Immanuel Quickley scored a season-high 34 points and the Toronto Raptors overcame a dominant rebounding effort by Walker Kessler to beat the Utah Jazz 118-109 on Friday night. Quickley added five rebounds,

This is Utah's fourth straight loss, and eighth defeat in the last 10 contests. Falling to another NBA loss leader -- and a very shorthanded one -- in Toronto, Utah dropped their 11th straight game on the road, making the Jazz winless since January 5th in any arena outside the Delta Center.

The Toronto Raptors clinched their third straight victory in strange showdown of tankers vs. the Utah Jazz on Friday

Guards Ja'Kobe Walter (hip flexor) and Immanuel Quickley (rest) have been ruled out, while star forward Scottie Barnes is questionable due to a hand contusion as the team gets set to take on the visiting Washington Wizards.

Walker Kessler gathered 18 first-half rebounds against the Raptors, physically unmanning Toronto’s overmatched center rotation of Orlando Robinson and Colin Castleton. Until late in the third quarter, Barnes mostly chilled out and took jumpers. And the Raptors led by 11 at half-time. It was unserious basketball all around.

With the Raptors likely to use some unusual lineups, there will be plenty of noise to filter out in the season's final seven weeks.

Immanuel Quickley scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and the Toronto Raptors held on to beat the Orlando Magic 104-102. Franz Wagner missed a driving layup for Orlando in the final second,

The Toronto Raptors will host the Utah Jazz in a cross-conference matchup on Friday's NBA schedule. Toronto is 20-42 overall and 13-19 at home, while Utah is 15-47 overall and 7-23 on the road. This is their first meeting of the season,