Orlando Edges Toronto to Take 2-0 Series Lead
Hedo Turkoglu drove the lane for an acrobatic layup and made two free throws in the final minute Tuesday night for the Orlando Magic, which held on for a 104-103 victory and took a 2-0 lead over the visiting Toronto Raptors in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
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.
Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds, his second straight 20-20 game for the Magic. He is the first player in nearly 40 years to record consecutive playoff games with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds. Nate Thurmond did it for the San Francisco Warriors in 1969.
Toronto took a 101-100 lead with 1 minute 4 seconds left on three consecutive 3-pointers and a free throw.
But Turkoglu hit his layup to put Orlando ahead, 102-101, then pushed the lead to 3 points when he sank two free throws. Carlos Delfino made a layup with 9.6 seconds left for the final margin.
Toronto isolated Bosh for the last shot, but he missed it.
Turkoglu finished with 12 points and 9 rebounds.