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Shaq Scores 45 Points Against Toronto in 6-Year High

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:37:44 CST

Shaquille O'Neal scored 45 points last night in his biggest offensive performance in 6 years, powering the Phoenix Suns to a 133-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors. A week shy of his 37th birthday, O'Neal made 20 of 25 shots in the 49th 40-point game of his career but the...

Magic Ousts Raptors in 5 Games

Jesse Andrews — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:39:38 CDT

Dwight Howard had 21 points and 21 rebounds and the Orlando Magic advanced to second round of the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, beating the Toronto Raptors 102-92 on Monday night to close out their series in five games. It was Howard's third game with at least...

Magic Outmuscles Raptors

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:01:04 CDT

Rashard Lewis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Dwight Howard added 19 points and 16 boards, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 106-94 today to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Jameer Nelson scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, while Hedo...

Raptors Roll Past Magic 108-94

Jesse Andrews — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:16:41 CDT

T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points and 13 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 108-94 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Dwight Howard had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, who lead the best-of-seven series...

Howard Has Another 20-20 Game as Magic Beat Raptors

Doug Sweeney — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:47:55 CDT

Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds, his second straight 20-20 game, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 104-103 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Chris Bosh had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, but missed a 19-footer with 1....

Dwight Howard's 20-20 Game Helps Magic Top Raptors

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:20:33 CDT

Dwight Howard had 25 points and 22 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson scored 24 points, and the Orlando Magic defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-100 Sunday in the opener of their first-round series. Howard scored six straight points in a 10-0 fourth-quarter run that sealed Orlando's first playoff win since 2003. He...

Thomas Scores 26 as Bulls Defeat Raptors

Jesse Andrews — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:43:32 CDT

The Toronto Raptors will be in good shape if T.J. Ford shoots this way in the playoffs. While Ford finished with 18 points in 18 minutes, Tyrus Thomas scored a season-high 26 to lead Chicago to a 107-97 victory over Toronto in what might have been interim coach Jim...

Playoff-Bound Raptors Cruise Past Heat

Jesse Andrews — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:05:10 CDT

Rasho Nesterovic scored 20 points, Chris Bosh had 15 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 91-75 on Monday night. Anthony Parker had 13 and Jason Kapono scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Raptors moved one step closer to locking up the sixth...

Pistons' 'Zoo Squad' Leads Detroit Over Raptors

Mike Buss — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:45:29 CDT

Jason Maxiell and Rodney Stuckey combined for 18 fourth-quarter points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 91-84 today. The loss drops Toronto (40-40) into a tie with Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference's sixth seed with two games left, although the Raptors have the tiebreaker. The sixth seed will...