Nov 27 2008
Orlando Pulls Out A Victory In Philly
The Orlando Magic led the game all the way up until under the 1 second mark in the third quarter when the rookie Marreese Speights sank a prayer at half court to give the 76ers a 1 point lead heading into the fourth. Philadelphia maintained the lead most of the way until the Magic overtook them and finished with a 96 to 94 victory. There was only 4 lead changes during the whole game.
The leader of blocked shots this year, Dwight Howard, averaging 4 a game was the high scorer for the Magic with 21 points. The other starters contributed well with Rashard Lewis having 19 points and Hidayet Turkoglu with 12 points. Off the bench, Tony Battie shot 100% field goal shooting and dropped in 20 points. Orlando has now won 8 of their last 9 games.
|
Orlando Magic |
26 |
29 |
16 |
25 |
96 |
|
Philadelphia 76ers |
19 |
26 |
27 |
22 |
94 |
