Game review: Magic (58-23) 118, Pacers (32-49) 98
The Magic continue to play well as the season nears a close, winning their fifth game in a row as they led from start to finish. Seven players scored in double figures, led by Vince Carter with 21 points.
The Magic led 11-9 in the first quarter before going on a 19-2 run to go ahead 30-11 on their way to a 42-18 lead after the first quarter, tying their highest output for a quarter for the season. The Magic maintained their big lead for the first six minutes of the second quarter, leading 56-32 with 6:12 remaining in the half before the Pacers went on a 19-4 run to briefly cut the Magic lead to single digits 60-51 before the Magic led at the half 65-51. The Magic put the game away in the third quarter, as they went on a 19-7 run to start the quarter to lead 84-58 at the 3:17 mark before settling for a 90-70 lead after three. The Pacers could get no closer than 17 points in the final quarter.
Magic leading scorers
Vince Carter: 21 points (5 of 11 FGs, 11 of 11 FTs), 4 rebounds
Jameer Nelson: 15 points (5 of 10 FGs, 2 of 6 3 PT FGs), 8 assists, 7 rebounds
Rashard Lewis: 14 points (3 of 8 FGs, 3 of 6 3 PT FGs), 6 rebounds, 2 steals
Matt Barnes: 13 points (4 of 10 FGs), 11 rebounds, 3 steals
Dwight Howard: 12 points (4 of 6 FGs, 4 of 10 FTs), 11 rebounds, 4 blocks
J.J Redick (bench): 11 points (4 of 6 FGs), 6 assists
Ryan Anderson (bench): 10 points (4 of 4 FGs, 2 of 2 3 PT FGs)
Overall Game Statistics
FG%: ORL 48.1% (37 of 77) IND 40.9% (36 of 88)
3 PT FG%: ORL 37.5% (12 of 32) IND 34.5% (10 of 29)
FT%: ORL 74.4% (32 of 43) IND 66.7% (16 of 24)
REB: ORL 53 (7 offensive) IND 38 (9 offensive)
AST/TO: ORL 22/17 IND 20/14
BENCH: IND 44 ORL 43
Other game stats and notes:
-Five Pacers' scored in double figures, led by reserve A.J. Price with 19 points; Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy added 18 points apiece
-Three Magic starters played over 30 minutes, led by Matt Barnes with 37 minutes
-The Magic only made one more field goal than the Pacers and outscored them 86-82 from the field, but had a 32-16 advantage from the free throw line
-Granger needed 19 shots to score his 18 points, and went just 1 for 8 on three pointers
-The Magic starting guards outscored the Pacers' starting guards 36-16
-Mickael Pietrus had 4 steals in 18 minutes off the bench for the Magic in addition to 9 points
-Brandon Bass and Anthony Johnson did not play for the Magic
-The Magic will play the Charlotte Bobcats in the first round
Here is the complete recap and box score from nba.com.
posted by Mike from Illinois @ 1:33 AM
4 Comments:
At 1:36 AM,
Mike from Illinois said…
Great seeing the Magic heading into the playoffs on a roll, unlike last season when they stumbled near the end.
At 6:37 PM,
Matt said…
I second the fact that Magic is heading into play-offs on a roll. I still don't feel comfortable with Rashard's consistency, but hold that will be fixed going into the second round. On a side note, I feel that with MIA earning the 5th seed, CLE will have a more difficult second round match. Adding to that, I am still hoping that TOR is done and CHI will give CLE a more competitive first round series. We will know more after tonight's match between CHI and BOS. CHI still has a difficult game with CHA but that is meaningless to CHA (I think). IF CHI loses tonight, they have to win against CHA and TOR have to lose to NY.
At 10:58 AM,
Matt said…
I was curious what's the situation with MIL and CHA? If MIL loses tonight and CHA wins they will have identical records of win/loss.
At 4:50 PM,
Mike from Illinois said…
From what I understand, the Bobcats have clinched the seventh seed, regardless of the outcome of tonight's games, so tonight's game is meaningless for them.
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