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Raptors are winning the battle of centres with a defence that has stifled Orlando’s Vucevic

The schemes are solid and the help is nice to have but when it gets right down to it, the reason the Raptors have helped turn Orlando Magic centre Nikola Vucevic into a nonentity two games into their playoff series is kind of simple.

Talent.

Raptors' big man Serge Ibaka, left, has helped frustrate Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic in the first two games of their opening-round series.

The combination of Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka had done a tremendous job on the all-star centre, each able to use his individual talents to frustrate Vucevic into two distinctly below-average performances.