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2019 NBA Preliminary round - Series 1402.
Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors

Schedule and 2018-19 Results
Regular Season Records: Toronto 58-24, Orlando 42-40
Game 1 on Saturday, 13 April: Orlando wins at Toronto, 104-pts-101
Game 2 on Tuesday, 16 April: Orlando loses at Toronto, 111-pts-82
Game 3 on Friday, 19 April: Toronto wins at Orlando, 98-pts-93
Game 4 on Sunday, 21 April: Toronto wins at Orlando, 107-pts-85
Game 5 on Tuesday, 23 April: Orlando loses at Toronto, 115-pts-96

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Toronto Raptors hosted and defeated the Orlando Magic 115-pts-96 to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1402 victory. With the series 1402 win, the Toronto Raptors improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 5-8 overall and 4-4 (with an active four-series winning streak) in the Preliminary round. With the series 1402 loss, the Orlando Magic see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 9-10 (with an active four-series losing streak) overall and 3-5 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Toronto Raptors in series 1402 was LWWWW: Series 1402 thus becomes the fourth NBA Preliminary-round series, the 20th NBA series (all rounds), and the 64th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 4: The Toronto Raptors visited and defeated the Orlando Magic 107-pts-85 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1402 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 5 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Orlando Magic have a series record of 0-5 and a Game 5 record of 2-3. In series 1402, which is their 13th best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Toronto Raptors lead a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1 for the first time.

After Game 3: The Toronto Raptors visited and topped the Orlando Magic 98-pts-93 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1402 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 3-1 and a Game 4 record of 0-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Orlando Magic have a series record of 1-4 and a Game 4 record of 1-4. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Orlando Magic Game 4 outcome perfectly presages its series outcome.

After Game 2: The Toronto Raptors hosted and defeated the Orlando Magic 111-pts-82 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1402 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 3-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-3, while the Orlando Magic have a series record of 4-3 and a Game 3 record of 4-3.

After Game 1: The Orlando Magic visited and defeated the Toronto Raptors 104-pts-101 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1402 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Orlando Magic have a series record of 8-2 and a Game 2 record of 5-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Toronto Raptors have a series record of 3-7 and a Game 2 record of 5-5.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NBA regular season, the Toronto Raptors finished 16 games ahead of the Orlando Magic. From 1947 through the 2018 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 16 regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 11-2 (.846) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1402 is the 13th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Toronto Raptors, and the 19th for the Orlando Magic. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Toronto Raptors have an all-rounds series record of 4-8, a Preliminary-round series record of 3-4, and a Game 1 record of 2-10, while the Orlando Magic have an all-rounds series record of 9-9, a Preliminary-round series record of 3-4, and a Game 1 record of 10-8. Series 1402 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic. Orlando defeated Toronto in series 1040, in the 2008 NBA Preliminary round.