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Turkoglu out for Magic's regular-season finale

| March 19, 2009 11:00 PM

ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu will miss the regular-season finale against the Charlotte Bobcats with a sprained left ankle but should be ready for the playoffs this weekend.

Wednesday night's game is the second straight Turkoglu has missed. He was injured in the Magic's loss at New Jersey on Saturday.

Fellow starting forward Rashard Lewis was in the lineup for Orlando after missing the past two games with right knee tendinitis. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said he wasn't sure if _ or how much _ Lewis would play Wednesday.

Van Gundy doesn't expect either player to miss time when the playoffs start. Still, the Magic are in somewhat of a funk. They began Wednesday in a season-long three-game losing streak.

A service of the Associated Press(AP)