<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">ORLANDO, Fla., April 12 (Ticker) -- With a playoff berth still a remote possibility, the Orlando Magic were glad to see the Toronto Raptors. Jameer Nelson had 27 points and seven assists and Dwight Howard added 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Magic extended their winning streak to six games with a 103-96 victory over the reeling Raptors. Orlando (34-44) remained three games behind both Philadelphia (37-41) and Chicago (37-41) for the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot with four games left. "I'm calling (Nets coach) Lawrence Frank," Orlando coach Brian Hill joked when asked about his team's slim playoff hopes. "(Losing to) Chicago and Philadelphia back-to-back. ... they could've helped us. We helped them with the Miami game and they're not doing a darn thing. But that's the way it is. We're either going to get some help or not. The main thing, is how we play and finish." Hedo Turkoglu, who scored 18 points, drained a 3-pointer with 10:34 remaining to give the Magic a 91-77 lead. "It's closing the games," said Turkoglu, who added seven assists. "We know right now how to close games no matter what happens. If we go down or up, we have confidence. It's making plays for each other and closing the game." The Raptors were able to rally within 93-86 with 7:16 to play. However, Orlando pulled away for good when Nelson hit his fourth shot from the arc rebuilding the lead back to double digits. </div> Game Recap - Box Score This is our sixth straight win and our eleventh straight win at home. We are playing great basketball right now and Jameer Nelson has really stepped up for us. Turkoglu is also playing well right now and with each solid performance from him, a Grant Hill return seems less and less likely. Unfortunately, the Bulls, Pacers and Sixers all won their games last night which doesn't help us at all. The playoff race is still open but it keeps getting harder and harder for us to move up in the ranks. Let's hope that we have some luck on our side so we can sneak into the postseason. <div align="center"> Dwight and Jameer each played great to secure a victory over Toronto.</div> Our next game is tonight against the Spurs. To view the game thread, <u>click here</u>.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Swish15:</div><div class="quote_post">Game Recap - Box Score This is our sixth straight win and our eleventh straight win at home. We are playing great basketball right now and Jameer Nelson has really stepped up for us. Turkoglu is also playing well right now and with each solid performance from him, a Grant Hill return seems less and less likely. Unfortunately, the Bulls, Pacers and Sixers all won their games last night which doesn't help us at all. The playoff race is still open but it keeps getting harder and harder for us to move up in the ranks. Let's hope that we have some luck on our side so we can sneak into the postseason. <div align="center"> Dwight and Jameer each played great to secure a victory over Toronto.</div> Our next game is tonight against the Spurs. To view the game thread, <u>click here</u>.</div> I think Grant Hill does return, but he comes off of the bench to limit his minutes and prolong him a little longer. Either that or start Turk at SG. Turk has been playing way too good not to start next year.
