Mar

9

Davis, Jackson Combine For 53 As Warriors Make Magic Vanish 104-95

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

?????? Golden State Warriors guard Baron Davis, left, is fouled by Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu while driving to the basket during the second half of their game, played Saturday night. Davis scored 33 points as Golden State defeated Orlando 104-95.?

It is agreed and common knowledge that the Golden State Warriors’ strong suit isn’t defense; against the Orlando Magic Saturday night, the Warriors for at least one night dispelled that rumor. Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson combined for 53 points, leading the Warriors to a 104-95 win over the Magic at Amway Arena.

What hurt Orlando was the fact that they turned the ball over 20 times. of which Golden State stole the ball 14 times - very un-Warrior-like numbers.? The Magic hit their first four 3-pointers and 5 of 6 in the first quarter to take a 12-point lead; however, the Warriors reduced their deficit to 55-47 by halftime.? While Golden State shot a weak 35% from the floor in the first half, they recovered immensely as Davis and Jackson combined for 24 of the team’s 33 points in the ever-important third quarter.

Jackson scored 14 in the period; his dunk capped an 18-4 run that erased a 60-51 deficit and giving the Warriors a 69-64 lead?with 3:43 left in the quarter; Golden State would stretch their lead to as many as 11 before going into the fourth quarter with a 80-71 advantage.? The Magic’s Keyon Dooling made a jumper with 9:36 to play, pulling Orlando to within 7, but Golden State’s Al Harrington dunked and Davis made a jumper to put the Warriors’ lead back to double-digits and the Magic couldn’t recover.

Golden State’s leading scorer was Davis with 33 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots, while Jackson scored 20 - including 3 treys - with 9 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal.? Monta Ellis added 16 with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, while Harrington chipped in with 14 with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal.

Orlando was led by Dwight Howard with 26 points, 12 rebounds, an assist and 5 blocked shots, while Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals but 7 turnovers.? Rashard Lewis added 21 - including three 3-pointers - with 8 rebounds, 3 assists and a blocked shot.? Golden State (39-23) now flies to Canada to face the Toronto Raptors Wednesday, while Orlando (40-24) makes the short trip to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on Monday.



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