Feb

6

Magic Enjoys Balanced Scoring, Cut Down Nets 100-84

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

???????????????????????????????????????Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, right, puts up a shot over New Jersey Nets center Josh Boone, center, and swingman Vince Carter during the first half of their game, played Wednesday night. Howard scored 21 points as Orlando defeated New Jersey 100-84.?

For the second straight game, the Orlando Magic started out slow; however, against the New Jersey Nets, the Magic were able to overcome that minor issue as they picked up steam as the game progressed.? As a result, they departed Amway Center with a 100-84 thrashing of the Nets Wednesday night.? The win also avenged the Magic’s loss to the Nets last month.

As previously mentioned, Orlando dug itself into a hole, a double-digit one at that; the Nets took a 15-4 lead within 6 minutes, capped by a dunk plus a free throw by Vince Carter.? Orlando coach Stan Van?Gundy?then proceeded to bring in the reserves; it worked well, as Keyon Dooling and Brian Cook led the Magic on an 18-7 run to tie the game at 22.? Cook scored 11 during the run, while?Dooling added 7.? New Jersey pushed the lead back to 8 when the Magic failed to score during the first 4:20 of the second quarter.?

But Orlando forcefully took the lead back during the second period, as Dwight?Howard had back-to-back dunks then Rashard Lewis made consecutive 3-pointers.? The Magic, after Hedo Turkoglu’s trey, led 35-32 and never gave up the lead again.? Orlando had 6 players in double-digits, led by Howard with 21 points, 13 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots; Lewis and Turkoglu scored 19 apiece - Lewis drained 4 three-pointers and Turkoglu made 3 treys, while a trio of Magic players - Jameer Nelson, Cook and Dooling?- each chipped in with 11 each.

New Jersey was led by Vince Carter with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal; Jason Kidd and reserve Bostjan Nachbar scored 13 apiece, with Kidd also grabbing 6 rebounds and dishing out 7 assists.? Orlando (32-19) continues their homestand by hosting the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night, while New Jersey (20-29) travels north to North Carolina to face the Charlotte Bobcats - also on Friday.



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