutes left in the season.

But the Magic kept pouring on, and back-to-back dagger 3-pointers from Braian Angola-Rodas and Hill helped Lakeland break into its first double-digit lead of the game.

With tonight’s win for Lakeland, the Magic achieved a franchise-high 32 regular season wins. The 905 now will wait and see who their first round opponent will be (single-elimination). The earliest playoff start date is March 26th.

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