GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: ORLANDO (14-4) at LA LAKERS (9-7)

NBA: ORLANDO at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 72
LA LAKERS 73 2:48 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 77
LA LAKERS 75 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 24 39 14 77
LA LAKERS 30 25 20 75 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

ORL - RASHARD LEWIS 16, DWIGHT HOWARD 15, HEDO
TURKOGLU 9
LAL - KOBE BRYANT 24, LAMAR ODOM 13, ANDREW
BYNUM 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 81
LA LAKERS 80 8:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 85
LA LAKERS 87 5:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 94
LA LAKERS 93 3:17 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 102
LA LAKERS 97 0:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 104
LA LAKERS 97 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 24 39 14 27 104
LA LAKERS 30 25 20 22 97 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: ORL - RASHARD LEWIS 18, DWIGHT HOWARD 17, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 14
LAL - KOBE BRYANT 28, LAMAR ODOM 19, ANDREW
BYNUM 10</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
ORLANDO 104
LA LAKERS 97 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (104) AT LA LAKERS (97)

ORLANDO

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

H TURKOGLU F 35:43 4-12 4-4 2 8 10 7 0 1 4 14
R LEWIS G 36:55 5-12 5-5 1 3 4 7 0 1 2 18
D HOWARD F 36:16 6-11 5-8 0 8 8 0 4 0 1 17
K BOGANS C 29:43 3-11 2-2 0 2 2 1 3 3 1 11
J NELSON G 29:14 1-9 0-0 0 0 0 5 2 3 3 2
A FOYLE 11:44 4-4 0-0 2 5 7 0 0 1 1 8
B COOK 8:52 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 3
K DOOLING 18:46 7-11 0-0 0 4 4 4 1 0 2 14
M EVANS 21:33 4-10 0-0 3 4 7 1 2 3 1 9
J REDICK 11:14 3-5 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8

TOTALS 240:00 38-88 18-21 8 35 43 25 16 13 16 104
(.432) (.857) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16 (0 PTS)

LA LAKERS

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

V RADMANOVIC F 31:22 3-9 0-0 2 7 9 4 2 1 2 7
L ODOM F 41:59 8-17 2-2 4 13 17 3 3 0 4 19
A BYNUM C 28:16 5-9 0-0 2 4 6 1 3 0 2 10
K BRYANT G 42:09 10-26 4-4 2 4 6 5 0 2 4 28
D FISHER G 27:59 4-10 0-0 1 2 3 5 3 2 1 9
C MIHM 9:51 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 2
J FARMAR 20:01 2-7 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 6
L WALTON 17:53 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 6
S VUJACIC 10:53 2-5 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
R TURIAF 9:37 2-4 1-1 2 3 5 1 3 1 0 5

TOTALS 240:00 40-97 9-10 14 38 52 24 21 10 22 97
(.412) (.900) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 22 (0 PTS)

ORLANDO 24 39 14 27 - 104
LA LAKERS 30 25 20 22 - 97

BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - D HOWARD 5, A FOYLE 3, K DOOLING, M EVANS.
LA LAKERS - A BYNUM 7, L ODOM, C MIHM.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 10-30 (.333), H TURKOGLU 2-5, R LEWIS 3-
6, K BOGANS 3-9, J NELSON 0-3, B COOK 1-2, M EVANS 1-4, J REDICK 0-
1. LA LAKERS 8-29 (.276), V RADMANOVIC 1-6, L ODOM 1-5, K BRYANT 4-
9, D FISHER 1-2, J FARMAR 1-4, L WALTON 0-1, S VUJACIC 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ED MALLOY, MARK WUNDERLICH, TONY BROTHERS.
A - N/A. T - N/A.</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
H Turkoglu 35:43 4-12 4-4 2-10 7 0 14
R Lewis 36:55 5-12 5-5 1-4 7 0 18
D Howard 36:16 6-11 5-8 0-8 0 4 17
K Bogans 29:43 3-11 2-2 0-2 1 3 11
J Nelson 29:14 1-9 0-0 0-0 5 2 2
A Foyle 11:44 4-4 0-0 2-7 0 0 8
B Cook 8:52 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 3
K Dooling 18:46 7-11 0-0 0-4 4 1 14
M Evans 21:33 4-10 0-0 3-7 1 2 9
J Redick 11:14 3-5 2-2 0-0 0 2 8

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-88 18-21 8-43 25 16 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.857. 3-Point Goals:
10-30, .333 (H Turkoglu 2-5, R Lewis 3-6, K
Bogans 3-9, J Nelson 0-3, B Cook 1-2, M Evans
1-4, J Redick 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:10 (D Howard 5, A Foyle 3, K Dooling, M
Evans). Turnovers:16 (H Turkoglu 4, J Nelson
3, R Lewis 2, K Dooling 2, A Foyle, M Evans,
K Bogans, B Cook, D Howard). Steals: 13 (M
Evans 3, J Nelson 3, K Bogans 3, A Foyle, J
Redick, R Lewis, H Turkoglu).


LA LAKERS (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
V Radmanovic 31:22 3-9 0-0 2-9 4 2 7
L Odom 41:59 8-17 2-2 4-17 3 3 19
A Bynum 28:16 5-9 0-0 2-6 1 3 10
K Bryant 42:09 10-26 4-4 2-6 5 0 28
D Fisher 27:59 4-10 0-0 1-3 5 3 9
C Mihm 9:51 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 2
J Farmar 20:01 2-7 1-2 0-1 1 2 6
L Walton 17:53 3-7 0-0 1-3 3 2 6
S Vujacic 10:53 2-5 1-1 0-1 1 1 5
R Turiaf 9:37 2-4 1-1 2-5 1 3 5

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 40-97 9-10 14-52 24 21 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.412, FT-.900. 3-Point Goals:
8-29, .276 (V Radmanovic 1-6, L Odom 1-5, K
Bryant 4-9, D Fisher 1-2, J Farmar 1-4, L
Walton 0-1, S Vujacic 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8.
Blocked Shots:9 (A Bynum 7, L Odom, C Mihm).
Turnovers:22 (K Bryant 4, L Odom 4, J Farmar
4, C Mihm 3, V Radmanovic 2, L Walton 2, A
Bynum 2, D Fisher). Steals: 10 (K Bryant 2, D
Fisher 2, L Walton 2, J Farmar 2, V
Radmanovic, R Turiaf).

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ORLANDO 24 39 14 27 - 104
LA LAKERS 30 25 20 22 - 97
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: N/A.
Officials: Ed Malloy, Mark Wunderlich, Tony
Brothers.</div>

 

Re: NBA: ORLANDO (14-4) at LA LAKERS (9-7)

Turaif gets injured and we lose a game that was perfectly winnable until the final few minutes. So much for Sasha and his shooting. I t hought they took too many threes in this game.</p>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
H Turkoglu 35:43 4-12 4-4 2-10 7 0 14
R Lewis 36:54 5-12 5-5 1-4 7 0 18
D Howard 36:15 6-11 5-8 0-8 0 4 17
K Bogans 29:43 3-11 2-2 0-2 1 3 11
J Nelson 29:13 1-9 0-0 0-0 5 2 2
A Foyle 11:45 4-4 0-0 2-7 0 0 8
B Cook 8:53 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 3
K Dooling 18:47 7-11 0-0 0-4 4 1 14
M Evans 21:32 4-10 0-0 3-7 1 2 9
J Redick 11:15 3-5 2-2 0-0 0 2 8
P Garrity DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Augustine DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-88 18-21 8-43 25 16 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.857. 3-Point Goals:
10-30, .333 (H Turkoglu 2-5, R Lewis 3-6, K
Bogans 3-9, J Nelson 0-3, B Cook 1-2, M Evans
1-4, J Redick 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:10 (D Howard 5, A Foyle 3, K Dooling, M
Evans). Turnovers:16 (H Turkoglu 4, J Nelson
3, R Lewis 2, K Dooling 2, A Foyle, M Evans,
K Bogans, B Cook, D Howard). Steals: 13 (M
Evans 3, J Nelson 3, K Bogans 3, A Foyle, J
Redick, R Lewis, H Turkoglu).


LA LAKERS (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
V Radmanovic 31:23 3-9 0-0 2-9 4 2 7
L Odom 41:58 8-17 2-2 4-17 3 3 19
A Bynum 28:14 5-9 0-0 2-6 1 3 10
K Bryant 42:09 10-26 4-4 2-6 5 0 28
D Fisher 27:58 4-10 0-0 1-3 5 3 9
C Mihm 9:52 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 2
J Farmar 20:02 2-7 1-2 0-1 1 2 6
L Walton 17:53 3-7 0-0 1-3 3 2 6
S Vujacic 10:53 2-5 1-1 0-1 1 1 5
R Turiaf 9:38 2-4 1-1 2-5 1 3 5
T Ariza DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Crittenton DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 40-97 9-10 14-52 24 21 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.412, FT-.900. 3-Point Goals:
8-29, .276 (V Radmanovic 1-6, L Odom 1-5, K
Bryant 4-9, D Fisher 1-2, J Farmar 1-4, L
Walton 0-1, S Vujacic 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8.
Blocked Shots:9 (A Bynum 7, L Odom, C Mihm).
Turnovers:22 (K Bryant 4, L Odom 4, J Farmar
4, C Mihm 3, V Radmanovic 2, L Walton 2, A
Bynum 2, D Fisher). Steals: 10 (K Bryant 2, D
Fisher 2, L Walton 2, J Farmar 2, V
Radmanovic, R Turiaf).

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ORLANDO 24 39 14 27 - 104
LA LAKERS 30 25 20 22 - 97
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,997. T: 2:20.
Officials: Ed Malloy, Mark Wunderlich, Tony
Brothers.</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at LA LAKERS

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (104) AT LA LAKERS (97)

ORLANDO

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

H TURKOGLU F 35:43 4-12 4-4 2 8 10 7 0 1 4 14
R LEWIS G 36:54 5-12 5-5 1 3 4 7 0 1 2 18
D HOWARD F 36:15 6-11 5-8 0 8 8 0 4 0 1 17
K BOGANS C 29:43 3-11 2-2 0 2 2 1 3 3 1 11
J NELSON G 29:13 1-9 0-0 0 0 0 5 2 3 3 2
A FOYLE 11:45 4-4 0-0 2 5 7 0 0 1 1 8
B COOK 8:53 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 3
K DOOLING 18:47 7-11 0-0 0 4 4 4 1 0 2 14
M EVANS 21:32 4-10 0-0 3 4 7 1 2 3 1 9
J REDICK 11:15 3-5 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8
P GARRITY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J AUGUSTINE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-88 18-21 8 35 43 25 16 13 16 104
(.432) (.857) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16 (12 PTS)

LA LAKERS

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

V RADMANOVIC F 31:23 3-9 0-0 2 7 9 4 2 1 2 7
L ODOM F 41:58 8-17 2-2 4 13 17 3 3 0 4 19
A BYNUM C 28:14 5-9 0-0 2 4 6 1 3 0 2 10
K BRYANT G 42:09 10-26 4-4 2 4 6 5 0 2 4 28
D FISHER G 27:58 4-10 0-0 1 2 3 5 3 2 1 9
C MIHM 9:52 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 2
J FARMAR 20:02 2-7 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 6
L WALTON 17:53 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 6
S VUJACIC 10:53 2-5 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
R TURIAF 9:38 2-4 1-1 2 3 5 1 3 1 0 5
T ARIZA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J CRITTENTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 40-97 9-10 14 38 52 24 21 10 22 97
(.412) (.900) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 22 (25 PTS)

ORLANDO 24 39 14 27 - 104
LA LAKERS 30 25 20 22 - 97

BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - D HOWARD 5, A FOYLE 3, K DOOLING, M EVANS.
LA LAKERS - A BYNUM 7, L ODOM, C MIHM.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 10-30 (.333), H TURKOGLU 2-5, R LEWIS 3-
6, K BOGANS 3-9, J NELSON 0-3, B COOK 1-2, M EVANS 1-4, J REDICK 0-
1. LA LAKERS 8-29 (.276), V RADMANOVIC 1-6, L ODOM 1-5, K BRYANT 4-
9, D FISHER 1-2, J FARMAR 1-4, L WALTON 0-1, S VUJACIC 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ED MALLOY, MARK WUNDERLICH, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 18,997. T - 2:20.</div>

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magicfinally conquered the Staples Center.


An early season MVP candidate, Howard had a rare off night butstill collected 17 points, eight rebounds and five blocks as theMagic held off the Los Angeles Lakers, 104-97, on Sunday night.

Hedo Turkoglu collected 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assistsand Rashard Lewis had 18 points and seven assists for Orlando,which won in Los Angeles for the first time since March 17, 1996- when the Lakers played at the Great Western Forum.

That victory came in Shaquille O'Neal's last season with theMagic before getting traded to the Lakers the followingoffseason.


The Magic secured Sunday's victory with a decisive 9-0 run,capped by Keyon Dooling's steal and emphatic dunk to make it100-93 with 1:44 left. Dooling deflected Lamar Odom's errantpass to teammate Keith Bogans, who threw it back to Dooling forthe big finish.


The 21-year-old Howard is having a dominant season, averaging23.8 points and 15.0 rebounds entering Sunday's play. Theformer No. 1 overall selection also ranks among the leagueleaders with 15 double-doubles.


The 6-11, 265-pounder also was coming off a 30-point, 20-reboundperformance in Friday's loss to Amare Stoudemire and thePhoenix Suns.


While he didn't post numbers as big in this one, Howard made hispresence felt against emerging Lakers center Andrew Bynum, whohas grabbed at least 10 rebounds 11 times this season.

Bynum had just 10 points and six rebounds on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant collected 28 points, six rebounds and five assistsfor Los Angeles, which has lost five of its last seven games.

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magicfinally conquered the Staples Center.


An early season MVP candidate, Howard had a rare off night butstill collected 17 points, eight rebounds and five blocks as theMagic held off the Los Angeles Lakers, 104-97, on Sunday night.

Hedo Turkoglu collected 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assistsand Rashard Lewis had 18 points and seven assists for Orlando,which won in Los Angeles for the first time since March 17, 1996- when the Lakers played at the Great Western Forum.

That victory came in Shaquille O'Neal's last season with theMagic before getting traded to the Lakers the followingoffseason.


Rather than look into the past, Lewis was more interested injust getting the win - especially after Friday's loss vs. thehigh-powered Phoenix Suns.


"It's important because we don't want to get used to losingballgames," Lewis said. "We want to be consistent throughoutthe year."


The Magic secured Sunday's victory with a decisive 9-0 run,capped by Keyon Dooling's steal and emphatic dunk to make it100-93 with 1:44 left. Dooling deflected Lamar Odom's errantpass to teammate Keith Bogans, who threw it back to Dooling forthe big finish.


"I was disappointed with the way we finished tonight," Lakerscoach Phil Jackson said. "We seemed to run out of gas in thecourse of the ballgame - minutes played and conditioning rightnow."


The 21-year-old Howard is having a dominant season, averaging23.8 points and 15.0 rebounds entering Sunday's play. Theformer No. 1 overall selection also ranks among the leagueleaders with 15 double-doubles.


The 6-11, 265-pounder also was coming off a 30-point, 20-reboundperformance in Friday's loss to Amare Stoudemire and the Suns.

"It feels good here. I knew coming in, it was going to be atough game for us," Howard said. "I think they are No. 2 or No.3 in the league in scoring. So we had to put up a lot ofshots.


"I think we did a great job of staying composed through all theadversity that happened throughout the game and got a good win."

While he didn't post numbers as big in this one, Howard made hispresence felt against emerging Lakers center Andrew Bynum, whohas grabbed at least 10 rebounds 11 times this season.

Bynum had just 10 points and six rebounds on Sunday. And Lakerssuperstar Kobe Bryant admitted that his team had a plan againstHoward - even if it didn't work to perfection.


"We just wanted to be physical with him, limit his touches andtry to keep him from catching it so deep in the paint," Bryantsaid.


Bryant collected 28 points, six rebounds and five assists forLos Angeles, which has lost five of its last seven games.

"They executed better than we did," the two-time scoringchampion said. "We did a pretty good job on our rotations, theyjust knocked down shots right in our face."