Despite Winning, Magic Must Make Adjustments Sunday vs. Raptors

The Orlando Magic did its homework and exacted revenge on the Toronto Raptors Friday. But the work won't be done in preparation for another game Sunday.

Jeremy Brener | Dec 10, 2022

Despite Winning, Magic Must Make Adjustments Sunday vs. Raptors /

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic was not favored to beat the Toronto Raptors Friday night at home. But the Magic pulled off the upset and grabbed a big win.

It was the second meeting between the Magic and Raptors in less than a week. Back in Toronto last Saturday, the Raptors clearly looked like the better team and cruised to a double-digit victory.

That game gave the Raptors the edge on paper, but the Magic was able to learn from mistakes made in that loss to pull out a win.

"There's growth in wins and there's growth in losses," coach Jamahl Mosley said. "That loss we had up there, we learned from it, we grew from it, we took the things that we needed to do in order to come out and get this one. We have this team again Sunday, so there's going to be adjustments that need to be made."

With the Magic victorious, the Raptors will have to go back to the drawing board ahead of Sunday's rubber match between the two teams. The Raptors hope to add more aggression and attention to detail in tomorrow's matchup.

"When you are on the road, you have to be sharper, be more aggressive, be more attentive, and just more ready to go and we haven’t been able to do that," Raptors guard Fred VanVleet said. "But it is a long season, and we have another opportunity on Sunday. We have to have short term memory.”

The Magic and Raptors play again Sunday at Amway Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Published Dec 10, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.