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The visiting Orlando Magic will try to press their advantage when they play the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday night.
Losing Game 1 in the playoffs is nothing new to the Raptors, who are 1-10 in the openers of first-round series in franchise history and 2-14 in Game 1 of any postseason series. Their only Game 1 win in a first-round series came last year against the Washington Wizards. After Jan. 31, Orlando had a record of 22-9 in the regular season. Only the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks had a better winning percentage in the NBA during that time.
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