Hedo It Again Magic Rip Raptors 102-87

Hedo Turkoglu scored a game high 24 points, and the Orlando Magic shot 52.6% (40-76) from the floor for the game as they easily defeated the short handed Toronto Raptors Tuesday night 102-87. The Raptors are playing without forward Chris Bosh who has now missed two games with a balky right knee, and Toronto has now lost their last three games.

The two teams played a tightly fought game for three quarters, before the Magic ran away with the game in the fourth. Orlando led 20-18 at the end of the first quarter, although the Magic would pull ahead by as much as 7 points at 26-29 in the second quarter, after Rashard Lewis made a layup and then hit the penalty shot at the line with 5:11 left in the first half. But Toronto fought back and were down by only three points as the game reached the half, Orlando ahead 44-41. Toronto took their first lead since 2-0 when Carlos Delfino hit two at the line, to put the Raptors ahead 60-59 with 4:37 left in the third quarter. But the lead was short lived and Orlando was up at the end of the period 71-68. Although Toronto?hung tough for three quarters without Bosh, Orlando broke it open in the fourth as they outscored the Raptors in the last quarter 31-19.

Turkoglu scored 24 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, in the victory. Rashard Lewis scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals,?1 assist, 1 block, Dwight Howard had yet another double-double scoring 19 points, 14 boards, 1 block, 1 steal. Jameer Nelson scored 13 points, 6 rebounds,?4 assists, 1 steal.

Toronto was led by T.J. Ford who came off the bench to have his best game since getting hurt in Atlanta earlier this season. Ford scored?20 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 rebounds. Anthony Parker?scored 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, Jose Calderon scored 14 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block. Center Kris Humphries came off the bench and scored 10 points, and 4 rebounds. Orlando is now sitting at 39-23, Toronto is 32-27.