Howard paces Magic over Kings
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11/01/2008 -
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwight Howard scored 29 points, hauled in 14
rebounds and blocked five shots while each starter reached double figures for
the Magic, who trounced the Kings, 121-103, for their first win of the season.
Rashard Lewis ended with 26 points, seven boards and six assists for Orlando,
which dropped its first two contests. Hedo Turkoglu had 21 points and Mickael
Pietrus 20 in the victory.
Kevin Martin had a game-high 31 points for the Kings, who have dropped the
first three of a four-game season-opening road trip. Spencer Hawes had 14
points, while John Salmons and Jason Thompson dropped 12 apiece.
A Turkoglu three-pointer late in the first gave the Magic a 32-28 lead
heading into the second frame. The Magic kept pushing and opened up a 59-49
lead at the half.
A pair of free throws from Martin and two baskets from Beno Udrih brought the
Kings within 59-55, 1 1/2 minutes into the third.
However, a Jameer Nelson three-pointer started a surge that saw Orlando
outscore Sacramento 13-6 to grab a 72-61 lead with six minutes on the clock.
Following a Turkoglu free throw, Howard's tip-in in the closing seconds made
it 88-76 heading into the final stanza.
Orlando opened the fourth quarter outscoring Sacramento 9-4 to grab a 97-80
lead 2 1/2 minutes in. Turkoglu accounted for five of the points on the
surge.
The Magic's lead hovered around the mid-teens and the team was never seriously
threatened, cruising the rest of the way.
Game Notes
Orlando was 8-of-22 from three-point range, and Sacramento was 5-of-15 from
behind the arc...Sacramento won just 12 games away from home last season and
hasn't had a winning record on the road since 2002-03...The Kings have also
dropped six of their last eight contests in Orlando...Coming off a 52-win
season, Orlando was winless after two games for just the third time in
franchise history. The Magic last dropped three straight to open the season in
2005-06.
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