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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 2, 2009

Updated: 11/02/2009 12:33 am

TORONTO - Jameer Nelson scored 30 points, J.J. Redick had a career-high 27 and the Orlando Magic used a season-high 17 3-pointers to beat the Toronto Raptors 125-116 on Sunday.
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 20 and the Magic (3-0) remained perfect after going 8-0 in the preseason.
Chris Bosh led Toronto with 35 points and 16 rebounds, while Andrea Bargnani had 26, including 22 in the second half. Former Magic swingman Hedo Turkoglu had 19 points for Toronto, which has lost two straight following a season-opening victory over Cleveland.

The Magic were without former Raptor Vince Carter, who left Friday's win at New Jersey with a sprained left ankle, and swingman Mickael Pietrus, who was sent home to Florida with flulike symptoms. Redick and Barnes took their places in the starting lineup.

Carter, who scored 16 points in 15 minutes before leaving in the second quarter Friday, did some straight-line running before the game but was not strong enough to play

"He's still struggling to move laterally," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said. "It's a tough loss for us but it's a good sign that he could go out and do the other stuff. It's not anything real long term or serious, so that's positive."

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