GAME THREAD: NBA: ATLANTA at ORLANDO

ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- Rashard Lewis had a less thanstellar preseason debut for the Orlando Magic.


Josh Smith had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Marvin Williamsscored 19 points as the Atlanta Hawks spoiled Lewis' firstcontest with the Magic, posting a 94-93 victory in the preseasonopener for both clubs on Monday night.


Joe Johnson and Josh Childress scored 12 points apiece for theimproving Hawks, who have not made the playoffs since thestrike-shortened 1998-99 season.


The 6-10 Lewis averaged a career-high 22.4 points and 6.6rebounds in 60 games last campaign with the Seattle SuperSonics- his ninth in the NBA. The 2005 All-Star was drafted by theSonics out of high school in 1998 and has increased his scoringaverage in all but one campaign since.


As a result, the Magic inked Lewis this summer to the largestcontract in franchise history and the fourth-biggest currentdeal in the NBA. But in his preseason debut on Monday, hescored just eight points on 3-of-10 shooting.


The athletic frontcourt combination of Smith and Williams faredmuch better, combining to shoot 11-of-21 from the field and18-of-24 from the free-throw line.


Trailing, 81-72, with 7:57 left in the fourth quarter, the Hawksclosed out the game on a 22-12 spurt to secure the victory.Center Shelden Williams scored 12 points during the run.

Dwight Howard collected 30 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic,who shot just 41 percent (38-of-92).

 

NBA: ATLANTA at ORLANDO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (94) AT ORLANDO (93)

ATLANTA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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M WILLIAMS F 25:56 3-6 13-17 0 3 3 0 3 1 1 19
J SMITH F 30:10 8-15 5-7 2 9 11 3 4 0 3 22
Z PACHULIA C 18:50 3-8 1-2 1 2 3 0 4 1 2 7
J JOHNSON G 26:57 4-7 2-4 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 12
S CLAXTON G 21:10 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 6 1 1 3 4
J CHILDRESS 33:02 3-9 6-7 0 5 5 1 1 1 1 12
A LAW 29:42 2-4 3-6 0 0 0 5 4 3 1 7
A HOFORD 23:45 4-9 1-2 1 6 7 1 2 0 1 9
S WILLIAMS 16:02 0-2 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2
A JOHNSON 10:40 0-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
S JONES 3:46 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 29-71 33-47 6 33 39 19 23 8 14 94
(.408) (.702) TEAM REBS: 17 TOTAL TO: 15 (15 PTS)

ORLANDO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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H TURKOGLU F 22:31 2-6 1-4 2 4 6 1 3 0 2 6
R LEWIS F 21:25 3-10 1-2 2 2 4 2 3 1 1 8
D HOWARD C 28:33 13-20 4-6 4 7 11 1 3 1 5 30
K BOGANS G 13:19 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
J NELSON G 23:38 3-9 0-0 0 3 3 6 4 1 0 6
T ARIZA 28:04 3-13 2-4 2 7 9 2 4 2 1 8
J REDICK 30:47 4-9 1-1 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 10
C ARROYO 24:22 2-6 2-4 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 6
A FOYLE 15:53 4-7 3-4 2 4 6 1 3 0 1 11
J AUGUSTINE 18:08 3-8 0-0 2 2 4 2 4 0 0 6
B OUTLAW 5:52 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
T MARTIN 3:54 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
M GORTAT 3:34 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 38-92 14-25 15 34 49 22 29 6 15 93
(.413) (.560) TEAM REBS: 16 TOTAL TO: 16 (24 PTS)

ATLANTA 21 16 28 29 - 94
ORLANDO 22 20 26 25 - 93

BLOCKED SHOTS: ATLANTA - J JOHNSON 2, J CHILDRESS 2, J SMITH 2, S WILLIAMS,
A HOFORD, S JONES. ORLANDO - D HOWARD 4, H TURKOGLU, J AUGUSTINE.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ATLANTA 3-7 (.429), J SMITH 1-2, J JOHNSON 2-2,
S CLAXTON 0-1, A LAW 0-1, A JOHNSON 0-1. ORLANDO 3-13 (.231), H TURKOGLU 1-
3, R LEWIS 1-2, K BOGANS 0-1, J NELSON 0-3, J REDICK 1-3, C ARROYO 0-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: ATLANTA - S WILLIAMS. ORLANDO - D HOWARD, J
AUGUSTINE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: EDDIE F. RUSH, TONY BROWN, ZACH ZARBA.
A - 14,922. T - 2:28.</div>

 

NBA: ATLANTA at ORLANDO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Williams 25:56 3-6 13-17 0-3 0 3 19
J Smith 30:10 8-15 5-7 2-11 3 4 22
Z Pachulia 18:50 3-8 1-2 1-3 0 4 7
J Johnson 26:57 4-7 2-4 1-2 3 0 12
S Claxton 21:10 2-6 0-0 0-3 6 1 4
J Childress 33:02 3-9 6-7 0-5 1 1 12
A Law 29:42 2-4 3-6 0-0 5 4 7
A Hoford 23:45 4-9 1-2 1-7 1 2 9
S Williams 16:02 0-2 2-2 1-2 0 2 2
A Johnson 10:40 0-5 0-0 0-2 0 2 0
S Jones 3:46 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

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TOTALS 240:00 29-71 33-47 6-39 19 23 94
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Percentages: FG-.408, FT-.702. 3-Point Goals:
3-7, .429 (J Smith 1-2, J Johnson 2-2, S
Claxton 0-1, A Law 0-1, A Johnson 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 17. Blocked Shots:9 (J Johnson 2, J
Childress 2, J Smith 2, S Williams, A Hoford,
S Jones). Turnovers:14 (S Claxton 3, J Smith
3, S Williams 2, Z Pachulia 2, J Childress, A
Law, M Williams, A Hoford). Steals: 8 (A Law
3, S Claxton, J Johnson, M Williams, J
Childress, Z Pachulia).


ORLANDO (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
H Turkoglu 22:31 2-6 1-4 2-6 1 3 6
R Lewis 21:25 3-10 1-2 2-4 2 3 8
D Howard 28:33 13-20 4-6 4-11 1 3 30
K Bogans 13:19 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
J Nelson 23:38 3-9 0-0 0-3 6 4 6
T Ariza 28:04 3-13 2-4 2-9 2 4 8
J Redick 30:47 4-9 1-1 0-2 2 1 10
C Arroyo 24:22 2-6 2-4 0-2 4 1 6
A Foyle 15:53 4-7 3-4 2-6 1 3 11
J Augustine 18:08 3-8 0-0 2-4 2 4 6
B Outlaw 5:52 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
T Martin 3:54 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 2
M Gortat 3:34 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

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TOTALS 240:00 38-92 14-25 15-49 22 29 93
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Percentages: FG-.413, FT-.560. 3-Point Goals:
3-13, .231 (H Turkoglu 1-3, R Lewis 1-2, K
Bogans 0-1, J Nelson 0-3, J Redick 1-3, C
Arroyo 0-1). Team Rebounds: 16. Blocked
Shots:6 (D Howard 4, H Turkoglu, J
Augustine). Turnovers:15 (D Howard 5, J
Redick 3, H Turkoglu 2, C Arroyo 2, A Foyle,
R Lewis, T Ariza). Steals: 6 (T Ariza 2, R
Lewis, J Nelson, D Howard, K Bogans).

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ATLANTA 21 16 28 29 - 94
ORLANDO 22 20 26 25 - 93
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Technical fouls: Atlanta - 1 (S Williams,
10:18 4th). Orlando - 2 (D Howard, 5:43 1st;
J Augustine, 1:36 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 14,922. T: 2:28.
Officials: Eddie F. Rush, Tony Brown, Zach
Zarba.</div>