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CB4 will be in tough as they host Dwight Howard and the reigning East champs.
Gameday: Orlando @ Toronto (CBC, Sunday - 1:00 pm)
Probable Starters:
Raptors
PG - Jose Calderon
SG – DeMar DeRozan
SF – Hedo Turkoglu
PF – Chris Bosh
C – Andrea Bargnani
Magic
PG – Jameer Nelson
SG – Vince Carter
SF – Mickael Pietrus
PF – Ryan Anderson
C – Dwight Howard
Match-up to Watch: Bosh / Howard
Two of the premier young bigs in the East are certainly familiar with one another, and their previous battles in the post have certainly been fun to watch. While Dwight will likely dominate on the boards – especially with Reggie Evans still out – it will be up to Bosh to use his mid-range jumper to pull him away from the basket.
Notes:
With VC back in town, expect the usual round of “we still can’t move past what happened five years ago” booing among the ACC faithful ... Rashard Lewis’ 10-game suspension to start the season means that the Magic are without his shooting touch from beyond the arc and, as such, may not be able to stretch out defences as much as they would like ... Hedo should be motivated to show the Magic what they are missing without him ... Back to Carter: as ESPN’s Bill Simmons points out in part two of his two-part season preview, the former Raptor has never played with an elite player in his prime (T-Mac – too young, Jason Kidd – too old), so it will be interesting to see how he responds to not being the Man ... Former Raps on the Magic: LINTON JOHNSON... oh, and that Vince guy (along with first Raptors head coach Brendan Malone, who is an Orlando assistant).
Recommended Reading:
ESPN’s Tim Legler talks about the Magic’s depth
An old CBC story offers up some VC nostalgia in the form of Air Canada’s top 15 moments with the team
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