
Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images
Hedo Turkoglu returns to Amway Arena with the Toronto Raptors to take on the Orlando Magic.
Starters:
Toronto
Andrea Bargnani
Chris Bosh
Hedo Turkoglu
DeMar Derozan
Jarrett Jack
Orlando
Dwight Howard
Rashard Lewis
Mickael Pietrus
Vince Carter
Jameer Nelson
Final: Magic win 118-99.
- I’ll have a full recap and analysis later tonight.
End of Third Quarter: Magic lead Raptors 92-79
- Rashard Lewis and Dwight Howard combined to score 15 of Orlando’s 26 points.
- Chris Bosh leads all scorers with 20 points.
- The Magic should have a bigger lead, but they are having some issues with turnovers (12).
- Orlando has made 10 3-pointers while Toronto has hit just 3.
Halftime: Magic lead Raptors 66-54
- Orlando scored the final 7 points of the quarter.
- Hedo Turkoglu has 13 points and Chris Bosh has 12 points.
- Orlando has 4 players in double figures – Dwight Howard (11), Rashard Lewis (11), Vince Carter (10) and Matt Barnes (10).
- Howard also has 7 rebounds and 3 blocks.
- Orlando shot 10-of-15 in the second quarter and is shooting 68.6% for the game. Toronto is shooting 44.2%.
- Orlando is outrebounding Toronto 20-16.
- The Magic have 7 turnovers.
- Brandon Bass checked in in the second quarter and played both Power Forward and Center. He has just 3 points but played solid defense against Chris Bosh and has blocked 2 shots.
End of First Quarter: Magic lead Raptors 35-24
- Orlando is shooting 14-of-20 while Toronto is 10-of-25.
- Jason Williams and Rashard Lewis have each made 2 3-pointers and each have 8 points.
- The Magic have had a few defensive highlights. Dwight Howard had a monster block on Jarrett Jack and Jason Williams had a hustle steal on an interception. He had to save the pass from going out of bounds.
- Dwight Howard has 7 points and 5 rebounds.
- Adonal Foyle is active for the first time this season.
- Mickael Pietrus has caught Vince Carter’s stomach bug, but was out shooting before the game and is expected to play.
(Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger and a contributor at NFL Mocks Subscribe to his RSS feed and add him on Twitter to follow him daily.)

