Big fourth quarter by Magic leads to win over Clippers
The Magic looked to be in trouble at the end of three as the Los Angeles Clippers enjoyed a 75-66 lead. The Magic then took control of the game in the final quarter, as they outscored the Clippers 22-2 to begin the quarter and then held off a final Clippers surge to win the first game of their five-game road trip 95-88, with Dwight Howard having another 20/20 game.
The Magic started out quickly, jumping out to a 14-2 lead and had their largest lead at 24-9 before the Clippers took control and went on a 39-18 run to close the first half and led 48-42 at the half. The Magic briefly took the lead 55-54 in the third before the Clippers re-established themselves with the nine point lead at the end of three. The Clippers simply could not make any shots in the fourth, as they shot just 5 of 20 in the quarter to allow the Magic to overtake them. The Magic had a 88-77 lead after their big scoring surge. The Clippers were able to pull to within 88-85 but were able to get no closer as the Magic upped their record to 16-5.
Magic leading scorers
Dwight Howard: 23 points (7 of 16 field goals, 9 of 18 free throws), 22 rebounds, 6 blocks
Rashard Lewis: 18 points (5 of 12 field goals), 7 rebounds
Jameer Nelson: 15 points (7 of 10 field goals), 5 assists
Hedo Turkoglu: 10 points (4 of 15 field goals), 6 assists, 5 rebounds
Clippers leading scorers
Baron Davis: 27 points, 7 assists
Zach Randolph: 21 points, 12 rebounds
Overall Game Statistics
FG%: ORL 44.0% (33 of 75) LAC: 38.5% (37 of 96)
3 PT FG%: ORL 38.5% (10 of 26) LAC 33.3% (5 of 15)
FT%: LAC 69.2% (9 of 13) ORL 63.3% (19 of 30)
REB: LAC 51 (16 offensive) ORL 43 (4 offensive)
AST/TO: ORL 21/16 LAC 19/13
BENCH: ORL 20 LAC 12
Other game notes and stats:
-The Clippers attempted 21 more shots than the Magic, but the Magic attempted 17 more free throws
-Lewis and Turkoglu both struggled from the field, shooting a combined 9 of 27 with 7 turnovers but had 12 rebounds and 8 assists
-The Magic starting guards, Nelson and Bogans, combined for 24 points on 10 of 15 shooting
-The Clippers' starting guards, Baron Davis and Eric Gordon, combined for 36 points but shot just 15 of 41 from the field
-The Magic used a nine-man rotation, with Lee, Battie, Johnson, and Cook seeing action off the bench
-Courtney Lee did well off the bench, scoring 8 points with 2 steals, an assist and a block
-Cook contributed 5 points in 10 minutes
-The Clippers' bench combined to shoot just 4 of 14
-The Magic made 8 of 13 three pointers in the second half
-In separate plays in the fourth quarter, the Clippers' Zach Randolph was charged with a flagrant foul and so was Cook for the Magic
The Magic will fly to Portland and take on the Blazers Tuesday night.
For the complete box score, click here
The Magic started out quickly, jumping out to a 14-2 lead and had their largest lead at 24-9 before the Clippers took control and went on a 39-18 run to close the first half and led 48-42 at the half. The Magic briefly took the lead 55-54 in the third before the Clippers re-established themselves with the nine point lead at the end of three. The Clippers simply could not make any shots in the fourth, as they shot just 5 of 20 in the quarter to allow the Magic to overtake them. The Magic had a 88-77 lead after their big scoring surge. The Clippers were able to pull to within 88-85 but were able to get no closer as the Magic upped their record to 16-5.
Magic leading scorers
Dwight Howard: 23 points (7 of 16 field goals, 9 of 18 free throws), 22 rebounds, 6 blocks
Rashard Lewis: 18 points (5 of 12 field goals), 7 rebounds
Jameer Nelson: 15 points (7 of 10 field goals), 5 assists
Hedo Turkoglu: 10 points (4 of 15 field goals), 6 assists, 5 rebounds
Clippers leading scorers
Baron Davis: 27 points, 7 assists
Zach Randolph: 21 points, 12 rebounds
Overall Game Statistics
FG%: ORL 44.0% (33 of 75) LAC: 38.5% (37 of 96)
3 PT FG%: ORL 38.5% (10 of 26) LAC 33.3% (5 of 15)
FT%: LAC 69.2% (9 of 13) ORL 63.3% (19 of 30)
REB: LAC 51 (16 offensive) ORL 43 (4 offensive)
AST/TO: ORL 21/16 LAC 19/13
BENCH: ORL 20 LAC 12
Other game notes and stats:
-The Clippers attempted 21 more shots than the Magic, but the Magic attempted 17 more free throws
-Lewis and Turkoglu both struggled from the field, shooting a combined 9 of 27 with 7 turnovers but had 12 rebounds and 8 assists
-The Magic starting guards, Nelson and Bogans, combined for 24 points on 10 of 15 shooting
-The Clippers' starting guards, Baron Davis and Eric Gordon, combined for 36 points but shot just 15 of 41 from the field
-The Magic used a nine-man rotation, with Lee, Battie, Johnson, and Cook seeing action off the bench
-Courtney Lee did well off the bench, scoring 8 points with 2 steals, an assist and a block
-Cook contributed 5 points in 10 minutes
-The Clippers' bench combined to shoot just 4 of 14
-The Magic made 8 of 13 three pointers in the second half
-In separate plays in the fourth quarter, the Clippers' Zach Randolph was charged with a flagrant foul and so was Cook for the Magic
The Magic will fly to Portland and take on the Blazers Tuesday night.
For the complete box score, click here
posted by Mike from Illinois @ 2:04 AM
1 Comments:
At 5:21 PM,
Big Figure said…
Way to pull it together in the fourth! I wasnt feeling good about the game at all and mostly because of SVG just letting the guys play,when he would call a time out and set something up we played much better. We wont beat portland with that kind of effort,to beat portland were gonna have to run and play great defense.
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