LONDON — The Orlando Magic played just one game during their trip to this bustling city, but the team exhibited its defining characteristic, anyway.
The Magic suffer from a frustrating, and confounding, duality on defense.
For much of the past month, they have played badly on that end of the floor. They continued their recent slippage during the first half of their 106-103 overtime loss Thursday to the Toronto Raptors at The O2. The Magic allowed ball-handlers to beat them off the dribble. They permitted the Raptors to score 61 points, make 52 percent of their shots and attempt 15 free throws.