Barnes has career-high 41 points but frustrated by Raptors’ loss, lack of foul calls

Scottie Barnes scored a career-high 41 points in the Raptors' first NBA Cup game of the season, but he was unbothered by the milestone. The Toronto Raptors fell to the Orlando Magic 121-114 in the contest. Barnes said he needed to let time pass before he cared about his new single-game high. He did point out that he should have been more aggressive in the free-throw line, only drawing three free throws while the Magic had 29.

Barnes was questioned about whether it was harder for the Raptors to get fouled, but he chuckled and said he was trying to have good PR. Head coach Darko Rajakovic was less diplomatic in his post-game comments, calling it "B.S." that a player could score 41 points and get only three free throws. He noted that both teams played aggressively and the criteria for success should be the same.

Starting center Jakob Poeltl had his best game of the season, averaging 2.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game before finishing with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and three assists. Poeltl said he didn't care about the numbers as long as they won the game.