Hedo Turkoglu is amazing. He not only had 25 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and barely missed a triple-double. Jameer was out with the flu and Keyon was still nursing his sprained left foot. Hedo was our emergency point guard and subbed in very well; better than any of our actual point guards, if you ask me.
Dwight completely dominated the Knicks defense with 26 points and 22 rebounds. It was Howard’s NBA-leading 52nd double-double. Dwight's leads his closest competitors by 12; Carlos Boozer and Al Jefferson each have 40 double-doubles.
Tonight' game was his seventh game of the season with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds and second against the Knicks. Like BQR pointed out, "[The] Magic are now 2-0 when the Big 3 score 20+ each. The other victory? Against the Knicks!"
The game was competitive for about a quarter and a half. The game was tied in the 2nd quarter at 49 but then the Magic left the Knicks in the dust, going on a 13-0 run. The Magic led 68-54 at halftime, and 94-74 after 3.
Rashard "Mr. Consistency" Lewis score 22 on 7-15 shooting and has only had two games (out of the 60 he has played) this season where he recorded less than 10 points.
Marcin Gortat logged his first minutes in the NBA tonight and score his first points on a reverse layup. All that non-stop action is captured in this vid by NYCMagicFan.
Here is the Boxscore and Game Recap.
We have our huge rival Toronto Raptors coming to town to face us on Tuesday. Time to refocus and the guys can't let this big win get to their heads. Bosh will be out for that game because of a bum knee. Rasho Nesterovic will be taking his spot in the starting lineup for Toronto. Rasho has played well against Dwight previously, so this game is nothing to blow over and forget about. This is a must win game for the confidence of the team heading towards the playoffs, which start April 19. We owe the Raptors for beating us like a drum last week. The Raptors are trailing us by 4 games.
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