Magic-Bobcats Preview

By MIKE CRANSTON
Posted Apr 23 2010 3:25PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Paul Silas remembers how strange and uncomfortable it was in 2002 when he coached an unwanted team in a city that had turned its back on the NBA.

Silas looked into the stands for the opening game of the playoffs and saw 9,505 fans in the 23,799-seat Charlotte Coliseum. The final game - a second-round playoff loss to New Jersey - drew less than 14,000. Days later, the Hornets were officially property of New Orleans.

``It was kind of disheartening and disconcerting because we did have a good team,'' Silas recalled Friday. ``It was very difficult. It was really bad at that particular point.''

Eight years later, a new team with a different name and colors owned by favorite son Michael Jordan will play in front of a full house in a new downtown arena on Saturday, Charlotte's first taste of the playoffs since the Hornets' ugly exit.

And the six-year-old Bobcats need all the support they can get down 2-0 to powerful Orlando in their best-of-seven series.

``It's going to be crazy,'' Bobcats guard Raymond Felton said. ``It's something the city of Charlotte has been waiting on.''

But will the shift in venue matter? The Bobcats have looked overmatched for much of the first two games in Orlando.

Dwight Howard's foul trouble and a less-than-stellar offense haven't mattered. The Magic have smothered Charlotte with defense and just enough 3-pointers, showing all the confidence of a team that made it to the finals last season.

Not even the prospect of Jordan's imposing, referee-baiting presence at the end of the Bobcats' bench for Game 3 seems to bother the Magic and feisty coach Stan Van Gundy.

``Come on, Michael Jordan hasn't had time to do anything as an owner,'' Van Gundy said when asked of his impact since buying the team. ``I understand we're all supposed to bow down at the alter of Michael Jordan, but come now. Not in this case. He's been the owner for what, a month?''

For his part, Jordan is a little cranky, too. He watched his new $275 million toy fall behind 24-12 in Game 1 and 13-3 three nights later. Coach Larry Brown said his team, which dropped to 13-30 on the road this season, hasn't adjusted to the increased intensity of the playoffs.

``I even got a call from my owner last night during the Chicago game. telling me, 'Are you watching this? Do you see how hard they're playing?''' Brown said of Jordan. ``And it was obvious to me he was right.''

So what to do for a team that's led for all of 93 seconds in two games? Brown insists the Bobcats can't change their drive-first, shun-3-pointers style that produced 44 wins and the team's first playoff berth - even with the NBA's defensive player of the year clogging the middle.

``Even though Dwight Howard is there, or Shaq is there, we drive the ball,'' Brown said. ``We can't all of a sudden change who we are.''

Charlotte also needs Stephen Jackson to cut down on his turnovers (12 in two games), get All-Star Gerald Wallace more involved, Felton and Boris Diaw out of their funks, and more than just a collection of fouls from centers Tyson Chandler, Nazr Mohammed and Theo Ratliff.

``Tyson playing 12-14 minutes and Theo and Nazr getting in foul trouble in warmups, that's not helping,'' Brown said.

The Magic have been even more upset with the number of fouls in the series, specifically on Howard. Van Gundy and Matt Barnes were each fined $35,000 for criticizing the officials after Orlando's 92-77 win on Wednesday.

Howard has been held to 20 points and 57 minutes in the two games, but Rashard Lewis (13 of 23 from the field) and Mickael Pietrus (7 of 11 from 3-point range) have made up the difference.

Lewis expects to play Saturday afternoon despite a sore left ankle, but the Magic know they'll have to play better to take a 3-0 lead.

Orlando has allowed fourth-quarter comebacks in each of the first two games to get Charlotte within striking distance. And no team had a wider home-road record discrepancy than the Bobcats, who went 31-10 at Time Warner Cable Arena during the regular season.

``We know it's going to be crazy. The place is going to be rocking there,'' Howard said. ``We know they're going to be very hyped, they're going to come out with a lot of energy. We just have to weather the storm and play basketball.''

The last time a team with Charlotte on the front of its jerseys won an NBA playoff series was against the Tracy McGrady-led Magic in 2002. The Hornets then lost to the Nets in five games, a series Silas is convinced would have ended differently if his team had any kind of home-court advantage.

Silas is out of basketball these days, but has followed the Bobcats closely while living in the Charlotte area and thinks Jordan's purchase is a big boost for the franchise's fortunes.

Silas won't be at the arena Saturday, but will attend Game 4 on Monday.

``This is my home, I love Charlotte, and I really didn't want to see the team to leave,'' Silas said of the Hornets. ``They got a team back here and they weren't accepted early on. But in the ensuing years the talent level has increased and they were just waiting for something good to happen.

``I'm just happy that it's happened and I wish everybody so much good luck.''

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Nelson steps up to power Magic to commanding 3-0 lead

By Derek S. Smith, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday April 24, 2010 6:36PM

CHARLOTTE (NBA.com exclusive) -- Charlotte's dream scenario in its first-ever home playoff game -- a loud building and the NBA's defensive player of the year in foul trouble -- turned into a nightmare.

Jameer Nelson turned into a scoring machine and led the Orlando Magic to a 3-0 series lead with a 90-86 win Saturday at Time Warner Cable Arena after Dwight Howard was limited to just 26 minutes.

Nelson matched a season-high 32 points in pushing the Magic to the brink of advancing to the second round of the playoffs.

"He led us tonight," Howard said. "He did an excellent job of shooting the ball, passing the ball and playing defense. He did an excellent job defensively and that's what won us the game."

The Orlando point guard did it all on both ends for much of the afternoon. He had just two points in the fourth quarter but it was a clutch basket with 1:32 left which stopped the surging Bobcats.

"I'm just trying to attack and get in the lane and make something happen," Nelson said. "Whether it's getting to the basket or creating or making the shot. It's fun when you're out there making shots obviously, but I was trying to focus more on defense."

Nelson then caused a turnover on the other end which helped seal the win for the Magic.

"Jameer dominated the game again," Charlotte coach Larry Brown said. "His points in the first quarter were special, but I thought the last eight minutes of the game he was phenomenal. He's been phenomenal the whole series, and when you get in the playoffs your best players have to step up and he certainly has."

The Bobcats felt they had every opportunity to pick up their first playoff win, but were never able to capitalize on Howard's foul issues.

"When Dwight wasn't in the game, we definitely toughened up and got stops," Nelson said. "We have to fight for those guys when they go to the bench."

Charlotte led the game with 3:32 to play after Howard picked up his sixth foul on a three-point play from Raymond Felton, but were never able to take the lead again after four straight free throws from Rashard Lewis put Orlando in the lead for good.

The Magic were 9-for-10 down the stretch from the free-throw line, including Marcin Gortat who replaced Howard and went 3-for-4 despite shooting just 64 percent on the season from the line.

"Dwight Howard is barely playing over half a game," Stan Van Gundy said, "and if you don't have a quality back-up like Gortat, clearly you are going to get a drop-off. He comes into the game, down one, going down the stretch and we are able to get the win. It's a testament to his value to us."

Charlotte was again able to frustrate and defend Howard on the offensive end. The all-star center scored just 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds and fouled out in the fourth quarter. Howard has been limited by foul trouble throughout the series, averaging just 27 minutes and 11 points and eight rebounds.

"Even though I may not score a lot of points or thing might not go my way, I have to be there for my team on the defensive end," Howard said. "I have to block shots, change shots, rebound and just be a force in the middle. It was a frustrating night for me, but I understand it's not about me. We're playing for something bigger right now."

The Magic will now look to close out the series Monday night while the Bobcats will continue to look for their first ever playoff win.

"We have to come in with the mindset that we have to win this game," Howard said. "We can't play around. We don't want to give any team confidence. That's the way we've been looking at it since Game 1. We have to come out and get the job done."

• Magic: Foyle
• Bobcats: Ajinca, Diop, Henderson

• Magic: Barnes, Gortat, Howard
• Bobcats: Chandler

• Lead Changes: 16
• Times Tied: 14

• Arena: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #73 Ed Malloy, #40 Leon Wood
• Attendance: 19596
• Duration: 2:40

Orlando Magic (60-23)		Charlotte Bobcats (44-39)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Ratliff vs Howard (Nelson gains possession)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	11:38 [ORL 3-0]
	11:18 [CHA 2-3]	Jackson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Diaw (1 ST)	11:05
	11:00	Wallace Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lewis (1 BLK)
	10:57	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:55
	10:55 [CHA 3-3]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:55 [CHA 4-3]	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:37	Ratliff Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)	10:28 [ORL 6-4]
	10:10 [CHA 6-6]	Ratliff Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)
	09:51	Ratliff Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Howard Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:45
Howard Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:45
	09:27 [CHA 8-6]	Jackson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	09:05	Ratliff Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	09:05	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Mohammed
Howard Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Mohammed (1 BLK)	08:53
	08:50	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:48	Wallace Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nelson (1 ST)
Nelson Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)	08:43 [ORL 8-8]
	08:23	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:22
	08:22	Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)	08:07 [ORL 11-8]
	07:45	Jackson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:43
Howard Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:31 [ORL 13-8]
	07:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:12	Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	07:12 [CHA 10-13]	Felton Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:59 [ORL 15-10]
	06:37	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:36
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lewis (1 AST)	06:26 [ORL 18-10]
	06:07	Wallace Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	06:06	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:06 [CHA 12-18]	Mohammed Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Lewis Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:52
Lewis Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:52
	05:32 [CHA 14-18]	Felton Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)
Carter Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jackson (1 ST)	05:16
	05:05	Felton Layup Shot: Missed
	05:04	Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	05:04 [CHA 16-18]	Mohammed Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:43	Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:34 [CHA 19-18]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Diaw (3 AST)
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:14	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Howard Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:58
Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat	03:58
	03:58	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Thomas
	03:58	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:58	Team Rebound
	03:58	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:57
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lewis (2 AST)	03:41 [ORL 21-19]
	03:22	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:22	Team Rebound
Gortat Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:22
	03:07	Jackson Layup Shot: Missed
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:05
Lewis Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:47
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:44
Gortat Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:41 [ORL 23-19]
Lewis Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:28
Team Timeout : Regular	02:28
Lewis Substitution replaced by Anderson	02:28
	02:16	Thomas Hook Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:15
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	02:01
	01:59	Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Barnes Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:59
	01:59 [CHA 20-23]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:59 [CHA 21-23]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Carter Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)	01:39
	01:33 [CHA 23-23]	Felton Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:13
	01:11	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:00 [CHA 25-23]	Thomas Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Diaw (4 AST)
Carter Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Jackson (2 ST)	00:46.9
	00:44.0 [CHA 27-23]	Jackson Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Nelson Driving Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:28.2 [ORL 25-27]
	00:06.9	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:05.9
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:01.3 [ORL 28-27]
	00:01.3	Felton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Nelson Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	00:01.3 [ORL 29-27]
	00:00.3	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Orlando Magic (60-23)		Charlotte Bobcats (44-39)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:41
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed	11:17
Team Rebound	11:17
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:17
	10:53	Augustin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Howard Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	10:40
Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	10:40
Howard Technical	10:40
Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat	10:40
Carter Substitution replaced by Redick	10:40
Anderson Substitution replaced by Lewis	10:40
	10:40 [CHA 28-29]	Augustin Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	10:28 [CHA 30-29]	Wallace Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:16
Team Timeout : Regular	10:16
	10:00	Wallace Layup Shot: Missed
	09:57	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:42 [CHA 32-29]	Hughes Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
	09:31	Thomas Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Redick Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lewis (3 AST)	09:22 [ORL 31-32]
	09:01	Wallace Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:00
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed	08:52
	08:51	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Pietrus Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:33
	08:33 [CHA 33-31]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	08:33	Thomas Substitution replaced by Diaw
	08:33 [CHA 34-31]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Lewis Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:12	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:08 [CHA 36-31]	Hughes Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Pietrus Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	07:53
	07:53	Wallace Substitution replaced by Jackson
	07:40	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:39
	07:32	Jackson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Redick Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:18 [ORL 33-36]
	06:52 [CHA 38-33]	Diaw Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hughes (1 AST)
Redick 3pt Shot: Missed	06:37
	06:36	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:31	Chandler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	06:31	Chandler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson	06:31
	06:31	Chandler Substitution replaced by Mohammed
	06:21	Augustin Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Redick Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jackson (3 ST)	06:12
Redick Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:09
	05:59	Diaw Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nelson (2 ST)
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	05:55
	05:53	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:49 [CHA 41-33]	Hughes 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Diaw (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	05:31
Timeout : Official	05:31
Pietrus Substitution replaced by Carter	05:31
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:15	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:04	Diaw Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gortat (1 ST)
Lewis Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)	04:51 [ORL 35-41]
	04:29	Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed
Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:28
Redick 3pt Shot: Missed	04:15
	04:14	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:08	Augustin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lewis (1 ST)
Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:56
Carter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:54
Carter Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:54 [ORL 37-41]
	03:30	Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed
	03:30	Team Rebound
	03:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Redick Substitution replaced by Barnes	03:30
	03:30	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Wallace
	03:30	Hughes Substitution replaced by Thomas
	03:30	Augustin Substitution replaced by Felton
	03:11	Jackson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gortat (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	03:10
Lewis Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:54 [ORL 39-41]
	02:36	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:32	Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Barnes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:24
Lewis Substitution replaced by Bass	02:24
	02:18	Thomas Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	02:00
Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:59
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	01:49
Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	01:48
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	01:36
	01:35	Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:28	Thomas Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:28	Thomas Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	01:15
	01:10	Felton Layup Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	01:06
Gortat Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)	01:04
	01:02 [CHA 43-39]	Thomas Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)	00:43.9
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:42.8
	00:42.8	Diaw Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:42.8 [ORL 40-43]
	00:42.8	Thomas Substitution replaced by Hughes
Bass Substitution replaced by Pietrus	00:42.8
Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:42.8 [ORL 41-43]
	00:33.2 [CHA 46-41]	Hughes 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)
Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed	00:15.9
Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:13.8
Nelson Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.8
	00:00.0	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 2nd Quarter
Orlando Magic (60-23)		Charlotte Bobcats (44-39)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47 [CHA 48-41]	Jackson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)
Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Wallace (2 ST)	11:29
Lewis Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:28
	11:12 [CHA 50-41]	Diaw Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)
Barnes Layup Shot: Missed	10:59
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:58
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Howard (3 AST)	10:54 [ORL 44-50]
	10:37	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Carter (1 ST)
Nelson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)	10:32
Carter Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:28
Carter Layup Shot: Missed	10:28
Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:27
Barnes Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:27 [ORL 46-50]
	10:10	Jackson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nelson (3 ST)
Barnes Layup Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:00	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:51	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Nelson (4 ST)
Nelson Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	09:44 [ORL 48-50]
	09:22	Wallace Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)
	09:22	Jump Ball Wallace vs Howard (Nelson gains possession)
Team Rebound	09:22
Carter Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:06 [ORL 50-50]
Barnes Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:45
	08:35	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:34
Nelson Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)	08:24 [ORL 52-50]
	08:08	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:07
Lewis Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	07:52
Lewis Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	07:52
Lewis Substitution replaced by Anderson	07:52
	07:29	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:28
Howard Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	07:22
	07:05 [CHA 52-52]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Diaw (1 BLK)	06:47
	06:45	Team Rebound
	06:23	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:22
Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover	06:08
	06:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:08	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Mohammed
	05:57 [CHA 55-52]	Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)
Howard Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anderson (1 AST)	05:35 [ORL 54-55]
	05:35	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	05:35 [ORL 55-55]
	05:11	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:10
Anderson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:59 [ORL 57-55]
	04:44 [CHA 57-57]	Diaw Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Carter Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:24 [ORL 59-57]
	04:02	Mohammed Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	04:02	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Chandler
Nelson Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Barnes (2 AST)	03:41 [ORL 61-57]
Howard Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	03:41
Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat	03:41
Nelson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:30
	03:30 [CHA 58-61]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	03:30	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:28
Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barnes (3 AST)	03:07 [ORL 64-58]
Gortat Technical	03:05
	03:05 [CHA 59-64]	Jackson Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
	02:48 [CHA 62-64]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)
Carter Jump Shot: Missed	02:32
Gortat Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	02:31
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:26	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:23	Wallace Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:22
	02:22	Chandler Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:22
Carter 3pt Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:04	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:01	Gortat Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	02:01 [CHA 64-64]	Jackson Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Felton (6 AST)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:38
Gortat Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)	01:37
Anderson Layup Shot: Missed	01:21
	01:19	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:55.6	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	00:55.6	Diaw Substitution replaced by Thomas
	00:43.5	Felton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Double Technical - Barnes, Chandler	00:43.5
Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)	00:43.5 [ORL 65-64]
Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)	00:43.5 [ORL 66-64]
	00:30.9	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:28.9
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.9
	00:06.7	Team Rebound
Carter Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:02.3
	00:02.3 [CHA 65-66]	Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:02.3	Jackson Substitution replaced by Hughes
	00:02.3 [CHA 66-66]	Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Anderson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (3 ST)	11:43
	11:28	Chandler Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	11:28	Chandler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Carter Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:12 [ORL 68-66]
Pietrus Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:00
	10:50 [CHA 68-68]	Thomas Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wallace (2 AST)
	10:29	Chandler Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Anderson Substitution replaced by Lewis	10:29
	10:29	Chandler Substitution replaced by Mohammed
Carter Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Augustin (1 ST)	10:19
	10:14 [CHA 70-68]	Augustin Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	09:55	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	09:55	Wallace Substitution replaced by Jackson
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:55
Team Rebound	09:55
Carter Substitution replaced by Redick	09:55
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:55 [ORL 69-70]
	09:40 [CHA 72-69]	Hughes Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Mohammed (1 AST)
Howard Running Hook Shot: Missed	09:14
	09:13	Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:02	Augustin Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:01
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	08:52
	08:51	Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:39	Augustin Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)
	08:39	Team Rebound
	08:39	Timeout : Official
	08:32	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (4 BLK)
Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:29
Thomas Violation:Defensive Goaltending	08:20
Howard Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:20 [ORL 71-72]
Redick Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:07
Pietrus Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:01
	08:01 [CHA 73-71]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	08:01 [CHA 74-71]	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
	07:48	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:48 [ORL 72-74]
Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson	07:48
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:48
	07:45	Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:28	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (5 BLK)
	07:27	Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:22	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:21
	07:06	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:06
Team Rebound	07:06
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:06 [ORL 73-74]
	06:51	Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (6 BLK)
Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:50
Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (2 BLK)	06:38
	06:37	Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:29 [CHA 76-73]	Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jackson (1 AST)
Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	06:08
	06:08	Team Timeout : Regular
Redick Substitution replaced by Carter	06:08
	06:08	Thomas Substitution replaced by Diaw
	06:08	Hughes Substitution replaced by Wallace
	06:08	Augustin Substitution replaced by Felton
Nelson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:50
	05:50	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:50	Team Rebound
	05:50 [CHA 77-73]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pietrus (1 AST)	05:33 [ORL 76-77]
	05:08	Jackson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (7 BLK)
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:06
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:56	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:44	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:43
	04:31	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:31 [ORL 77-77]
	04:31	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Chandler
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:31
	04:30	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	04:13	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:12
Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Nelson (3 AST)	04:03 [ORL 79-77]
	04:03	Jackson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:03
	04:02	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	03:52	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:49
Howard Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	03:43
Howard Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	03:43
	03:32 [CHA 79-79]	Felton Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Howard Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	03:32
Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat	03:32
	03:32 [CHA 80-79]	Felton Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
	03:13	Chandler Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Lewis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:13 [ORL 80-80]
	03:13	Chandler Substitution replaced by Hughes
Lewis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:13 [ORL 81-80]
	03:00	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:59
	02:41	Hughes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
Lewis Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:41 [ORL 82-80]
Lewis Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	02:41 [ORL 83-80]
	02:19	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:18
Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:59	Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Carter Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:48
	01:48 [CHA 81-83]	Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	01:48 [CHA 82-83]	Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Nelson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (32 PTS)	01:32 [ORL 85-82]
	01:21	Diaw Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:21	Diaw Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Nelson Layup Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:05	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:52.0 [CHA 84-85]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Diaw (6 AST)
Nelson Layup Shot: Missed	00:34.9
	00:33.7	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:31.3	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:31.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:24.9	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Carter Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:23.6
	00:23.6	Hughes Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:23.6 [ORL 86-84]
Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:23.6 [ORL 87-84]
	00:15.9	Felton Layup Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	00:15.6
	00:15.6	Felton Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Gortat Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:15.6
Team Rebound	00:15.6
Gortat Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:15.6 [ORL 88-84]
	00:15.6	Team Timeout : Short
	00:15.6	Felton Substitution replaced by Augustin
Carter Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:12.7
	00:12.7 [CHA 85-88]	Augustin Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	00:12.7	Hughes Substitution replaced by Felton
	00:12.7 [CHA 86-88]	Augustin Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:12.7
Pietrus Substitution replaced by Redick	00:12.7
	00:12.7	Jackson Substitution replaced by Hughes
	00:12.0	Diaw Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	00:12.0	Hughes Substitution replaced by Jackson
Redick Substitution replaced by Pietrus	00:12.0
Gortat Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:12.0 [ORL 89-86]
Gortat Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:12.0 [ORL 90-86]
	00:03.9	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	00:01.9
End of 4th Quarter

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