Orlando wins again. Beating the Heat, 101-95.
Miami was aggressive from the 1st to the 4th, forcing the Magic to make a lot of turnovers (21 or 22, I think). Miami also got away with a lot of calls. Pulling jersey's and what not.
Miami kept it close, but never led by more than 6.
A few key three's kept Orlando in it (hell, they led by as many as 11). And some clutch plays by Turk certainly made the difference.
Dwight had 22 points and 18 rebounds. Lewis had 21, Turk had 16, Alston had 13 and Lee had 10 (Lee fouled out in the fourth).
You wouldn't know it by the stats, but Lee played well. Got tagged with some bad calls, but it happens. He played some pretty good D on Wade (no pun intended). He, at one point, hit back to back, contested three's. He just keeps getting better and better. So is Redick for that matter.
Also, the halftime show with the raising of Alonzo's jersey was heartfelt and moving. Glad to have seen it.
D Wade had 42.
Originally posted by geshien
Orlando wins again. Beating the Heat, 101-95.Miami was aggressive from the 1st to the 4th, forcing the Magic to make a lot of turnovers (21 or 22, I think). Miami also got away with a lot of calls. Pulling jersey's and what not.
Miami kept it close, but never led by more than 6.
A few key three's kept Orlando in it (hell, they led by as many as 11). And some clutch plays by Turk certainly made the difference.
Dwight had 22 points and 18 rebounds. Lewis had 21, Turk had 16, Alston had 13 and Lee had 10 (Lee fouled out in the fourth).
You wouldn't know it by the stats, but Lee played well. Got tagged with some bad calls, but it happens. He played some pretty good D on Wade (no pun intended). He, at one point, hit back to back, contested three's. He just keeps getting better and better. So is Redick for that matter.
Also, the halftime show with the raising of Alonzo's jersey was heartfelt and moving. Glad to have seen it.
D Wade had 42.
Good win for the Magic.. Its a shame that the Heat just have Wade
Forgot to mention; (copied off of NBA, Miami AP article)
"Orlando center Dwight Howard became the youngest player in NBA history to get 5,000 career rebounds Monday night, when he grabbed his 11th of the game against the Miami Heat.
Howard reached the mark at the age of 23 years, 112 days -- smashing the previous record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who was 25 years, 128 days old when he got his 5,000th rebound.
Howard was already the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 1,000-, 2,000-, 3,000- and 4,000-rebound marks."
Originally posted by geshien
Forgot to mention; (copied off of NBA, Miami AP article)"Orlando center Dwight Howard became the youngest player in NBA history to get 5,000 career rebounds Monday night, when he grabbed his 11th of the game against the Miami Heat.
Howard reached the mark at the age of 23 years, 112 days -- smashing the previous record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who was 25 years, 128 days old when he got his 5,000th rebound.
Howard was already the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 1,000-, 2,000-, 3,000- and 4,000-rebound marks."
Supes Howard is an excellent talent, do you think he would be even better if he learned a jumpshot?
Originally posted by guy222
He's a tremendous talentHow do u think he'd fare against Moses Malone
He'd hold his own. He's more of a physical specimen than Malone was, but Malone in his prime was all around solid. Better defensively if you ask me. He'd show Dwight a thing or two. Then again, Dwight is a monster. We'll never know in the end.
Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
Supes Howard is an excellent talent, do you think he would be even better if he learned a jumpshot?
Definitely. Ewing has taught him a great deal already (the hook). Dwight is currently working on his jump shot. I don't know how much Ewing has to do with that.
Lakers lost 🙁
Kobe is tired. Shot poor again. Lamar played well. Pau didn't shoot well
Bench again horrible. Sasha is 4-24 on the trip. Shannon shutdown DJ in the two minutes he played. Reward...1 minute when the game was over. Farmar....Do I need to say anything else. Cannot guard anyone. No Morrison. Damm shame
Tomorrow vs Bucks
Orlando lose. 99-95.
No excuses. They let that game slip through their fingers.
Too many crucial missed shots and some bad play calls.
Howard needs to learn to shoot a free throw more efficiently.
Tried to live by the three and died by it instead.
At least the Bobcats are giving Boston hell. Hopefully they lose too.
Moving on.
Originally posted by geshien
Orlando lose. 99-95.No excuses. They let that game slip through their fingers.
Too many crucial missed shots and some bad play calls.
Howard needs to learn to shoot a free throw more efficiently.
Tried to live by the three and died by it instead.
At least the Bobcats are giving Boston hell. Hopefully they lose too.
Moving on.
i will watch the highlights later
Glad we stopped the losing skid but we are still playing some terrible basketball on both ends of the floor. We are not playing hard or smart and it shows in the close games we've had on this road trip. Most of these games should have been blowouts for a team striving for the best record and a return trip to the finals, but we continually dont run our offense past the 2nd or 3rd options and play lazy defense.
The word is that Drew could be back as early as next week but as long as he's back for the playoffs to at least make our opponents think twice about waltzing down the lane, i'll be happy. I dont think he will give us too much on offense but if he can clog the lane and board then that puts a lot more pressure on our opponents offense.
I would like to see us go into the playoffs with this rotation:
Starters PG-Fish SG-Kobe SF-Ariza PF-Lamar C-Pau
2nd Unit PG-Farmar/Brown SG-Sasha SF-Luke PF-Lamar/Pau C-Bynum
DJ and Powell could be useful for spot minutes but i like the idea of rotating Lamar, Pau and Drew at the 4 and 5 to make sure one or two of them is on the floor at all times.
Always good points 👆
Add a few more. Pau looked lost for a long time. Glad he came alive down the stretch. Good minutes for Jordan and Sasha. At least, Ramon was slowed by the injury and Farmar stayed with him. Great to see em hit a few shots
Love to see Shannon play more. Be awesome Andrew anchors the 2nd unit
I predict a win by the cavs (@ Wizards) tonight easily. Sonuvabitch, as much as I hate to say it, I think Jazz are going to lose on the road @ Denver tonight. Utah needs to buck tha fawk up on road. This sh!t's getting ridiculous! I'd hate to see Jazz come into the playoffs the 8th seed and take on Lakers in the first round playoffs! They'd be fawked.