Toronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic Nov.18/08

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November 18, 2008

Stan Van Gundy predicted at the morning shootaround that Toronto forward Chris Bosh would score 40 points against his Orlando Magic. The Magic coach turned out to be right _ and he still got to sm...

Stan Van Gundy predicted at the morning shootaround that Toronto forward Chris Bosh would score 40 points against his Orlando Magic.

The Magic coach turned out to be right _ and he still got to smile about it.

Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis had 22 points apiece as the Magic overcame Bosh's 40-point, 18-rebound night in a 103-90 win in a rematch of first-round NBA playoff foes.

[ ] Bosh, matching up at times with Lewis and all-star centre Dwight Howard, made 14 of 19 field goals and 12 of 16 free throws.

``It's not like they came in and Bosh couldn't make a shot,'' Van Gundy said. ``As a matter of fact, he couldn't miss one. We had to play really well.''

Toronto, playing without injured point guard Jose Calderon, was done in by 24 turnovers and by a strong Orlando second quarter, in which the Magic turned a 10-point deficit into a 45-45 halftime tie.

``That was our best stretch of the year,'' Van Gundy said.

Orlando built a 13-point third-quarter lead before hanging on for the victory. It was the Magic's eighth win in the past nine games.

Bosh and Howard, who had 18 points and nine rebounds, work out together during the off-season. They have long talked trash to each other, and Bosh said that gives him a psychological lift when they meet.

``I guess they just catch me at the wrong time,'' Bosh said. ``I always say against my friends I want to play my hardest basketball.''

``The way he's playing words can't describe, and it's not just scoring and rebounding,'' Toronto coach Sam Mitchell said. ``He's doing all the little things.''

The Magic used a team effort to subdue the Raptors, who they beat 4-1 in their Eastern Conference playoff series last season.

Nelson, who'd averaged 18.3 points over his past three games after struggling early in the season, asserted himself early and made 10 of 15 shots for a season-high in points.

Jermaine O'Neal had the better of the battle of big men early, hitting his first four field goals and scoring 10 points in the first quarter as the Raptors built a 26-21 lead. Howard didn't hit a shot from the floor in his first 13 minutes, finally making a basket to end a streak of 39 minutes of playing time in his past two games without a field goal.

The all-star centre played 25 minutes against Charlotte on Sunday, missing all three of his field-goal attempts and scoring his only four points from the free-throw line.

O'Neal finished with 16 points.

The Raptors, who were shooting 59 per cent midway through the second half, began missing shots and turning the ball over early in the third quarter, as the Magic went up 67-54 and cruised the rest of the way.

Magic guard J.J. Redick made the first start of his three-year career and scored 10 points. Redick played in only six of Orlando's first 10 games.

``Whenever I get a chance, I've got to do what I can to get back in the rotation,'' Redick said.

Said Van Gundy: ``I thought J.J. was the best choice for us tonight. Nobody's down for the count.''

Redick played in place of Mickeal Pietrus, who bruised his ribs in Sunday's win over Charlotte.

Van Gundy started Redick instead of Keith Bogans, who normally comes in for Pietrus, because the coach said he didn't want to disturb his rotation. Bogans had three points in 20 minutes.

Orlando finally got a respite from its three-point shooting woes. The Magic, who made 801 threes last season - second-best in NBA history - had been shooting only 31.3 per cent this season, 24th in the league.

They made 11 of 23 on Tuesday night.

Will Solomon got his second straight start in place of Calderon, and had seven turnovers.

``It's tough right now,'' Mitchell said. ``It's tough when you have to learn out there on the court in front of 18,000 people.''

``You've just got to take care of the ball,'' Bosh said. ``That's what we've thrived on in the past couple of years. That's what keeps us in games.''

Notes: Turkoglu scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, his single-period season high. ... Orlando has won eight of its past nine games. ... Before Tuesday, Lewis had shot only 5-of-22 in his past two home games, scoring 11 points.

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negativekind (1 month ago) Show Hide

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hold that! toronto fuckin sucks. but they got some good players. now they got hedo which is a blessing for them.

superaptors (4 months ago) Show Hide

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bosh had an mvp game in this one i remember

jfroggyrox (5 months ago) Show Hide

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ok mr danxtlilj (wat kind of name is that?) ur just mad because they WON. dwight howard could DESTROY any of ur stupid raptor players 1 on 1 any day. jameer nelson, he rocks, ur mad because u saw so many of his awesome shots in this game. turkoglu is way better than youll ever be. so take that fag.

killdog102 (5 months ago) Show Hide

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GO MAGIC

killdog102 (5 months ago) Show Hide

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lol probably a clevaland fan CLEVALAND SUCKS!

Overtime29 (10 months ago) Show Hide

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I was watching this game and it Sucked balls. I can't believe they lost.

halosvr (11 months ago) Show Hide

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raptors were looking really good bosh averaged 28pt 11 rebs/ game and now...you know..raptors should have never fired sam

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Toronto Raptors rule

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Oh, i am sorry, i didn't know that you guys didn't get over it already.

dotaman24 (1 year ago) Show Hide

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solomon is good if he doesnt get much t.o.

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