National Basketball Association
Orlando 109, Washington 103
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #9 Derrick Stafford, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
18846
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Ryan Anderson scored 23 points and Dwight Howard had 21 points and 18 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic to a 109-103 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
J.J. Redick also scored 21 points and Hedo Turkoglu added 16 as Orlando broke a four-game losing streak and won for just the second time in seven games.
Nick Young scored 24 points, Rashard Lewis added 20 and Jordan Crawford tallied 19 for Washington, which dropped to 1-9 on the road.
Anderson hit six 3-pointers as Orlando made 13 of 30 from behind the arc while beating the Wizards for the eighth consecutive time.
The game was tied at 71-71 early in the final quarter before Orlando went ahead to stay on back-to-back 3-pointers by Chris Duhon and Von Wafer.
The Magic boosted the lead to 89-77 on a basket by Glen Davis with 5:13 to play. Young started Washington’s late-game run with a rare four-point play and Lewis hit a 3-pointer to pull with the Wizards within 94-90 with 2:41 left.
Orlando led by nine in the final minute before Young’s 3-pointer and Trevor Booker’s tip-in had the Wizards down just 101-97 with 47.7 seconds left. Anderson hit his sixth 3-pointer five seconds later and the Magic hung on.
Washington’s John Wall had just two points on 1-of-12 shooting, but had 10 assists. The Wizards made 12 of 23 3-point attempts.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Orlando |
|
Nick Young 24 |
Scoring |
Ryan Anderson 23 |
|
John Wall 10 |
Assists |
Hedo Turkoglu 5 |
|
Trevor Booker 9 |
Rebounds |
Dwight Howard 18 |
|
Nick Young 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwight Howard 11 |
|
Rashard Lewis 2 |
Steals |
Dwight Howard 4 |
|
Trevor Booker 2 |
Blocks |
Glen Davis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
103 |
45.7 |
12-23 |
7-9 |
26 |
45 |
5 |
8 |
16 |
| Orlando
|
109 |
45.2 |
13-30 |
30-39 |
18 |
37 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Magic have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Wizards have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .222 after a loss.
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