The Magic started off slow and the first quarter ended with both teams tied at 26. Our defense needed work and it looked to be another sucky night, here in Orlando. But the defense held up and our shots kept falling. Dwight had a big comeback game with 30 points and 14 rebounds, keeping the baby Bulls back.
Arroyo came off the bench in the first half and played well. He ended up with 13 points and 6 assists to go along with some nice passes and good shooting. Rashard Lewis hit 4 3-pointers to go along with 21 points and Hedo Turkoglu had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Howard, Turkoglu, and Lewis had +/- scores of 28, 26 and 20, respectively. In contrast, only one player on the entire Bulls roster had a +/- of any positive number. That was Kirk Hinrich who only had a plus/minus of +1. Not impressive by any means. Carlos Arroyo had the highest plus minus of any player on the court, +43!
Both Nelson and Arroyo had a combined Assist/Turnover ratio of 11/3 (3.67), which signifies good point guard play. The Magic shot 51% from the floor but only hit 9 out of 26 three point attempts.
With about 5 minutes left to play, and a considerable lead up on the scoreboard, Van Gundy emptied the bench. There was a roaring standing ovation (as usual) for J.J. Redick, when he entered the game. He always seems to grin and smile when he hears the little girls screaming for him. I guess because he barely ever sees the court and it's pretty exciting for a bench warmer.
Here is the boxscore and recap for the game.
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