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Your support makes all the difference.The Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic in front of a star-studded crowd at the O2 Arena on Thursday night.
Playing in the sixth regular season NBA game in London, the Raptors needed overtime to beat the Magic 106-103 to move their winning streak to four games.
Point guard Kyle Lowry was the star on the court, top scoring for the Raptors with 24 points and adding seven assists and eight rebounds in a game-high 47 minutes.
The benches was the difference between the two sides, with the Raptors' reserves putting up a strong showing to score 43 points combined compared to just 20 for the Magic subs, while the Magic got in a lot of foul trouble, allowing 31 free throw attempts to just eight of their own.
Evan Fourner (21 points) shot well, hitting eight from 11, but star centre Nikola Vucevic had a tough night, scoring 17 points but taking 22 shots to do so.
Off the court the crowd was again packed with famous faces from various industries.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay sat next to Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, one of a number of footballers in the crowd in London. Actors, musicians and other sports stars were also present.
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The Raptors move to 25-15, the Magic to 20-19.
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