Magic take down Pacers in feisty affair
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02/04/2012 -
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwight Howard scored 27 points and the
Orlando Magic pushed their win streak to three games Saturday with an 85-81
victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers never led after 7-6, but they had several chances in the final
seconds to tie a game that grew increasingly chippy down the stretch.
There were eight technical fouls called in the last 13:17 of the game.
Jason Richardson added 17 points and Ryan Anderson had 12 for the Magic, whose
winning streak comes on the heels of four straight losses. Still missing point
guard Jameer Nelson, they won despite turning the ball over 25 times.
Danny Granger scored 19 points and Tyler Hansbrough had 17 to lead the Pacers,
who had a season-high four-game winning streak snapped.
<< Skinner's goal lifts Carolina over Kings
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Skinner scored a tiebreaking goal early in
the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes edged the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1,
on Saturday.
Skinner battled down low and banged home the rebound of a Jussi Joki
<< Vucevic leads balanced attack as Sixers drop Hawks
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a career-high 15 points, Nikola Vucevic
was one of six 76ers to score in double figures as Philadelphia took down the
Atlanta Hawks, 98-87.
Spencer Hawes returned from a 10-game absence and netted
<< Oladipo helps Indiana past Purdue
West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Victor Oladipo set a career-high with 23
points to go with eight rebounds as No. 20 Indiana held off Purdue for a 78-61
win at Mackey Arena on Saturday.
The Hoosiers got impressive efforts from freshme
<< Dolson helps UConn dominate Rutgers
Storrs, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stefanie Dolson had 16 points to lift No. 3
Connecticut to a 66-34 win over 13th-ranked Rutgers on Saturday.
Tiffany Hayes scored 14 points with seven assists for the Huskies (21-2, 9-1
Big East), who won
<< Monaco and Berlocq advance to the VTR Open final
Vina del Mar, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juan Monaco and Carlos Berlocq were
both semifinal winners on Saturday at the VTR Open tennis event.
Top-seeded Argentine Monaco had little trouble in a 6-1, 6-4 win over
Frenchman Jeremy C
Murray State remains perfect in win over Skyhawks >>
Martin, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Latreze Mushatt had 11 points and nine rebounds,
as 10th-ranked Murray State remained perfect with a hard-fought 65-58 win over
Tennessee-Martin.
Jewuan Long and Isaiah Canaan also scored 11 points for the Racer
St. Louis leads Tampa over Florida >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin St. Louis recorded his fifth career hat
trick in his 900th NHL game, as the Tampa Bay Lightning dominated the Florida
Panthers, 6-3.
Vincent Lecavalier added a goal and three assists for the Lightning,
Griffin, Clippers roll past Wizards >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It was another highlight-reel night for
Blake Griffin, and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 107-81 victory over
the Washington Wizards.
Griffin, who registered 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight
Reimer's 49 stops carries Leafs to shutout win over Sens >>
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Reimer stopped 49 shots for his third
shutout of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs took a 5-0 win over the
Ottawa Senators.
Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel each posted a goal and two assists f
Sabres rally to beat Isles in shootout >>
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Boyes netted the game-winning goal in
the first round of the shootout to cap a comeback as the Buffalo Sabres
rallied to top the New York Islanders, 4-3, at Nassau Coliseum.
Boyes picked up t
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