National Basketball Association
Orlando 106, Sacramento 102
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#55 Bill Kennedy, #42 Eric Lewis, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
12728
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Jameer Nelson scored 26 points and hit the go-ahead basket to help the Orlando Magic to a 106-102 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.
Nelson’s layup with two minutes left gave Orlando (41-24) a 100-99 lead. He added an 18-footer 41 seconds later as the Magic held off the Kings (15-47), who were vying for a season sweep of Orlando.
DeMarcus Cousins scored a career-high 29 points and Marcus Thornton tallied 22 for Sacramento, which lost its fourth straight game.
Sacramento’s Luther Head missed a game-tying 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left. Hedu Turkoglu hit 1 of 2 free throws with 2.8 seconds left to make it a two-possession game.
Jason Richardson scored 19 points and Dwight Howard had 16 and 15 rebounds before fouling out for the Magic, who began a five-game road trip by snapping a two-game slide.
Sacramento led for most of the fourth quarter after Cousins hit two free throws for an 83-81 lead with 11:02 remaining.
The lead reached 95-89 on Omri Casspi’s 3-pointer with 5:18 remaining. But Orlando responded with a 9-2 run and took a 98-97 advantage on Richardson’s 3-pointer with 2:44 left.
Jason Thompson added 16 points for Sacramento.
Top Game Performances
| Orlando |
|
Sacramento |
|
Jameer Nelson 26 |
Scoring |
DeMarcus Cousins 29 |
|
Jameer Nelson 4 |
Assists |
Marcus Thornton 5 |
|
Dwight Howard 15 |
Rebounds |
Samuel Dalembert 10 |
|
Dwight Howard 8 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMarcus Cousins 13 |
|
Jameer Nelson 3 |
Steals |
DeMarcus Cousins 3 |
|
Dwight Howard 3 |
Blocks |
Samuel Dalembert 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Orlando
|
106 |
49.4 |
10-23 |
18-32 |
15 |
36 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
| Sacramento
|
102 |
41.0 |
5-14 |
29-39 |
18 |
51 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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