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| Series Recap |
| Game 1: April 20 |
 | Orlando 114, Toronto 100
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 22 rebounds, Jameer Nelson scored 24 points, and the Magic defeated the Raptors in the opener of their first-round series. Howard scored six straight points in a 10-0 fourth-quarter run. --AP
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| Game 2: April 22 |
 | Orlando 104, Toronto 103
Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds, his second straight 20-20 game. Chris Bosh had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, but missed a 19-footer with 1.9 seconds left that could have won the game. --AP
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| Game 3: April 24 |
 | Toronto 108, Orlando 94
T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 108-94 in Game 3. Hedo Turkoglu put up 26 points for the Magic, and Dwight Howard added 19 points and 12 rebounds. --AP
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| Game 4: April 26 |
 | Orlando 106, Toronto 94
Rashard Lewis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Dwight Howard added 19 points and 16 boards, and the Magic beat the Raptors 106-94 to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. --AP
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| Game 5: April 28 |
 | Orlando 102, Toronto 92
Dwight Howard had 21 points and 21 rebounds and the Magic advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, beating the Raptors to close out their series in five games. --AP
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| Season Series |
| Orlando wins, 2-1 |
| Date |
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| Nov. 7 |
Orlando 105, Toronto 96 |
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| Feb. 20 |
Toronto 127, Orlando 110 |
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| March 4 |
Orlando 102, Toronto 87 |
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Game 5: T.J. Ford of the Toronto Raptors shoots against Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic in Game 5. (Getty Images)
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this thread will focus on a possible second round matchup, considering things continue the way th
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They will beat the Cavs and go on to win the east...
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