Rockets-Magic Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Dec 23 2009 1:14AM

The last time the Orlando Magic beat the Houston Rockets in central Florida, Dwight Howard was a high school sophomore, Vince Carter was a franchise savior in Canada and Tracy McGrady was one of the NBA's best scorers - while wearing an Orlando uniform.

Howard and Carter will look to help the Magic avoid an eighth straight home loss against Houston on Wednesday night, while the Rockets try for a fourth consecutive victory with McGrady playing a limited role off the bench.

Third cousins Carter and McGrady were once teammates in Toronto and are among the NBA's top 10 scorers of the past decade, but as Carter nears the midway point of his first season in Orlando their careers have something else in common - a stint as the Magic's leading scorer.

While Carter (18.6 points per game) and Orlando seek a fifth win in six games Wednesday, though, they'll have to reverse an odd trend. The Magic (21-7) haven't beaten Houston at home since April 2002 - McGrady's second year in central Florida.

Carter has struggled mightily from the field lately, shooting 28.6 percent and averaging 12.3 points over Orlando's past four games, but the Magic's deep roster has made up for it. Howard had 21 points and J.J. Redick poured in 20 off the bench Monday in a 104-99 win over Utah.

While Carter's been off, Redick's been hot. The former Duke star is shooting 63.0 percent and averaging 15.0 points over his last three games.

"I don't want to say I have figured things out,'' said Redick, at 45.7 percent the team's leading 3-point shooter. "I believe in jinxes. I just want to roll with it right now.''

Perhaps a big night from Redick can help the Magic reverse their fortunes against Houston (17-11), which have extended outside of Amway Arena. Orlando has averaged 88.4 points in losing 12 of 14 overall to the Rockets since Jan. 8, 2003.

Howard's 12.8-point average versus Houston is by far his lowest against any opponent, though this time the injured Yao Ming (24.9 points over his last 10 against Orlando) won't stand in his way.

Magic point guard Jameer Nelson has averaged 20.5 points in his last two home games against the Rockets, and Orlando was thrilled to get its floor leader back Monday after he missed more than a month recovering from knee surgery. Nelson, however, was 0 for 6 in 14 minutes.

"I felt fine," Nelson said. "No matter what the minutes are that they give me, I have to go out there and play them and play them aggressively."

McGrady, who averaged 28.1 points in four years with Orlando, isn't much more than a role player in Houston these days as he's making his way back from serious microfracture surgery on his left knee. He's played around seven minutes in each of his five games, though he had 10 points in Tuesday's 108-99 win over the Los Angeles Clippers - three more than he scored in his other four contests combined.

"I felt good each game, building a little more confidence and a little bit better rhythm and shape,'' McGrady said.

The more impressive return, though, came from Houston's top reserve. Carl Landry, who lost five teeth in a nasty collision with Dirk Nowitzki on Friday, came back after a one-game absence to match a career high with 27 points.

"Every night it's a different person,'' Landry said. "You never know. That's what makes us a great team."

Trevor Ariza, who spent 89 games with Orlando before being shipped to the Los Angeles Lakers in November 2007, averaged 11.0 points against his former team in last spring's NBA finals.

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Magic at full strength, end lengthy home drought vs. Rockets

By Dick Scanlon, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday December 23, 2009 11:48PM

ORLANDO (NBA.com exclusive) -- With Jameer Nelson back in the starting lineup for the first time in five weeks, the Orlando Magic got their offense clicking at a higher level Wednesday night and rolled to a 102-87 victory, their first over the Houston Rockets in Orlando in 7 1/2 years.

Nelson, who sat out more than a month after having surgery to repair a torn left meniscus, had 15 points and four assists and engineered a decisive 15-0 run in the third quarter from which the Rockets (17-12) could not recover.

"They made a few shots and got it going and it was pretty difficult after that," said Houston forward Luis Scola.

Carl Landry came off the bench with a game-high 20 points for the Rockets, who lost in Orlando for the first time since April 8, 2002.

Dwight Howard had 13 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks for the Magic, who have won five of six going into Friday afternoon's Christmas game against the Boston Celtics.

With Nelson back, the Magic (22-7) are close to 100 percent physically.

"I think [Nelson] will get better every game," said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. "He was a little tired out there -- 29 minutes won't be a lot as the season goes on, but right now it is. Other than that I think his quickness is pretty good. He made some shots, which is always good."

Penetrating frequently, Nelson shot 6-for-11.

"I still passed up a few shots, but that stuff is just going to come," he said. "It's just me trying to find my rhythm and not trying to be super-selfish."

After the 36th 20-rebound effort of his career, Howard was excited to see Nelson back in the mix.

"Little Mighty Mouse is back!" he said. "I'm just happy to see him back on the court, happy to see him healthy. He has to get back in the flow. I told him tonight to just get out there and play; don't worry about mistakes or missing shots or whatever . . . and he did it tonight, and all we expect from him."

The game also marked what is likely to be the final appearance of the Rockets' Tracy McGrady on what was his home floor while he was winning back-to-back NBA scoring championships in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Recovering from microfracture surgery on his left knee, McGrady played only the final 7:30 of the first quarter, and indicated a growing impatience with his playing time. Twice he referred to his "cameo" appearance.

"I think they had a plan from the start, and regardless of what the outcome of the game was going to be late in the game, they weren't going to bring me in because it would put me at risk," he said. "I've programmed my mind to do what I can in those seven minutes and sit down and be a cheerleader for my guys. That's all I can do."

It was the sixth straight game he has played between seven and eight minutes since his return, and it is a sore subject with the Rockets.

"Let's talk about the game," said coach Rick Adelman. "I've talked about that for six games. I'm just looking to see how he can play and that's the bottom line. That's all I'm looking for."

The Magic led 61-60 before the 15-0 third-quarter run in which Nelson hit three shots, including a couple of 3-pointers, and assisted Rashard Lewis on a 3-pointer. The Rockets went scoreless for more than six minutes.

"We just had a real poor third period," Adelman said. "We couldn't get anything going in the third period and they kind of took control."

Landry and Kyle Lowry kept the Rockets within range, and they were still hanging around at 90-82 late in the fourth quarter. But three quick turnovers turned off the Houston rally, and 3-pointers by Lewis and Vince Carter put the Magic out of danger at 100-84 with 1:45 left.

After the Rockets swept the Magic in the 1995 NBA Finals, the Magic won the next seven meetings in Orlando. Then the Rockets won the next seven in Orlando, a streak that ended Wednesday night.

• Rockets: Budinger, Dorsey, Yao
• Magic: Foyle

• Rockets: Brooks
• Magic: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #74 Curtis Blair, #58 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 17461
• Duration: 2:11

Houston Rockets (20-15)		Orlando Magic (25-9)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Scola (Hayes gains possession)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:28 [ORL 3-0]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)
Scola Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:28
	11:28 [ORL 4-0]	Lewis Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
Hayes Running Jump Shot: Missed	11:15
	11:14	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:05	Carter Layup Shot: Missed
	11:02	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:02 [ORL 6-0]	Howard Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brooks Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:41 [HOU 2-6]
	10:30	Lewis Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:28
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	10:21
	10:19	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:09 [ORL 8-2]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Scola Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:57 [HOU 4-8]
	09:41	Carter Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)
Scola Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)	09:36 [HOU 6-8]
	09:20	Pietrus Jump Shot: Missed
	09:18	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:18 [ORL 10-6]	Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:03	Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:56	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:54
Brooks Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	08:43
	08:40	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:29	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:27
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	08:17 [HOU 8-10]
	08:01	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:00
Brooks Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	07:52
	07:35 [ORL 12-8]	Nelson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:30
Battier Substitution replaced by McGrady	07:30
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: McGrady (1 AST)	07:10 [HOU 11-12]
	06:51	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:50	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Hayes Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:50
	06:43	Nelson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Scola Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:26 [HOU 13-12]
	06:12	Carter Layup Shot: Missed
	06:11	Team Rebound
	06:01	Carter Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:00
McGrady Jump Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:37	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:27 [ORL 14-13]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:13	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:08 [ORL 16-13]	Lewis Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Scola Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:08
Scola Substitution replaced by Landry	05:08
	05:08	Lewis Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:07
Ariza Floating Jump shot: Missed	04:59
	04:56	Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Hayes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:56
Hayes Substitution replaced by Andersen	04:56
	04:42 [ORL 18-13]	Pietrus Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)
Landry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:27 [HOU 15-18]
Landry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:13
	04:13 [ORL 19-15]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:13	Lewis Substitution replaced by Anderson
	04:13 [ORL 20-15]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
McGrady Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Landry (1 AST)	03:59 [HOU 17-20]
	03:38 [ORL 23-17]	Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)
	03:21	Anderson Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Brooks Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)	03:21 [HOU 18-23]
McGrady Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:16	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
McGrady Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:04
	03:04 [ORL 24-18]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Brooks Substitution replaced by Lowry	03:04
	03:04 [ORL 25-18]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:50	Howard Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:50	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:50 [HOU 19-25]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:50 [HOU 20-25]
	02:38	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed	02:29
	02:28	Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:22	Howard Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Andersen Hook Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:04	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:53 [ORL 27-20]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
McGrady Layup Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	01:16 [ORL 29-20]	Pietrus Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Landry Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:54.2 [HOU 22-29]
	00:40.9	Carter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (1 BLK)
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:37.9
Landry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)	00:28.9
	00:25.8	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:20.9 [ORL 32-22]	Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
	00:05.4	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	00:05.4	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Barnes
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	00:03.9
	00:01.5 [ORL 34-22]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (20-15)		Orlando Magic (25-9)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Andersen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:43
	11:35	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:28
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Team Rebound
	11:03	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	11:02	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Battier Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:02
	10:51	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
	10:48	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:47	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:46
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Battier (2 AST)	10:39 [HOU 25-34]
	10:22	Anderson Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:19
Landry Layup Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Landry Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:07
	10:07	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
	09:54	Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Battier (3 AST)	09:43 [HOU 28-34]
	09:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:24 [ORL 36-28]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:07	Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:02	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed
	09:00	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:00 [ORL 38-28]	Anderson Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Landry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (1 BLK)	08:45
	08:43	Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:38	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:35
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:31
	08:30	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:28	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed	08:24
	08:22	Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:14	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:12
	08:00	Gortat Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	08:00	Anderson Substitution replaced by Lewis
Landry Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	07:47 [HOU 30-38]
	07:25 [ORL 40-30]	Barnes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
	07:17	Lewis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:17 [HOU 31-40]
Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:17 [HOU 32-40]
	06:59	Lewis Jump Shot: Missed
	06:59	Team Rebound
Landry Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:59
Landry Substitution replaced by Hayes	06:59
	06:51 [ORL 42-32]	Barnes Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Redick (1 AST)
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed	06:42
	06:41	Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:36 [ORL 44-32]	Barnes Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:30
Andersen Substitution replaced by Scola	06:30
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	06:20 [HOU 34-44]
	06:08	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:06
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (2 BLK)	05:48
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:45
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:43 [HOU 36-44]
	05:28	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:26
Lowry Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)	05:19 [HOU 38-44]
	05:02 [ORL 46-38]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Battier (4 AST)	04:50 [HOU 41-46]
	04:35 [ORL 49-41]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Redick (2 AST)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	04:22
	04:21	Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:11	Redick Layup Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:09
Scola Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)	04:04 [HOU 43-49]
	03:55	Team Timeout : Short
	03:55	Gortat Substitution replaced by Howard
	03:55	Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson
	03:55	Barnes Substitution replaced by Carter
Lowry Substitution replaced by Ariza	03:55
	03:46	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:44
Scola Hook Shot: Missed	03:31
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:28
	03:25	Howard Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:25 [HOU 44-49]
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:25 [HOU 45-49]
	03:09 [ORL 51-45]	Carter Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	02:50	Lewis Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	02:50
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)	02:46
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:44
	02:44	Lewis Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:44	Lewis Substitution replaced by Anderson
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:44 [HOU 46-51]
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:44 [HOU 47-51]
Brooks Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:36
	02:36	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:36	Team Rebound
	02:36	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
	02:36 [ORL 52-47]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)	02:16 [HOU 50-52]
Ariza Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:00
	02:00 [ORL 53-50]	Redick Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Hayes Substitution replaced by Andersen	02:00
	02:00 [ORL 54-50]	Redick Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Scola Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:39 [HOU 52-54]
Andersen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:25
	01:25	Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:25	Team Rebound
	01:25 [ORL 55-52]	Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:01	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:40.9	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:38.9
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:32.9
	00:32.3	Team Rebound
	00:22.9	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed
	00:20.9	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:01.8	Carter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:00.5
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (20-15)		Orlando Magic (25-9)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [ORL 57-52]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)
	11:27	Nelson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:27 [HOU 53-57]
Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	11:27 [HOU 54-57]
	11:13	Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	11:02
	11:01	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:56	Howard Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	10:56	Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)	10:33 [HOU 56-57]
	10:17 [ORL 59-56]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lewis (1 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:57	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:43	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:42
Ariza Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:22 [HOU 58-59]
	09:03 [ORL 61-58]	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	08:37
	08:36	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	08:29	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:28
	08:23	Nelson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	08:23 [HOU 59-61]
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	08:23 [HOU 60-61]
	08:04 [ORL 64-60]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nelson (3 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	07:40
	07:39	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	07:31	Carter Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:31	Carter Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	07:07	Lewis Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:05
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:50	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
	06:28	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:27
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:02	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	05:53 [ORL 67-60]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	05:36	Carter Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:36	Team Timeout : Regular
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)
	05:02 [ORL 69-60]	Carter Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Howard (3 AST)
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (4 BLK)	04:56
	04:54	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:44	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:41	Pietrus Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:37 [ORL 72-60]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Pietrus (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:30
Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry	04:30
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:12	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:12)
	03:57	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Nelson Violation:Kicked Ball	03:42
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)	03:37
	03:32	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Brooks (1 ST)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:13)
	02:52 [ORL 74-60]	Pietrus Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Carter (2 AST)
Battier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lewis (1 ST)	02:36
	02:23 [ORL 76-60]	Nelson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:04 [HOU 62-76]
Scola Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:52
	01:52	Lewis Substitution replaced by Williams
	01:52	Nelson Substitution replaced by Anderson
Ariza Substitution replaced by Lowry	01:52
Brooks Substitution replaced by Taylor	01:52
	01:44	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:43
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	01:37
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:36
Battier Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:31	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:14)
	01:20	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:17
Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending	01:14
Lowry Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:14 [HOU 64-76]
	00:56.3 [ORL 78-64]	Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Carter (3 AST)
	00:47.8	Howard Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	00:47.8	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:47.8
Team Rebound	00:47.8
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:47.8 [HOU 65-78]
	00:33.9	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:32.9
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (3 BLK)	00:15.9
Team Rebound	00:15.6
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	00:11.9
	00:10.9	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:03.9	Pietrus Jump Shot: Missed
Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.8
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Houston Rockets (20-15)		Orlando Magic (25-9)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Taylor Jump Shot: Missed	11:51
	11:49	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	11:36	Redick Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	11:35	Team Rebound
Andersen Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	11:35
	11:25	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	11:24	Team Rebound
	11:15 [ORL 81-65]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Landry Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Redick (1 ST)	10:55
	10:47	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:46	Team Rebound
Lowry Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	10:46
	10:40	Redick Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)
Lowry Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:31 [HOU 67-81]
	10:14 [ORL 84-67]	Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Landry Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)	09:58 [HOU 69-84]
	09:45	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:44
	09:35	Gortat Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:35 [HOU 70-84]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	09:35 [HOU 71-84]
	09:19	Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:17	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:04	Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Andersen (1 ST)
	08:54	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:54
Landry Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:48 [HOU 73-84]
	08:25	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:24
Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed	08:17
	08:16	Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	08:07 [ORL 86-73]	Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Landry Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	07:51 [HOU 75-86]
	07:32	Gortat Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	07:30	Anderson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	07:30 [ORL 88-75]	Anderson Putback Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Lowry Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	07:10 [HOU 77-88]
	06:54 [ORL 90-77]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Landry Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	06:43 [HOU 79-90]
	06:17	Anderson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Landry (1 ST)
	06:16	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	06:16	Anderson Substitution replaced by Lewis
	06:16	Gortat Substitution replaced by Howard
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:16
Team Rebound	06:16
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:16 [HOU 80-90]
Andersen Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:04
Andersen Foul : Personal (5 PF)	06:03
	05:52	Howard Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Andersen Substitution replaced by Battier	05:52
	05:52	Williams Substitution replaced by Carter
	05:52	Barnes Substitution replaced by Nelson
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:38 [HOU 82-90]
	05:24	Nelson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	05:24	Nelson Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Battier Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Nelson (1 ST)	05:03
	04:53	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:51
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed	04:40
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:39
Team Timeout : Regular	04:37
Landry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Howard (2 ST)	04:28
Ariza Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:14
	04:14 [ORL 91-82]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Taylor Substitution replaced by Brooks	04:14
	04:14 [ORL 92-82]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:57	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Landry Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:43
	03:43 [ORL 93-82]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:43	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:42
Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lewis (2 ST)	03:25
	03:01	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:00
Landry Slam Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	02:48 [HOU 84-93]
	02:28 [ORL 96-84]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Carter (4 AST)
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Lewis (3 ST)	02:08
Brooks Technical	02:08
	02:08 [ORL 97-84]	Carter Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
	01:45 [ORL 100-84]	Carter 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Nelson (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:45
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	01:45
Battier Substitution replaced by Taylor	01:45
Ariza Substitution replaced by Cook	01:45
Brooks Substitution replaced by Andersen	01:45
Landry Substitution replaced by Harris	01:45
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed	01:33
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:31
Taylor Tip Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:30	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:15)
	01:11	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:10
Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nelson (2 ST)	01:01
	00:42.9	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:41.8
Lowry 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:35.7 [HOU 87-100]
	00:18.7 [ORL 102-87]	Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:12.9
	00:10.9	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:16)
End of 4th Quarter

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