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Barnes has career-high 41 points in Raptors’ loss

Global News (Canada) and Toronto Sun describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Scottie Barnes had a career-high 41 points for the Raptors but Toronto still fell to the Orlando Magic 121-114 on Friday in the first NBA Cup game for both teams.
The headline split The center frames it as "Barnes has career-high 41 points in Raptors’ loss". The right frames it as "Raptors waste Scottie Barnes’ career-high scoring night in loss to Orlando Magic".
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CenterBarnes has career-high 41 points in Raptors’ loss

Global News (Canada) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightRaptors waste Scottie Barnes’ career-high scoring night in loss to Orlando Magic

Toronto Sun · Right · News report

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Global News (Canada)News report · Oct 31, 2:16 AM

Barnes has career-high 41 points in Raptors’ loss

Scottie Barnes had a career-high 41 points for the Raptors but Toronto still fell to the Orlando Magic 121-114 on Friday in the first NBA Cup game for both teams.

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Toronto SunNews report · Oct 31, 2:31 AM

Raptors waste Scottie Barnes’ career-high scoring night in loss to Orlando Magic

Scottie Barnes’ misstep in Minneapolis has officially been forgotten and forgiven, the face of the Raptors franchise rebounding emphatically from a scoreless night to reach a career level o...

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