Being without Bosh didn't make this game any easier. We couldn't find the basket in the first half. This is an average team at best, without Bosh, but it took 4 quarters to get the win.
Howard was in foul trouble for most of the game, sitting out just about the whole third quarter. He only had 3 points on 1-3 shooting, heading into the final stanza. But, Dwight got rid of the Kryptonite in the fourth, and put on his cape. He scored six straight in a 1:10 stretch that expanded Orlando’s lead to 89-79 with six minutes remaining. TJ Ford was the reason the Raptors stayed in the game, scoring 13.
This win cemented the Magic as the higher seed, if these two teams were to tie. What a critcal win against a team who beat us with the same circumstances last season.
Against the previous reports, J.J. didn't get a single minute. Bogans ended up playing and the lineup was no different from previous games.
Calderon wasn't in the All-Star form that many saw him as; he was hampered by the loss of Bosh.
Turkoglu lead the Magic with 24 points and 8 assists, showing he can be an effective point-forward. Lewis hit some big shots and ended up with 22. Dwight was +25 and added 19 points along with 14 rebounds, a steal, and a block. But, our bench only scored a total of 22 points, compared to the Raptors' 40.
Howard was in foul trouble for most of the game, sitting out just about the whole third quarter. He only had 3 points on 1-3 shooting, heading into the final stanza. But, Dwight got rid of the Kryptonite in the fourth, and put on his cape. He scored six straight in a 1:10 stretch that expanded Orlando’s lead to 89-79 with six minutes remaining. TJ Ford was the reason the Raptors stayed in the game, scoring 13.
This win cemented the Magic as the higher seed, if these two teams were to tie. What a critcal win against a team who beat us with the same circumstances last season.
Against the previous reports, J.J. didn't get a single minute. Bogans ended up playing and the lineup was no different from previous games.
Calderon wasn't in the All-Star form that many saw him as; he was hampered by the loss of Bosh.
Turkoglu lead the Magic with 24 points and 8 assists, showing he can be an effective point-forward. Lewis hit some big shots and ended up with 22. Dwight was +25 and added 19 points along with 14 rebounds, a steal, and a block. But, our bench only scored a total of 22 points, compared to the Raptors' 40.
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