By Matthew Gardner | OrlandoMagic.com

A poor shooting night helped send the Orlando Magic to their second straight home loss on Wednesday night, falling to the Toronto Raptors, 91-84. Carlos Arroyo scored 22 points for Orlando, who only managed to shoot 37 percent from the field. Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 overall selection in June's NBA Draft, had a career night with 23 points. The Magic play in Charlotte on Thursday night.

After trailing by eight at the end of the first quarter, the Magic kicked things into action with a solid second quarter to head into halftime with the game tied, 44-44. But much like Monday's loss to Phoenix, the Magic came out flat in the third quarter and trailed Toronto by as many as 12 points. They inched as close as five points late in the fourth quarter, but weren't able to make their shots fall and the Raptors held on.

Along with Arroyo's 22 points, the Magic got 17 points and 13 rebounds from Dwight Howard, along with 11 from Tony Battie and 10 off the bench from Keyon Dooling. Grant Hill, who scored only three points in 18 minutes, was feeling some pain in his knee and did not return to the game after a stint in the third quarter.

Bargnani had his best night as an NBA player with his 23 point effort, which included five three pointers. The Raptors also got 14 points from T.J. Ford, 12 from Morris Peterson and 11 apiece from Joey Graham and Anthony Parker.

9:26PM: Well, not the result the Magic were hoping for in this game. Without Chris Bosh, Toronto was vulnerable and a terrible shooting night sank Orlando's ship early and often. The Magic fall to the Raptors, 91-84.

9:21PM: Peterson goes uncontested to the hole and the Raptors now have an 86-78 lead with 59.5 left in the game. Magic shooting a very poor 38 percent for the game.

9:18PM: Nesterovic is fouled by Howard at the 2:22 mark and goes to the line. He misses his first free throw, but makes the second. Arroyo hits a jumper at the other end to pull Orlando within four, 82-78 with two minutes left. Bargnani isn't able to connect for Toronto, but Arroyo's shot isn't able to fall. Peterson fouled while coming down with the rebound and goes to the free throw line. Both free throws fall and it's back to a six-point Raptor lead.

9:14PM: Ford goes to the free throw line with 3:10 left and makes them both to make it a 81-74 game. Howard misses on two attempts, but Ariza tips it back in with 2:49 on the clock. Magic needs some stops here.

9:12PM: Diener misses two from outside and Bargnani makes them pay with another three on his career night. Battie's hook pulls the Magic back to five with 4:19 left. Parker misses a jumper, but Redick fails to connect at the other end.

9:07PM: Dooling's floater makes it a six point game and Darko is fouled by Bargnani the next time down the floor and goes to the line. He makes the first and timeout is called on the floor. It's a five point ballgame with 5:53 left.

9:05PM: Ariza free throw and Diener three pointer brings Orlando within six, 74-68, with 7:04 left. Redick fouls Peterson and sends him to the line. He hits the first and the second as the Raptors lead moves back to eight.

9:00PM: Another three from Bargnani and they now have a 10 point lead. Bargnani is 7-of-14 for the game. There's 8:05 left in the game. Darko's not having much luck guarding Bargnani's outside shot. A four-point game has quickly gotten out of hand for Orlando.

8:59PM: Bargnani just hit back-to-back threes and Toronto now has a 71-64 lead. The No. 1 pick has a career-high 17 points.

8:55PM: Fourth quarter and Magic really need to get going here to avoid a second straight home loss. And a good start with Darko slamming back an Ariza miss.

8:52PM: Arroyo is fouled and hits a pair of free throws to close within five at the 1:31 mark. The Raptors fail to connect on their next two possessions, but so do the Magic. Toronto winds down the quarter and will go into the fourth with a 65-60 lead.

8:50PM: Keyon Dooling's fastbreak layup makes it a four point game, but Bargnani cans a three to cushion Toronto's lead with 2:24 left. It's now Toronto, 65-58.

8:41PM: T.J. Ford, who leads the Raptors with 10 points, just picked up his fourth foul and goes to the bench. Arroyo, now guarded by Jose Calderon, hits a jumper to bring Orlando within five. But Joey Graham hits a shot as he's fouled and will go to the line. He hits the free throw and the lead is back to eight, 62-54.

8:38PM: Toronto doesn't let the Magic get too close to the lead as Anthony Parker hits a three and the Raptors quickly build up an eight-point lead in less than a minute.

8:34PM: Howard gets Orlando's first points of the second half and then steals the ball and feeds Arroyo for a layup as they pull within two. But Ford hits a shot at the other end and the Raptors have a 52-48 lead. But Grant Hill takes the ball coast-to-coast for his first points of the night and draws the foul. The charity stripe bonus is good and it's a one point game with 8:24 left.

8:31PM: This third quarter is looking much like Monday's game as Toronto has scored the first six points of the second half. Coach Hill calls timeout before things get out of hand.

8:27PM: After a real shaky start to the game, the Magic have made this a ballgame again - thanks in large part to a second quarter surge by Carlos Arroyo and Tony Battie. Both were heavy contributors in bringing the Magic back from a 12-point deficit. Arroyo has a game-high 12 points at the half, while Battie has eight. Rookie Bargnani leads Toronto with eight.

8:08PM: It's halftime here at Amway Arena and the Magic have clawed back into the game. They head into the lockerroom tied with at 44.

8:03PM: Carlos Arroyo checks back into the game and begins doing some serious damage to Toronto's defensive efforts - scoring on three consecutive trips down the floor as the Magic have pulled within one, 42-41, with 1:32 left in the half.

7:58PM: Milicic hook goes in and the Magic are within seven again at the 4:47 mark. But it doesn't stop there as Dooling feeds Battie inside to bring Orlando within five, 40-35 with 4:01 left until halftime.

7:50PM: Rookie J.J. Redick checks into the game at the 8:27 mark and it's Travis Diener who responds with a three. But Morris Peterson connects at the other end of Toronto. The Magic get another good look at the other end as Battie hits from outside. Magic move back within nine points, 36-27. Battie then puts back a Dooling miss and the Magic trail by only seven.

7:48PM: Stat of the game so far...the Magic shooting percentage, which has dipped to 31 percent. The Raptors are leading, 34-22.

7:42PM: The rook Bargnani is having a field day with the Magic defense. He's already got eight points as the Raptors now lead by 10. He keeps this up and we'll be seeing a career-night out of the No. 1 pick. Milicic bucket brings Magic back within eight, 30-22.

7:38PM: That's the end of one. Raptors 26, Magic 18.

7:36PM: Keyon Dooling hits a pair of free throws, followed by an outside shot and the Magic are within four, 22-18. But Bargnani hits from 20 and it's back to a six-point game.

7:34PM: Diener and Milicic check in with 2:21 left and the score still 22-14. The Magic looking to get something - anything - going.

7:28PM: Unlike some recent games, the Magic are off to a slow start. A very slow start. Raptors have jumped out to a 22-14 lead as the Magic have hit only 6-of-17 shots. There's 4:14 left in the quarter.

7:22PM: Mr. No.1 pick Andrea Bargnani has checked into the game. I think the jury's still out on Bargnani. He's looked pretty good at times, but also a bit inconsistent. But after all, he is still a rookie. Didn't people say the same thing about Dwight a couple years ago. Six minutes left in the opening quarter and the Raptors have a four point lead, 18-14.

7:17PM: A disappointing crowd so far, unless there are several thousand people just running a bit late. I figured that press about J.J. Redick getting some minutes over the next few games would fire up enough people that we'd have standing-room only tonight. Or at least, that's the conclusion you'd draw if you read all the 'Why isn't J.J. playing?' emails we receive. Toronto is batting .833 to start this game and they've jumped out to a 12-6 lead.

7:12PM: Tip-off time here at the Amway Arena and Senor D12, Dwight Howard is in the middle with ex-Spur, Rasho Nesterovic. Too bad, it would be nice to see Chris Bosh in this one against Dwight. Oh well, maybe next time. The tip goes to...the Magic. First possession in Orlando...ball goes inside to Dwight, who sees a cutting Tony Battie coming across the lane and we've got a 2-0 ballgame.

7:11PM: Welcome to tonight's game between the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic. Here are tonight's starting lineups: For Toronto, as previously reported - Jorge Garbajosa, Joey Graham, Rasho Nesterovic, Anthony Parker and T.J. Ford. And for the Magic, a few injuries will make the starting five Trevor Ariza, Tony Battie, Dwight Howard, Grant Hill and Carlos Arroyo. Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu and Keith Bogans are inactive tonight, which means James Augustine will be active for his first NBA game tonight. I was joking around at dinner that the basketball operations staff was probably running up to the retail booth on the concourse to have a personalized jersey make for James. Just kidding...James is a good guy and I can't wait to see him in action.

9:30AM: Pre-Game Preview

My what a difference one game makes.

Just two nights after seeing a starting lineup of Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, Boris Diaw and Raja Bell, this could be the opposing lineup that the Magic face on Wednesday night:

Jorge Garbajosa, Joey Graham, Rasho Nesterovic, Anthony Parker and T.J. Ford

Yeah, it's the Toronto Raptors and a lineup that would be difficult for even the most loyal of NBA fans to pick up - outside of Toronto. Granted, the Raptors have been struck a bit by the injury bug this season, which includes it's latest casualty - the super-talented Chris Bosh. Bosh has a bone bruise on his left knee and has missed Toronto's past two games.

They've also had missing in action tags on Morris Peterson (seven games - left elbow), Kris Humphries (six games - right ankle), Pape Sow (21 games - fractured vertebrae) and even No. 1 overall Draft pick Andrea Bargnani, who was bother by a sore lower back last week.

But the Raptors aren't the only ones battling the injury bug right now. Hedo Turkoglu went down against Detroit last Friday with a sprained right ankle and is out for at least the next week. The following night, Keith Bogans suffered a similar injury against Philadelphia and is now listed as day-to-day. Now, Jameer Nelson is a bit hobbled with a strained right groin and could sit out tonight's game.

Toronto is 7-14 overall this season and 2-11 on the road. They come to Orlando after a 22-point loss in Miami on Monday night.

And while some of the Raptors lineup will be new to Magic fans, there are a few faces you'll recognize. You may remember Parker from his season with the Magic in 1999-2000. After that, he spent five years playing in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv before signing with the Raptors in the off-season. And Joey Graham, who finished his collegiate career at Oklahoma State, started out as a Central Florida - playing two seasons for the Knights.

Without Bosh in the lineup, this game seems heavily lopsided in Orlando's favor. However, the Magic and Raptors have split the last 16 times they've met. And in this unpredictable NBA world, anything can happen.