This game had the feel of a playoff game. These two teams battled it to the end and it seemed like Cleveland had a sizable lead in the 2nd half. But Orlando didn't falter, instead fighting back and eventually winning by 14.
In the first quarter the Magic started 1-10 from the field and had only 2 points until 6:41 left in the quarter. Dwight did have 2 blocks in the first 3 minutes, though. We limited the Cavs to bad shooting, but they did the exact same thing. The Magic trailed 23-20 after one, and the Cavaliers finished the quarter on a 9-3 run. Ironically on St. Patrick's Day, Pat Garrity, the native Irishman, was one of the first guys off the bench for your Magic. Pat played the most minutes off the bench in the first half. That first half showcased our high scoring forward duo in a bad shooting performance. Hedo and Rashard collectively went 1-9 for 2 points after the first two quarters.
We trailed 45-40 after two quarters, with Lebron putting up 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the Cavs. In the second half it was another story. Instead of the shutout Rashard had in the first half, he blew up for 21 points in the second half to lead the Magic to victory. Hedo also stepped it up and had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the game.
Dwight led the way, as usual, with 23 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. After going 0-5 from the free throw line against Indiana, he came out and shot 11-15 (73%) tonight. Dwight had his 60th double-double tonight, which leads the NBA. Superman has had 212 double-doubles out of the 315 career games he has played. Which is 67% of his total games were double-doubles. WOW.
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