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Magic oust Raptors, advance in NBA playoffsDwight Howard scored 21 points and grabbed 21 rebounds here Monday to lead Orlando past Toronto 102-92, advancing the Magic to the second round of the National Basketball Association playoffs. Jameer Nelson added 19 points while Rashard Lewis contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds for Orlando, which will face the winner of the Detroit-Philadelphia series in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Raptors led 50-49 at half-time but the Magic outscored Toronto 25-18 in the third quarter and held off the Canadian club in the final quarter to capture the clincher and win the best-of-seven series four games to one. Philadelphia and Detroit are level at 2-2 in their series with game five Tuesday at Detroit and game six Thursday at Philadelphia. The Magic would own a home-court edge on Philadelphia but Detroit would have the advantage over Orlando. Chris Bosh led Toronto with 16 points while T.J. Ford and Carlos Delfino each added 14 for the Raptors.
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