GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: ORLANDO (16-7) at CHARLOTTE (8-12)

NBA: ORLANDO at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 91
CHARLOTTE 78 2:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 101
CHARLOTTE 87 0:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO 103
CHARLOTTE 87 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ORLANDO 23 19 30 31 103
CHARLOTTE 24 27 13 23 87 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: ORL - DWIGHT HOWARD 33, HEDO TURKOGLU 22,
RASHARD LEWIS 13
CHA - RAYMOND FELTON 18, GERALD WALLACE 16,
EMEKA OKAFOR 15</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
ORLANDO 103
CHARLOTTE 87 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ORLANDO (103) AT CHARLOTTE (87)

ORLANDO

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

J NELSON G 35:45 6-6 0-0 0 3 3 6 3 2 2 13
K BOGANS G 27:52 3-10 0-0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 7
R LEWIS F 35:29 3-11 5-6 2 9 11 3 3 1 2 13
H TURKOGLU F 38:15 8-13 3-4 0 4 4 5 4 2 4 22
D HOWARD C 38:48 11-16 11-20 6 12 18 0 2 0 4 33
K DOOLING 25:04 5-7 3-4 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 13
M EVANS 12:32 0-0 0-4 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
J REDICK 13:14 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
A FOYLE 9:12 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0
B COOK 3:49 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 37-69 22-38 11 34 45 20 22 7 16 103
(.536) (.579) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 16 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

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

R FELTON G 38:45 7-12 3-4 0 2 2 6 2 2 3 18
J RICHARDSON G 34:29 6-13 0-2 0 2 2 4 3 1 3 15
R HOLLINS F 7:54 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
G WALLACE F 42:12 6-16 4-6 3 4 7 5 4 2 2 16
E OKAFOR C 36:00 7-14 2-4 5 7 12 1 5 1 2 16
J MCINNIS 23:02 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 2 1 2
M CARROLL 20:17 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 7
O HARRINGTON 14:02 2-2 1-4 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 5
D ANDERSON 12:01 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 6
J DUDLEY 7:49 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
J DAVIDSON 3:29 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 36-76 10-20 10 26 36 24 29 8 14 87
(.474) (.500) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

ORLANDO 23 19 30 31 - 103
CHARLOTTE 24 27 13 23 - 87

BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - D HOWARD 4, A FOYLE 2. CHARLOTTE - O HARRINGTON.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 7-24 (.292), J NELSON 1-1, K BOGANS 1-6,
R LEWIS 2-8, H TURKOGLU 3-7, J REDICK 0-1, B COOK 0-1. CHARLOTTE 5-
19 (.263), R FELTON 1-2, J RICHARDSON 3-6, G WALLACE 0-6, M CARROLL 1-
4, J DUDLEY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: ORLANDO - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: GARY ZIELINSKI, MONTY MCCUTCHEN, SCOTT WALL.
A - 19,109. T - 2:31.</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Nelson 35:45 6-6 0-0 0-3 6 3 13
K Bogans 27:52 3-10 0-0 2-5 2 1 7
R Lewis 35:29 3-11 5-6 2-11 3 3 13
H Turkoglu 38:15 8-13 3-4 0-4 5 4 22
D Howard 38:48 11-16 11-20 6-18 0 2 33
K Dooling 25:04 5-7 3-4 0-1 2 4 13
M Evans 12:32 0-0 0-4 0-1 2 3 0
J Redick 13:14 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
A Foyle 9:12 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 0
B Cook 3:49 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-69 22-38 11-45 20 22 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.536, FT-.579. 3-Point Goals:
7-24, .292 (J Nelson 1-1, K Bogans 1-6, R
Lewis 2-8, H Turkoglu 3-7, J Redick 0-1, B
Cook 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:6
(D Howard 4, A Foyle 2). Turnovers:16 (H
Turkoglu 4, D Howard 4, R Lewis 2, K Dooling
2, J Nelson 2, A Foyle, K Bogans). Steals: 7
(H Turkoglu 2, J Nelson 2, A Foyle, J Redick,
R Lewis).


CHARLOTTE (87)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Felton 38:45 7-12 3-4 0-2 6 2 18
J Richardson 34:29 6-13 0-2 0-2 4 3 15
R Hollins 7:54 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 3 0
G Wallace 42:12 6-16 4-6 3-7 5 4 16
E Okafor 36:00 7-14 2-4 5-12 1 5 16
J McInnis 23:02 1-3 0-0 0-1 4 2 2
M Carroll 20:17 3-7 0-0 1-3 1 3 7
O Harrington 14:02 2-2 1-4 0-4 0 3 5
D Anderson 12:01 3-4 0-0 0-2 2 3 6
J Dudley 7:49 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
J Davidson 3:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-76 10-20 10-36 24 29 87
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.474, FT-.500. 3-Point Goals:
5-19, .263 (R Felton 1-2, J Richardson 3-6, G
Wallace 0-6, M Carroll 1-4, J Dudley 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:1 (O
Harrington). Turnovers:14 (J Richardson 3, R
Felton 3, D Anderson 2, G Wallace 2, E Okafor
2, J McInnis, R Hollins). Steals: 8 (J
McInnis 2, G Wallace 2, R Felton 2, J
Richardson, E Okafor).

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ORLANDO 23 19 30 31 - 103
CHARLOTTE 24 27 13 23 - 87
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Orlando - 1 (Defensive
Three, 9:06 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,109. T: 2:31.
Officials: Gary Zielinski, Monty McCutchen,
Scott Wall.</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Dwight Howard scored 33points and added 18 rebounds and four blocks as the OrlandoMagic snapped a three-game slide with a 103-87 victory overthe Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.


Howard and company outscored the Bobcats, 61-36, in the secondhalf en route to the victory.


Trailing, 57-45, after a 3-pointer by Charlotte's JasonRichardson, Orlando made its next nine shots and went on a 20-4run. Jameer Nelson's 3-pointer with 7:50 left pulled Orlandowithin four at 57-53, but Raymond Felton calmly sank a jumper toextend Charlotte's lead back to six.


Hedo Turkoglu found Howard open underneath for an easy dunk toknot the score at 59-59, and Nelson's jumper at the 5:15 mark ofthe third gave Orlando its first lead since 3:18 in the secondquarter.


Matt Carroll tied the score at 61-61, but a hook shot by Howardput Orlando ahead to stay. Keyon Dooling capped the run with alayup to put the Magic up 65-61.


Orlando pushed its lead to eight points, 72-64, after threeperiods and made 11-of-14 shots in the third.


Richardson got the Bobcats to within seven with a shot from thearc, but the Magic continued their hot shooting and quicklypushed the lead to 13 points, 82-69, on a driving layup byDooling with 8:11 left in the game.


It was also a battle in the paint between the first two picks ofthe 2004 draft. Top pick Howard collected 33 points and 18rebounds while clearly outplaying No. 2 selection Emeka Okafor,who scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Bobcats.

The duo are two of just four players in the league averaging adouble-double as well as at least 2.0 blocks.


The Bobcats shot 60 percent (12-of-20) from the floor in thesecond quarter and took a 51-42 lead into halftime. They wenton a 14-4 run to end the half with Richardson and Felton eachscoring five points during the spurt, and Gerald Wallace andOthella Harrington contributing the other two baskets.

Charlotte had just players in uniform after starting centerPrimoz Brezec and reserve forward Walter Herrmann were traded tothe Detroit Pistons for Nazr Mohammed in the hours leading upto the game.


The Bobcats were already without forwards Adam Morrison and SeanMay due to season-ending knee surgeries for both players.

 

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<div class="pre">ORLANDO (103) AT CHARLOTTE (87)

ORLANDO

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

J NELSON G 35:45 6-6 0-0 0 3 3 6 3 2 2 13
K BOGANS G 27:52 3-10 0-0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 7
R LEWIS F 35:29 3-11 5-6 2 9 11 3 3 1 2 13
H TURKOGLU F 38:15 8-13 3-4 0 4 4 5 4 2 4 22
D HOWARD C 38:48 11-16 11-20 6 12 18 0 2 0 4 33
K DOOLING 25:04 5-7 3-4 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 13
M EVANS 12:32 0-0 0-4 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0
J REDICK 13:14 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
A FOYLE 9:12 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0
B COOK 3:49 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
P GARRITY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J AUGUSTINE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-69 22-38 11 34 45 20 22 7 16 103
(.536) (.579) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 16 (15 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

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

R FELTON G 38:45 7-12 3-4 0 2 2 6 2 2 3 18
J RICHARDSON G 34:29 6-13 0-2 0 2 2 4 3 1 3 15
R HOLLINS F 7:54 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
G WALLACE F 42:12 6-16 4-6 3 4 7 5 4 2 2 16
E OKAFOR C 36:00 7-14 2-4 5 7 12 1 5 1 2 16
J MCINNIS 23:02 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 2 1 2
M CARROLL 20:17 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 7
O HARRINGTON 14:02 2-2 1-4 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 5
D ANDERSON 12:01 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 6
J DUDLEY 7:49 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
J DAVIDSON 3:29 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 36-76 10-20 10 26 36 24 29 8 14 87
(.474) (.500) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 14 (16 PTS)

ORLANDO 23 19 30 31 - 103
CHARLOTTE 24 27 13 23 - 87

BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - D HOWARD 4, A FOYLE 2. CHARLOTTE - O HARRINGTON.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 7-24 (.292), J NELSON 1-1, K BOGANS 1-6,
R LEWIS 2-8, H TURKOGLU 3-7, J REDICK 0-1, B COOK 0-1. CHARLOTTE 5-
19 (.263), R FELTON 1-2, J RICHARDSON 3-6, G WALLACE 0-6, M CARROLL 1-
4, J DUDLEY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: ORLANDO - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: GARY ZIELINSKI, MONTY MCCUTCHEN, SCOTT WALL.
A - 19,109. T - 2:31.</div>

 

NBA: ORLANDO at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">ORLANDO (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Nelson 35:45 6-6 0-0 0-3 6 3 13
K Bogans 27:52 3-10 0-0 2-5 2 1 7
R Lewis 35:29 3-11 5-6 2-11 3 3 13
H Turkoglu 38:15 8-13 3-4 0-4 5 4 22
D Howard 38:48 11-16 11-20 6-18 0 2 33
K Dooling 25:04 5-7 3-4 0-1 2 4 13
M Evans 12:32 0-0 0-4 0-1 2 3 0
J Redick 13:14 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
A Foyle 9:12 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 0
B Cook 3:49 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
P Garrity DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Augustine DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-69 22-38 11-45 20 22 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.536, FT-.579. 3-Point Goals:
7-24, .292 (J Nelson 1-1, K Bogans 1-6, R
Lewis 2-8, H Turkoglu 3-7, J Redick 0-1, B
Cook 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:6
(D Howard 4, A Foyle 2). Turnovers:16 (H
Turkoglu 4, D Howard 4, R Lewis 2, K Dooling
2, J Nelson 2, A Foyle, K Bogans). Steals: 7
(H Turkoglu 2, J Nelson 2, A Foyle, J Redick,
R Lewis).


CHARLOTTE (87)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Felton 38:45 7-12 3-4 0-2 6 2 18
J Richardson 34:29 6-13 0-2 0-2 4 3 15
R Hollins 7:54 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 3 0
G Wallace 42:12 6-16 4-6 3-7 5 4 16
E Okafor 36:00 7-14 2-4 5-12 1 5 16
J McInnis 23:02 1-3 0-0 0-1 4 2 2
M Carroll 20:17 3-7 0-0 1-3 1 3 7
O Harrington 14:02 2-2 1-4 0-4 0 3 5
D Anderson 12:01 3-4 0-0 0-2 2 3 6
J Dudley 7:49 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
J Davidson 3:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-76 10-20 10-36 24 29 87
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.474, FT-.500. 3-Point Goals:
5-19, .263 (R Felton 1-2, J Richardson 3-6, G
Wallace 0-6, M Carroll 1-4, J Dudley 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:1 (O
Harrington). Turnovers:14 (J Richardson 3, R
Felton 3, D Anderson 2, G Wallace 2, E Okafor
2, J McInnis, R Hollins). Steals: 8 (J
McInnis 2, G Wallace 2, R Felton 2, J
Richardson, E Okafor).

--------------------------------------------
ORLANDO 23 19 30 31 - 103
CHARLOTTE 24 27 13 23 - 87
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Orlando - 1 (Defensive
Three, 9:06 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,109. T: 2:31.
Officials: Gary Zielinski, Monty McCutchen,
Scott Wall.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA ORLANDO AT CHARLOTTE
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO UPDATE POINTS OFF TURNOVERS.</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Dwight Howard scored 33points and added 18 rebounds and four blocks as the OrlandoMagic snapped a three-game slide with a 103-87 victory overthe Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.


Howard and company outscored the Bobcats, 61-36, in the secondhalf en route to the victory.


"Coach (Stan) Van Gundy was really mad at our effort (in thefirst half)," Howard said. "He really got on us, but he wasright with everything he said. We have to consistently play witha lot of energy because we have a target on our back."

Trailing, 57-45, after a 3-pointer by Charlotte's JasonRichardson, Orlando made its next nine shots and went on a 20-4run. Jameer Nelson's 3-pointer with 7:50 left pulled Orlandowithin four at 57-53, but Raymond Felton calmly sank a jumper toextend Charlotte's lead back to six.


Hedo Turkoglu found Howard open underneath for an easy dunk toknot the score at 59-59, and Nelson's jumper at the 5:15 mark ofthe third gave Orlando its first lead since 3:18 in the secondquarter.


"We did a good job of finding the open guys in the second half,"Turkoglu said. "They found me open and kept giving it to me."

Matt Carroll tied the score at 61-61, but a hook shot by Howardput Orlando ahead to stay. Keyon Dooling capped the run with alayup to put the Magic up 65-61.


Orlando pushed its lead to eight points, 72-64, after threeperiods and made 12-of-16 shots in the third while holdingCharlotte to just 5-of-19 shooting.


"We let our offense dictate how we played in the first half,"Nelson said. "And we can't do that. We need to have more of adefensive mindset and let our defense create our offense forus."


Richardson got the Bobcats to within seven with a shot from thearc, but the Magic continued their hot shooting and quicklypushed the lead to 13 points, 82-69, on a driving layup byDooling with 8:11 left in the game.


It was also a battle in the paint between the first two picks ofthe 2004 draft. Top pick Howard clearly outplayed No. 2selection Emeka Okafor, who scored 16 points and grabbed 12rebounds for the Bobcats.


"The one and two thing," Howard said. "That rivalry is over.We just want to go out and there and win for our team. We get alittle fired up to go up against each other, but the main thingis trying to help our team win."


The duo are two of just four players in the league averaging adouble-double as well as at least 2.0 blocks.


The Bobcats shot 60 percent (12-of-20) from the floor in thesecond quarter and took a 51-42 lead into halftime. They wenton a 14-4 run to end the half with Richardson and Felton eachscoring five points during the spurt, and Gerald Wallace andOthella Harrington contributing the other two baskets.

"I thought for the first half we really played well," Charlottecoach Sam Vincent said. "But the Magic just caught up with usin the second half. We really missed having another big bodytonight."


Charlotte had just players in uniform after starting centerPrimoz Brezec and reserve forward Walter Herrmann were traded tothe Detroit Pistons for Nazr Mohammed in the hours leading upto the game.


The Bobcats were already without forwards Adam Morrison and SeanMay due to season-ending knee surgeries for both players.