The Magic ended the Raptors’ season on Monday in Orlando. They did it by dominated the boards, out rebounding the Raptors 55-37! Dwight Howard led the way for the Magic in this game as he scored 21 points, grabbed 21 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and blocked 3 shots. Jameer Nelson had one of his better games with 19 points and 3 assists. Rashard Lewis was tough around the basket finishing with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. The Magic won this series 4-1.

The Magic outscored the Raptors 33-20 in the 4th quarter to pull away with a very nice road win last night. Rashard Lewis had his best offensive game of this series as he led the way for the Magic with 27 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Dwight Howard was also very busy near the basket as he finished with 19 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 8 blocked shots. Jameer Nelson also had his best game of this series as he scored 19 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Hedo Turkoglu pitched in with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. The Magic are now up 3-1 in this series.

The Raptors got tough last night as they outrebounded the Magic 42-34 and it was a huge factor in the outcome. Hedo Turkoglu led the way for the Magic with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Rashard Lewis pitched in with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Dwight Howard also had a solid game with 19 points and 12 rebounds. The Magic are still up 2-1 in this series.

The Magic had to fight tooth and nail to win the game last night. Dwight Howard was amazing again as he finished with 29 points, 20 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Rashard Lewis had a decent game as he finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Jameer Nelson did a good job of running the offense with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Hedu Turkoglu only shot 4 of 15 from the floor but one of the shots he made was the eventual game winner. He scored 12 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. The Magic are now up 2-0 as this series shifts north of the border to Toronto.

The Magic raced out to a 43-23 lead after 1 quarter and they never looked back. The Magic shot 53.2% from the floor as a team and held the Raptors to only 37.6% shooting. Dwight Howard was awesome today as he led the way for the Magic with 25 points, 22 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 blocked shots. Jameer Nelson also turned in a very solid game with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists. Hedo Turkoglu pitched in with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. This will be a very short series if the Raptors can’t find a way to stop Dwight Howard. The Magic now lead this series 1-0.

The Raptors and Magic match up pretty well so this will be a very interesting series to watch. Here’s a closer look at the matchups:

POINT GUARD: The Raptors have two outstanding point guards in Jose Calderon and T.J. Ford. These two guys will try to push the pace which would favor the Raptors style of play. Calderon played in 82 games (56 starts) for the Raptors this season and he averaged 11.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He will give Jameer Nelson of the Magic all kinds of trouble.

Jameer Nelson of the Magic is a shoot-first point guard and that hurts the team sometimes. Nelson played in 69 games (62 starts) for the Magic this year and he averaged 10.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.

EDGE: RAPTORS

SHOOTING GUARD: Anthony Parker of the Raptors is a deadeye shooter from long range. Parker played in 82 games (all starts) and he averaged 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. The Magic better keep close to Parker on defense or they will pay for it.

Maurice Evans snagged a starting job shortly after being acquired by the Magic. He played in 68 games (47 starts) for the Magic and he averaged 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.

EDGE: RAPTORS

SMALL FORWARD: Jamario Moon was quite a find for the Raptors as a rookie. He plays all out at both ends of the basketball court. Moon played in 78 games (75 starts) with the Raptors this year and he averaged 8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.4 blocked shots per game. He will have to keep in Hedo Turkoglu’s grill if the Raptors want to win this series.

Hedo Turkoglu really stepped up this year and played the best basketball of his NBA career. Turkoglu played in 82 games (all starts) and he averaged 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

EDGE: MAGIC

POWER FORWARD: The Magic will start Chris Bosh at power forward in this series and this will be the matchup to really watch on the court. Bosh played in 67 games (all starts) for the Raptors this season and he averaged 22.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game.

Rashard Lewis is not the prototype power forward as he’s a little soft around the basket. So he will likely need defensive help from Dwight Howard to slow Chris Bosh down. Lewis played in 81 games (all starts) for the Magic this season and he averaged 18.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

EDGE: RAPTORS

CENTER: The Raptors will likely start Rasho Nesterovic at center as he played very well late in the season. Nesterovic played in 71 games (39 starts) for the Raptors this year and he averaged 7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He will need defensive help to stop Dwight Howard inside.

Dwight Howard played the best basketball of his NBA career this season. He played in 82 games (all starts) for the Magic this year and he averaged 20.7 points, 14.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.2 blocked shots per game. Howard will likely be bully in this series.

EDGE: HUGE FOR THE MAGIC

BENCH: T.J. Ford will be the player off the bench who makes the biggest impact for the Raptors. Ford played in 51 games (26 starts) this season for the Raptors and he averaged 12.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. F/C Andrea Bargnani will also likely have a big role in this series. He played in 78 games (53 starts) this year for the Raptors and he averaged 10.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Carlos Delfino had his best season in the NBA. Delfino played in 82 games (0 starts) for the Raptors this season and he averaged 9.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Jason Kapono is a good shooter but that’s his only real skill. Kapono played in 81 games (7 starts) for the Raptors and he averaged 7.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists. Kris Humphries also had a good season off the bench. The reserve power forward played in 70 games (0 starts) for the Raptors this season and he averaged 5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Center Primoz Brezec didn’t get to play too much after his arrival in a trade with the Pistons. He played in 13 games (0 starts) for the Raptors this season and he averaged 3.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.

Keith Bogans is probably the best player on the Magic’s bench. Bogans played in 82 games (35 starts) for the Magic this season and he averaged 8.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Keyon Dooling can handle either guard spot. He played in 72 games (1 start) for the Magic this year and he averaged 8.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Carlos Arroyo is the top point guard off the bench for the Magic. He played in 62 games (20 starts) for the Magic and he averaged 6.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Adonal Foyle will be the backup center for the Magic in this series. He played in 82 games (0 starts) for the Magic this season and he averaged 1.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Pat Garrity is nothing more than a long range shooter. He played in 31 games (0 starts) for the Magic this season and he averaged 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

EDGE: RAPTORS

PREDICTION: THE MAGIC WILL WIN THIS SERIES IN SIX HARD FOUGHT GAMES.