Jamhal Mosley Accepts Responsibility After Magic Surrender 31-0 Run, 52-Point Loss To Raptors
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Jamhal Mosley Accepts Responsibility After Magic Surrender 31-0 Run, 52-Point Loss To Raptors

March 30, 2026
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Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley pointed blame at himself Sunday after his team suffered the most lopsided loss in franchise history, a 139-87 defeat to the Toronto Raptors that included a 31-0 run spanning 7 minutes and 47 seconds, which is the longest unanswered scoring surge in the NBA's play-by-play era. We've got to have them prepared for the physicality of the game, prepared for how much they were going to grab, hold and get them off their spots, Mosley said.

Jamhal Mosley Accepts Responsibility After Magic Surrender 31-0 Run, 52-Point Loss To Raptors

That's on me. I've got to be able to do a better job of preparing them for what they were going to see tonight, he added. We talked a little bit about it, but probably not enough. Orlando committed 28 turnovers, including 12 in the first quarter alone, tying a team record for most in any period. Toronto converted those miscues into 37 points and outscored the Magic 39-7 in fast-break points. The Magic trailed 70-43 at halftime. The defeat was a significant missed opportunity. Toronto was without starting guard Immanuel Quickley, leading scorer Brandon Ingram and two rotation players, yet handled Orlando with ease. The Magic entered the game two games behind the fifth-place Raptors in a crowded Eastern Conference standings race. Paolo Banchero declined to place blame solely on Mosley. It's all a collective, Banchero said. Gotta find ways to stop runs like that. We didn't. If you want to be a good team, you can't give up runs like that. Orlando has now dropped seven of eight games, including losses to the league-worst Indiana Pacers and the Charlotte Hornets. With eight games remaining, the Magic hold the eighth seed but risk falling to the Play-In Tournament's lower bracket. Despite the historic defeat, Mosley expressed confidence his message was still connecting. You're not as bad as you think you are in your losses, and you're not as great as you think you are in your wins, he said. We've got to make sure we get on the right mentality coming down to these last eight games.

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