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Kyle Lowry scored 24 points, Cory Joseph added 19 and the Raptors beat the Magic 106-103 in overtime (96-96) Thursday night at O2 Arena, London in the annual regular season game which is played in Europe.
DeMar DeRozan had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help the Raptors win their fourth straight game. “We needed that win,” Lowry said. The Raptors avenged a Nov. 6 loss in Orlando that spoiled Toronto’s franchise-best 5-0 start. Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas flirted with a double double for the winners (13 p. 9 r.), while Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic did it (17 p., 11 r.) for the losing side and French guard Evan Fournier finished the game with 21 points. Mario Hezonja didn’t score in 14 minutes of action.