Magic Shoot Down Blazers 101-94

The Orlando Magic shot 50% from the floor the game (40-80) and they held on as the Portland Trail Blazers made a comeback attempt in the?third quarter, to win 101-94 Saturday night. Hedo Turkoglu led five Magic players in double figures as he scored 20 points. Orlando center Dwight Howard got his 37th double-double of the season, as he leads the Association.

Orlando broke out on top in the first quarter, leading 26-18 at the end of the period, and led 50-42 as the two teams went to their respective locker rooms at the half. Portland came back strong in the third, cutting the lead to just 66-62 with 1:54 left in the period. But Orlando finished out the quarter on a 5-2 run leading 71-64 entering the final quarter, at the 9:40 mark of the fourth quarter Turkoglu drove to the basket for 2 making it 76-64. The Blazers never recovered.

Turkoglu shot 9-16 from the floor, 1-2 from outside the arc, 1-2 at the line, for his 20 points, he had 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block. Rashard Lewis scored 16 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal, Maurice Evans had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Keith Bogans scored 13 points coming off the bench, 3 rebounds, 1 assist. Howard had 10 points, a game high 14 boards, 4 blocks, 1 assist.

Brandon? Roy shot 11-20 from the floor, 2-3 from outside the arc, 1-1 at the line for a game high 25 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals. Travis Outlaw had another big night for Portland off the bench, scoring 22 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 12 points, 7 boards, 4 blocks, 2 assists, 1 steal. Martell Webster also scored 12 points for the Blazers, 6 rebounds, 2 assists. The win gives the Magic a record of 25-17, Portland is 24-16.