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Magic Start Off Hot, Hold Off Raptors 114-100
A very interesting starting line-up by Sam Mitchell, as he started all three of his big men in Chris Bosh, Rasho Nesterovic, and Andrea Bargnani. Bosh guarded Rashard Lewis, Nesterovic guarded Dwight Howard, and Bargnani guarded Hedo Turkoglu. The Raptors started off in man-to-man coverage, and then switched a two-three zone briefly, but went back to man after the Magic nailed two ...
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The AltRaps Blog — ... hit their first seven shots, pulling out to and 18-8 lead just 3:51 in, including four three-pointers, two by Jameer Nelson. In fact, it was Nelson and Maurice Evans who killed the Raptors early, as they scored 16 of their team’s first 25 points, the Magic extended their lead to 25-14 with 5:37 left in the first quarter.  T.J. Ford struggled mightily in the early going, as he missed his next four shots after making his first jumper, while getting thoroughly outplayed by Jameer Nelson. - MVN Kapono was good enough on the defensive end that Sam Mitchell was able to keep him on ...

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