Nets Spoil Magic’s Attempt to Secure 2nd Seed
April 12, 2009
Just a couple of games left in the season, the Orlando Magic suffered untimely setbacks when they visited New Jersey. The 12th place Nets defeated the visiting Magic 103-93 and extinguished their hopes of grabbing the second spot n the east. Aside from sliding down to the 3rd seed, the Magic also saw Hedo Turkoglu limping out of the court with a sprained ankle.
The Nets displayed a different starting five and fielded three rookies in the starting line-up. Brook Lopez, Ryan Anderson and Chris Douglas-Roberts were given chance to play since the Nets were already out of playoff contention. The three rookies combined for 32 points. Vince Carter led the game with 27 points and nine assists while Keyon Dooling added 12 points and ten assists. The Nets played without point guard Devin Harris who was nursing a shoulder injury.
Turkoglu had team-high 16 points before leaving limping out of the game in the final period. Magic big man Dwight Howard only had 7 points and eight rebounds in 26 min of play. Tony Battie and Rafer Alston had 14 and 13 points respectively.
New Jersey will face the Charlotte Bobcats and New York Knicks for their final two games while Orlando will close their season with games against Milwaukee Bucks and Bobcats.
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King James’ 38 Point Effort Carries Cavs against Celtics
November 28, 2007
Lebron James scored 38 big points and handed the Big Three their second loss this season when the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 109-104. The King had help from his teammates as well. Drew Gooden scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 points and 14 rebounds. James also had 13 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks to go with his 38 points.
Ray Allen led the Celtics with 20 points but got little help from the others. Kevin Garnett finished with 19 points while Paul Pierce added 16 points. The Big Three of Celtics fought hard in the game but they were outscored by the trio of James, Gooden and Ilgauskas 77-64.
The Boston Celtics are 11-2 in the Atlantic and the Cleveland Cavaliers are 9-6 in the Central division.
The Celtics will host the New York Knicks on the 29th and the Cavs will travel to Detroit to face the Pistons on the November 28th.
Other Results
Charlotte Bobcats 90
Miami Heat 110*
Atlanta Hawks 78
Chicago Bulls 90*
Seattle Supersonics 99
L.A. Lakers 106*
Philadelphia 76ers 114*
Milwaukee Bucks 99
Indiana Pacers 112*
Denver Nuggets 110
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