Magic Hold Off Raptors On The Road
TORONTO(AP) - Hedo Turkoglu had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Rashard Lewis scored 24 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 105-96 on Wednesday night.
Keith Bogans had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Dwight Howard added 17 points.
One night after he failed to make a field goal for just the second time in his NBA career, Toronto's Chris Bosh scored 26 points, going 6-for-15 from the floor and making all 14 of his free throw attempts. Bosh also had 10 rebounds.
Andrea Bargnani had 16 points for Toronto, while T.J. Ford had 12 points and eight assists.
A 3-pointer by Bargnani with 3:56 left in the fourth quarter gave Toronto its first lead of the game at 92-91. But Orlando responded with eight straight points, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Lewis and Jameer Nelson, and a driving layup by Nelson to take a 99-92 edge with 2:23 remaining.
Nelson finished with 10 points and six assists for the Magic, who had all five starters reach double figures in scoring.
Toronto has lost three straight after winning its opening two games of the season.
Orlando, which led 52-47 at the half, has won three straight and four of its first five games of the season.
Notes: NBA executive VP of basketball operations Stu Jackson attended the game. ... Toronto activated forward Maceo Baston before the game and placed forward Jamario Moon on the inactive list.
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