<p>TAMPA, Fla. — Paul Watson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the third quarter Friday night and the Toronto Raptors pulled away to a 113-102 victory over the Orlando Magic.</p>
<p>Playing in only his second game after missing 11 games due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol, Watson converted six straight 3-point shots in the period, in which Toronto outscored the Magic 38-19.</p>
<p>Yuta Watanabe also had a career high for the Raptors, contributing 21 points and six rebounds. </p>
<p>Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 20 points and nine rebounds on his 22nd birthday. Rookie Cole Anthony added 19 points.</p>
<p>Watson got his first NBA start for the Raptors, who used a different starting lineup for the sixth straight game. The game started badly for the Raptors, who missed their first seven 3-point shots and trailed throughout most of the first half.</p>
<p>Fred VanVleet returned from a seven-game absence (six games for a hip flexor and a one-game suspension) with six points and six assists.</p>
<p>Three free throws by Chris Boucher broke a 61-all tie midway through the third quarter, and Watson followed two straight Orlando turnovers with 3-pointers to put the Raptors up by nine.</p>
<p>Playing only 26 minutes, Watson shot 10 for 13 overall and 8 for 11 from behind the arc. </p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Magic: G Michael Carter-Wiliams (ankle), C Mo Bamba (hip) and F Otto Porter Jr. (foot) did not play. … The Magic have lost seven straight to the Raptors.</p>
<p>Raptors: Pascal Siakam (rest) and OG Anunoby (knee), Toronto’s top two scorers in Wednesday night’s win over San Antonio, did not play, along with G Kyle Lowry (rest) and G Gary Trent Jr. (ankle). … C Freddie Gillespie will get another 10-day contract this weekend, coach Nick Nurse said.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Magic: Play at home against Houston on Sunday night.</p>
<p>Raptors: Play against Oklahoma City in Tampa on Sunday night.</p>
