Kawhi Leonard’s Toronto return supplied the headline, but the Raptors’ 148-98 win over New York was a team-wide dismantling. Orlando had a quieter but useful answer of its own, turning Sunday’s loss to Cleveland into a 132-116 home win built on pace, passing, and pressure at the rim.

New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors: Leonard’s cameo came inside a rout

Toronto’s 50-point win had a less glamorous engine: New York committed 18 turnovers to the Raptors’ nine. Toronto also controlled the glass, 51-38, and made 17 of 44 three-pointers while the Knicks hit seven of 41. That is three distinct routes to separation, and it explains why the margin grew far beyond one hot stretch. The ESPN game page records the final and team totals.

The opening half did most of the damage. Toronto scored 42 points in the first quarter and 44 in the second, carrying an 86-47 lead into halftime. The Raptors finished 51-for-89 from the field; New York went 34-for-86. The Knicks’ James Wiseman still found a productive lane, posting 18 points and 10 rebounds, but Toronto’s ball security and shotmaking kept the game on its terms.

Leonard’s first appearance of the preseason for Toronto was the personal hook. He scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds, and made four of eight threes, with the team’s full starting lineup on court together for the first time this exhibition schedule. Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles each added 19 points. The Sportsnet postgame report noted that New York did not use its top players, a useful piece of context around a score that otherwise invites over-reading.

After the game, Leonard told Sportsnet that his focus was on the work between teammates:

"Whatever is needed from me. That's how I learned to play in the NBA. Running for others." "If I'm above the ball and I'm able to sprint to the corner and the shot doesn't come to me but just giving anybody a lane to drive for the basket … running for others and then yourself … I just want to help others and help my team and hopefully I'll play a good game."

He described a role that will take more than one preseason night to define. Barnes, asked about Leonard’s defensive presence, said, "Defensively, oh my God, he looked amazing, the way he played today. Just being active, poking at the ball, physicality. It was amazing," according to Sportsnet’s coverage. Toronto got its welcome-back moment, then spent the rest of the night showing how much room there is for everyone else in the lineup.

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic: 34 assists told the story

Orlando’s 34 assists against Cleveland’s 21 were the clearest marker of a different offensive style. The home side also won the rebound count 54-38 and made 16 of 44 threes, compared with 11 of 35 for the Cavaliers. The ESPN box score lists the full team comparison.

Orlando Magic 132, Cleveland Cavaliers 116. The margin was 16, but it was a wire-to-wire win that reached 31 points at its widest. The Magic scored 64 points in the paint and moved the ball with more purpose than in Sunday’s 119-105 loss in Cleveland, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s game report.

Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner set the tone by attacking early, combining to score Orlando’s first 17 points. Banchero finished with 24 points on 10-for-13 shooting and eight rebounds; Wagner added 20 points and eight assists. Jalen Suggs made his preseason debut, allowing Orlando to use its regular starting five together for the first time. The bench supplied a useful swing, too: Tristan da Silva scored 18, while Goga Bitadze had 14 and finished three alley-oops.

Cleveland had a different problem to solve at the other end. James Harden, who scored 24 in the teams’ previous meeting, managed 13 points on three-for-12 shooting and had three turnovers. The Sentinel’s report described Orlando’s faster pace and improved ball movement as the main contrast from Sunday.

Preseason numbers do not settle anything about the standings. Toronto saw Leonard join a full starting group and immediately found clean spacing around him; Orlando got its expected starters on the floor together and made the game flow through more than one creator. The Raptors’ debut was the night’s loudest individual marker. Orlando’s response was the better reminder of what preseason is for: try a configuration, see whether the ball moves, and take the useful parts into the next game.