Scottie Barnes leads Raptors to rout over Magic without Kawhi Leonard

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes scored 28 points, RJ Barrett had 25 and the Toronto Raptors routed Orlando Magic 129-99 on Wednesday night to open a two-game set in the NBA. The teams will meet again Friday night at Scotiabank Arena in an NBA Cup game. Toronto star Kawhi Leonard sat out as he recovers from swelling in his left knee. He was not on the Raptors’ bench. Barnes added six rebounds and four assists to help Toronto improve to 3-1. Barrett also had nine rebounds and six assists. Ja’Kobe Walter

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