Kyle Lowry has 17 points to lift Raptors to 95-82 win over Magic

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors still have Orlando’s number.

Lou Williams scored 18 points, while Kyle Lowry had 17 points and eight assists to lift the Raptors to a 95-82 win over the Magic on Monday, Toronto’s 10th straight victory over the Eastern Conference rival.

Amir Johnson finished with 11 points, while Patrick Patterson chipped in with 10 for the East-leading Raptors (19-6), who played their ninth game without injured all-star DeMar DeRozan.

Tobias Harris had 18 points to top Orlando (10-17), while Ben Gordon had 16.

It wasn’t the prettiest victory for the Raptors, who needed overtime to beat the Knicks 95-90 in New York the previous night. But the Raptors turned an eight-point deficit late in the first half, to a 71-65 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

A three-pointer by Channing Frye cut Toronto’s lead to just two points with 9:28 to play. But the Raptors play their best basketball in fourth quarters at the ACC, and by the time Greivis Vasquez drained a floating jumper with six minutes to play, the Raptors were up by 14.