Feb

4

Hedo’s Triple-Double Not Enough, Mavericks Hold Off Magic 107-98

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

???????????????????????????????????? Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu, left, is fouled by Dallas Mavericks forward Trenton Hassell while driving to the basket during the first half of their game, played Monday night. Dallas beat Orlando 107-98.?

Hedo Turkoglu proved tonight why he should have been selected to the 2008 NBA All-Star on the Eastern conference team.? Turkoglu recorded a triple-double, yet it wasn’t enough as the Dallas Mavericks held off the Magic, 107-98 at Amway Arena.? The victory smapped a 2-game losing streak for Dallas, while the loss snapped a 4-game winning streak for Orlando.

The Mavericks started out hot, making 62% of their first-quarter shots as they gained a 29-16 edge; Josh Howard?hit a running 26-footer with 31 seconds left in the half, putting Dallas up 55-39.? The Mavericks had a comfortable lead until the third quarter, when the Magic came to within single digits; Orlando’s Maurice Evans had 9 points in the period, all of them in a 18-8 Magic run over a span of 8 minutes to close to within 69-64.? Orlando got to within 83-80 on a?3-pointer by Rashard Lewis; the Magic didn’t score again for nearly 5 minutes, and the Mavericks went on a 10-0 run to ice the game.

Dallas was led by Howard with 28 points, - including 3 treys - 7 rebounds and 3 assists; Dirk Nowitski and Jason Terry scored 20 each - Nowitski also grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 5 assists.? Brendon Bass, from off the bench, added 16 and 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a blocked shot.? Orlando was led by Dwight Howard with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot; Evans added 16, while Keyon Dooling chipped in with 14.? The aforementioned Turkoglu recorded a triple-double, scoring 13 points, while grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out 13 assists.? Dallas (32-15) returns home?to host the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night, while Orlando (31-19) continues their homestand by hosting the New Jersey Nets - also on Wednesday.?



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