Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh consider themselves friends, having played together for USA Basketball and on two All-Star teams. Neither has advanced in the playoffs, as this is the first time Orlando will get in with Dwight Howard as a player. Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors were eliminated in the first round last year.

For this series I think the Raptors have more scorers to win. They have players like Carlos Delfino, Jose Calderon and Jamario Moon who can come of off the bench and get you points instantly. Orlando aside from Howard and Rashard Lewis don't have any legit scoring threats. My final pick for game 1 is Toronto Raptors winning by a margin greater than 5 points.