GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: ORLANDO (13-3) at SEATTLE (2-13)

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 99
SEATTLE 94 2:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 108
SEATTLE 94 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 110
SEATTLE 94 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 30 27 26 27 110
SEATTLE 24 21 23 26 94 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: ORL - DWIGHT HOWARD 39, HEDO TURKOGLU 15,
KEITH BOGANS 14
SEA - KEVIN DURANT 21, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 20,
DAMIEN WILKINS 14</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
ORLANDO 110
SEATTLE 94 FINAL</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Dwight Howard overshadowed Rashard Lewis'homecoming.


Howard poured in a career-high 39 points and grabbed 16 reboundsto lead the Orlando Magic to a 110-94 victory over the SeattleSuperSonics.


While Lewis scored just nine points and 10 boards against hisformer team, Howard registered his league-high 14thdouble-double on 12-of-17 shooting to lift the Magic to theirfourth straight victory.


Carlos Arroyo failed to score but handed out 14 assists forOrlando, which improved to an NBA-best 9-1 on the road whilesending Seattle to its sixth consecutive defeat.


Rookie Kevin Durant scored 22 points and Wally Szczerbiak added20 for the SuperSonics, who fell to a league-worst 0-7 at home.Seattle has lost 11 straight home games and has not won at KeyArena since beating Memphis on March 30.


The loss drop the Sonics to 2-14, matching the 1967-68 team forthe worst start in franchise history.


Seattle did not go quietly, erasing a 15-point deficit enteringthe fourth quarter and closing within 93-92 on two free throwsby Szczerbiak with 4:35 to play. Durant scored 10 straightpoints in the quarter to rally the Sonics.


Orlando's Keith Bogans answered with a pair of free throws and a3-pointer to push the lead to 99-92 with 3:50 left. He lateradded another shot from the arc to boost the margin to 11 pointsand quell the comeback.


Lewis was quiet in his return to the city where he played hisfirst nine seasons.


Acquired by the Magic in a sign-and-trade deal during theoffseason after opting out of the final two years of hiscontract, Lewis shot a miserable 3-of-19 from the floor,including 1-of-8 from 3-point range.


Howard more than picked up the slack for Orlando, pouring in 20points to go with nine rebounds in leading the Magic to a 57-45halftime edge.


With Orlando leading, 43-37, Brian Cook scored five straightpoints and Howard added five on a pair of thunderous dunks tospark a 14-2 surge that pushed the margin to 57-39 with exactlya minute to play in the half.


But Earl Watson and Szczerbiak hit 3-pointers to pull the Magicwithin 12 points at the intermission. Szczerbiak scored 10points in the quarter.


Hedo Turkoglu also had a double-double with 15 points and 10rebounds for Orlando, which shot 33 percent (10-of-30) from thearc.

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (110) AT SEATTLE (94)

ORLANDO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

H TURKOGLU F 34:20 4-11 5-6 3 7 10 2 5 1 2 15
R LEWIS F 40:01 3-19 2-2 3 7 10 3 3 2 3 9
D HOWARD C 41:24 12-17 15-20 4 12 16 1 4 0 6 39
K BOGANS G 26:52 4-10 3-3 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 14
J NELSON G 24:00 3-5 0-2 0 5 5 3 1 2 1 6
M EVANS 19:43 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 1 0 7
J REDICK 16:57 4-5 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 11
C ARROYO 24:00 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 14 1 0 1 2
A FOYLE 6:36 1-3 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 2
B COOK 6:07 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
P GARRITY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J AUGUSTINE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-83 28-37 13 42 55 26 21 6 15 110
(.434) (.757) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 15 (15 PTS)

SEATTLE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D WILKINS F 25:32 6-14 2-2 3 0 3 3 2 1 1 14
C WILCOX F 23:24 5-10 0-2 3 7 10 0 5 0 1 10
K THOMAS C 31:49 3-7 0-2 2 12 14 2 5 2 1 6
K DURANT G 34:27 6-21 10-10 2 4 6 4 1 0 2 22
D WEST G 22:34 3-6 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 6
J GREEN 26:04 3-10 3-4 3 1 4 0 4 0 1 9
J PETRO 10:55 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 0
W SZCZERBIAK 33:42 6-20 4-4 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 20
E WATSON 25:26 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 7
M SENE 6:07 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
N COLLISON DNP - BROKEN NOSE
M GELABALE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 34-96 21-26 18 30 48 18 25 6 11 94
(.354) (.808) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 11 (11 PTS)

ORLANDO 30 27 26 27 - 110
SEATTLE 24 21 23 26 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - D HOWARD 5, B COOK 2. SEATTLE - D WILKINS 2,
M SENE 2, K THOMAS, K DURANT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 10-30 (.333), H TURKOGLU 2-7, R LEWIS 1-
8, K BOGANS 3-7, J NELSON 0-1, M EVANS 1-3, J REDICK 2-2, B COOK 1-
2. SEATTLE 5-18 (.278), D WILKINS 0-1, K DURANT 0-3, J GREEN 0-2, W SZCZERBIAK 4-
9, E WATSON 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: ORLANDO - H TURKOGLU. SEATTLE - J GREEN, K THOMAS.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, KEN MAUER, ZACH ZARBA.
A - 12,398. T - 2:22.</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (110)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
H Turkoglu 34:20 4-11 5-6 3-10 2 5 15
R Lewis 40:01 3-19 2-2 3-10 3 3 9
D Howard 41:24 12-17 15-20 4-16 1 4 39
K Bogans 26:52 4-10 3-3 0-4 1 1 14
J Nelson 24:00 3-5 0-2 0-5 3 1 6
M Evans 19:43 3-7 0-0 1-3 1 3 7
J Redick 16:57 4-5 1-2 0-1 0 3 11
C Arroyo 24:00 0-3 2-2 0-2 14 1 2
A Foyle 6:36 1-3 0-0 2-4 0 0 2
B Cook 6:07 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 5
P Garrity DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Augustine DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-83 28-37 13-55 26 21 110
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.757. 3-Point Goals:
10-30, .333 (H Turkoglu 2-7, R Lewis 1-8, K
Bogans 3-7, J Nelson 0-1, M Evans 1-3, J
Redick 2-2, B Cook 1-2). Team Rebounds: 12.
Blocked Shots:7 (D Howard 5, B Cook 2).
Turnovers:15 (D Howard 6, R Lewis 3, H
Turkoglu 2, C Arroyo, J Nelson, K Bogans, J
Redick). Steals: 6 (R Lewis 2, J Nelson 2, H
Turkoglu, M Evans).


SEATTLE (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Wilkins 25:32 6-14 2-2 3-3 3 2 14
C Wilcox 23:24 5-10 0-2 3-10 0 5 10
K Thomas 31:49 3-7 0-2 2-14 2 5 6
K Durant 34:27 6-21 10-10 2-6 4 1 22
D West 22:34 3-6 0-0 1-2 3 2 6
J Green 26:04 3-10 3-4 3-4 0 4 9
J Petro 10:55 0-1 0-0 2-3 1 1 0
W Szczerbiak 33:42 6-20 4-4 2-2 1 1 20
E Watson 25:26 2-6 2-2 0-2 4 2 7
M Sene 6:07 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 0
N Collison DNP - BROKEN NOSE
M Gelabale DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-96 21-26 18-48 18 25 94
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.354, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (D Wilkins 0-1, K Durant 0-3, J
Green 0-2, W Szczerbiak 4-9, E Watson 1-3).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:6 (D Wilkins
2, M Sene 2, K Thomas, K Durant).
Turnovers:11 (J Petro 2, K Durant 2, K
Thomas, W Szczerbiak, E Watson, D West, C
Wilcox, D Wilkins, J Green). Steals: 6 (K
Thomas 2, W Szczerbiak 2, E Watson, D
Wilkins).

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ORLANDO 30 27 26 27 - 110
SEATTLE 24 21 23 26 - 94
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Orlando - 1 (H Turkoglu,
7:47 3rd). Seattle - 2 (J Green, 4:22 4th; K
Thomas, 6:09 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,398. T: 2:22.
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Ken Mauer, Zach
Zarba.</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (110) AT SEATTLE (94)

ORLANDO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

H TURKOGLU F 34:20 4-11 5-6 3 7 10 2 5 1 2 15
R LEWIS F 40:01 3-19 2-2 3 7 10 3 3 2 3 9
D HOWARD C 41:24 12-17 15-20 4 12 16 1 4 0 6 39
K BOGANS G 26:52 4-10 3-3 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 14
J NELSON G 24:00 3-5 0-2 0 5 5 3 1 2 1 6
M EVANS 19:43 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 1 0 7
J REDICK 16:57 4-5 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 11
C ARROYO 24:00 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 14 1 0 1 2
A FOYLE 6:36 1-3 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 2
B COOK 6:07 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
P GARRITY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J AUGUSTINE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-83 28-37 13 42 55 26 21 6 15 110
(.434) (.757) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 15 (15 PTS)

SEATTLE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D WILKINS F 25:32 6-14 2-2 3 0 3 3 2 1 1 14
C WILCOX F 23:24 5-10 0-2 3 7 10 0 5 0 1 10
K THOMAS C 31:49 3-7 0-2 2 12 14 2 5 2 1 6
K DURANT G 34:27 6-21 10-10 2 4 6 4 1 0 2 22
D WEST G 22:34 3-6 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 6
J GREEN 26:04 3-10 3-4 3 1 4 0 4 0 1 9
J PETRO 10:55 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 0
W SZCZERBIAK 33:42 6-20 4-4 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 20
E WATSON 25:26 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 7
M SENE 6:07 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
N COLLISON DNP - BROKEN NOSE
M GELABALE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 34-96 21-26 18 30 48 18 25 6 11 94
(.354) (.808) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 11 (11 PTS)

ORLANDO 30 27 26 27 - 110
SEATTLE 24 21 23 26 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - D HOWARD 5, B COOK 2. SEATTLE - D WILKINS 2,
M SENE 2, K THOMAS, K DURANT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 10-30 (.333), H TURKOGLU 2-7, R LEWIS 1-
8, K BOGANS 3-7, J NELSON 0-1, M EVANS 1-3, J REDICK 2-2, B COOK 1-
2. SEATTLE 5-18 (.278), D WILKINS 0-1, K DURANT 0-3, J GREEN 0-2, W SZCZERBIAK 4-
9, E WATSON 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: ORLANDO - H TURKOGLU. SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE THREE, K
THOMAS.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, KEN MAUER, ZACH ZARBA.
A - 12,398. T - 2:22.</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (110)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
H Turkoglu 34:20 4-11 5-6 3-10 2 5 15
R Lewis 40:01 3-19 2-2 3-10 3 3 9
D Howard 41:24 12-17 15-20 4-16 1 4 39
K Bogans 26:52 4-10 3-3 0-4 1 1 14
J Nelson 24:00 3-5 0-2 0-5 3 1 6
M Evans 19:43 3-7 0-0 1-3 1 3 7
J Redick 16:57 4-5 1-2 0-1 0 3 11
C Arroyo 24:00 0-3 2-2 0-2 14 1 2
A Foyle 6:36 1-3 0-0 2-4 0 0 2
B Cook 6:07 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 5
P Garrity DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Augustine DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-83 28-37 13-55 26 21 110
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.757. 3-Point Goals:
10-30, .333 (H Turkoglu 2-7, R Lewis 1-8, K
Bogans 3-7, J Nelson 0-1, M Evans 1-3, J
Redick 2-2, B Cook 1-2). Team Rebounds: 12.
Blocked Shots:7 (D Howard 5, B Cook 2).
Turnovers:15 (D Howard 6, R Lewis 3, H
Turkoglu 2, C Arroyo, J Nelson, K Bogans, J
Redick). Steals: 6 (R Lewis 2, J Nelson 2, H
Turkoglu, M Evans).


SEATTLE (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Wilkins 25:32 6-14 2-2 3-3 3 2 14
C Wilcox 23:24 5-10 0-2 3-10 0 5 10
K Thomas 31:49 3-7 0-2 2-14 2 5 6
K Durant 34:27 6-21 10-10 2-6 4 1 22
D West 22:34 3-6 0-0 1-2 3 2 6
J Green 26:04 3-10 3-4 3-4 0 4 9
J Petro 10:55 0-1 0-0 2-3 1 1 0
W Szczerbiak 33:42 6-20 4-4 2-2 1 1 20
E Watson 25:26 2-6 2-2 0-2 4 2 7
M Sene 6:07 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 0
N Collison DNP - BROKEN NOSE
M Gelabale DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-96 21-26 18-48 18 25 94
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.354, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (D Wilkins 0-1, K Durant 0-3, J
Green 0-2, W Szczerbiak 4-9, E Watson 1-3).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:6 (D Wilkins
2, M Sene 2, K Thomas, K Durant).
Turnovers:11 (J Petro 2, K Durant 2, K
Thomas, W Szczerbiak, E Watson, D West, C
Wilcox, D Wilkins, J Green). Steals: 6 (K
Thomas 2, W Szczerbiak 2, E Watson, D
Wilkins).

--------------------------------------------
ORLANDO 30 27 26 27 - 110
SEATTLE 24 21 23 26 - 94
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Orlando - 1 (H Turkoglu,
7:47 3rd). Seattle - 2 (Defensive Three, 4:22
4th; K Thomas, 6:09 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,398. T: 2:22.
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Ken Mauer, Zach
Zarba.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Dwight Howard overshadowed Rashard Lewis'homecoming.


Howard poured in a career-high 39 points and grabbed 16 reboundsto lead the Orlando Magic to a 110-94 victory over the SeattleSuperSonics.


While Lewis scored just nine points and 10 boards against hisformer team, Howard registered his league-high 14thdouble-double on 12-of-17 shooting to lift the Magic to theirfourth straight victory.


"He was great tonight, he was fantastic, that's for sure,"Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said of Howard. "If we had beenmaking more shots and they had to play more, honestly, who knowshow many points he would have had."


Carlos Arroyo failed to score but handed out 14 assists forOrlando, which improved to an NBA-best 9-1 on the road whilesending Seattle to its sixth consecutive defeat.


Rookie Kevin Durant scored 22 points and Wally Szczerbiak added20 for the SuperSonics, who fell to a league-worst 0-7 at home.Seattle has lost 11 straight home games and has not won at KeyArena since beating Memphis on March 30.


"You've got to get over the hump and get it done," Szczerbiaksaid. "You've got to get wins on your court."


The loss drop the Sonics to 2-14, matching the 1967-68 team forthe worst start in franchise history.


Seattle did not go quietly, erasing a 15-point deficit enteringthe fourth quarter and closing within 93-92 on two free throwsby Szczerbiak with 4:35 to play. Durant scored 10 straightpoints in the quarter to rally the Sonics.


"The biggest thing is we stayed composed when they made theirbig run," Howard said. "Instead of pointing the finger andblaming it on each other, we settled down and played gooddefense."


Orlando's Keith Bogans answered with a pair of free throws and a3-pointer to push the lead to 99-92 with 3:50 left. He lateradded another shot from the arc to boost the margin to 11 pointsand quell the comeback.


"We did a great job in the fourth quarter getting back in thegame," Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "Dwight is awfultough to deal with. They made plays, they made big plays whenit mattered."


Lewis was quiet in his return to the city where he played hisfirst nine seasons.


Acquired by the Magic in a sign-and-trade deal during theoffseason after opting out of the final two years of hiscontract, Lewis shot a miserable 3-of-19 from the floor,including 1-of-8 from 3-point range.


"I was a little hesitant all night," Lewis said. "I wasreminiscing and looking around at everybody and talking but itwas good to get the win, especially coming back here in thisbuilding."


Howard more than picked up the slack for Orlando, pouring in 20points to go with nine rebounds in leading the Magic to a 57-45halftime edge.


With Orlando leading, 43-37, Brian Cook scored five straightpoints and Howard added five on a pair of thunderous dunks tospark a 14-2 surge that pushed the margin to 57-39 with exactlya minute to play in the half.


"Point blank, he's the most dominant player in the game rightnow," Durant said of Howard. "He gets to the free-throw line,he's so athletic, he can block shots. He gives a team a newdimension as far as defense and we just have to adjust to it."

But Earl Watson and Szczerbiak hit 3-pointers to pull the Magicwithin 12 points at the intermission. Szczerbiak scored 10points in the quarter.


Hedo Turkoglu also had a double-double with 15 points and 10rebounds for Orlando, which shot 33 percent (10-of-30) from thearc.