GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: ORLANDO (14-3) at PHOENIX (11-4)

NBA: ORLANDO (14-3) at PHOENIX (11-4)

<h3>Magic take NBA's best road record take to Phoenix</h3>

<div class="pre">Orlando (14-3) at Phoenix (11-4) 9:00 pm EST</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) - The Orlando Magic take the league's best roadrecord to a place where they haven't won in six years.

The Magic hope to snap a five-game losing streak in Phoenix,when they take on the Suns on Friday.


Orlando, which boasts a 9-1 record on the road, has won fourstraight games overall and is one win away from matching thebest start in franchise history. The 1994-95 Magic won 15 oftheir first 18 games.


Dwight Howard has been a monster in his third year for Orlando,averaging 22.5 points and 14.4 rebounds per game. The21-year-old posted 39 points and 16 rebounds in Wednesday's110-94 victory over Seattle for his 14th double-double of theseason.


Phoenix is coming off its second straight loss for the firsttime this season. Wednesday's 100-94 loss to Houston snappedthe Suns' a five-game home winning streak.


Steve Nash leads six players in double figures with 19.2 pointsand 11.0 assists. Nash had recorded six straight double-doublesuntil posting 29 points and six assists in the loss to theRockets.


The Magic have lost nine of its last 11 overall against theSuns, including a 106-96 setback in Orlando on November 10.

Orlando hasn't won in Phoenix since November 14, 2001, when itedged the Suns, 93-92.

 

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<div class="pre">ORLANDO VS PHOENIX - INACTIVES

ORLANDO PHOENIX

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
T BATTIE ROTATOR CUFF A TUCKER NBDL
P GARRITY COACH'S DECISION
M GORTAT NBDL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ORLANDO AT PHOENIX - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


ORLANDO PHOENIX

F Hedo Turkoglu F Grant Hill
C Dwight Howard F Shawn Marion
G Jameer Nelson C Amare Stoudemire
G Keith Bogans G Steve Nash

OFFICIALS: Jack Nies
Scott Foster
John Goble</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 3
PHOENIX 9 8:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 8
PHOENIX 13 6:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 12
PHOENIX 23 2:53 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 16
PHOENIX 31 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 16 16
PHOENIX 31 31 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

ORL - HEDO TURKOGLU 6, DWIGHT HOWARD 5, JAMEER
NELSON 2
PHO - SHAWN MARION 8, RAJA BELL 8, LEANDRO
BARBOSA 5</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 28
PHOENIX 35 8:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 34
PHOENIX 41 5:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 42
PHOENIX 50 2:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 50
PHOENIX 60 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 16 34 50
PHOENIX 31 29 60 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

ORL - DWIGHT HOWARD 15, HEDO TURKOGLU 10,
RASHARD LEWIS 9
PHO - RAJA BELL 18, LEANDRO BARBOSA 12, AMARE
STOUDEMIRE 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 57
PHOENIX 66 8:17 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 65
PHOENIX 75 5:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 73
PHOENIX 85 2:50 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 78
PHOENIX 88 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 16 34 28 78
PHOENIX 31 29 28 88 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

ORL - DWIGHT HOWARD 22, HEDO TURKOGLU 17,
RASHARD LEWIS 11
PHO - RAJA BELL 20, AMARE STOUDEMIRE 16, SHAWN
MARION 12</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 89
PHOENIX 92 8:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 91
PHOENIX 102 5:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>