ORLANDO – Forget the whole, "one-of-82" mantra often recited by NBA players and coaches throughout the marathon-like regular season. Tonight’s game against the Toronto Raptors will almost certainly take a much more pressing importance for the Orlando Magic.
Eliminated following four straight losses in the playoffs last spring by the eventual champion Raptors and beaten by them twice already this season, the Magic should have plenty of motivation going into tonight’s game at the Amway Center. Tipoff between Orlando (7-10) and Toronto (13-4) will be just after 7 p.m. and many players with Orlando can hardly wait to get the game started.