December 19, 2007 · 8:30 PM EST
Biggest lead ORL by 13 · HOU by 11 · 1 lead change
Q3 7:07+13% ORLNelson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)ORL 52 · HOU 46
Q4 0:12+13% HOUAlston Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)ORL 93 · HOU 92| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2DE Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7.0 |
3OR Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 14.0 |
4CL Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 |
5WA Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23.0 |
6TO Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25.0 |
7PH 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26.0 |
8AT Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 29.0 |
9IN Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30.0 |
10BK Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 |
11CH Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33.0 |
12CH Hornets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34.0 |
13MI Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 40.0 |
14NY Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43.0 |
15MI Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 51.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2NO Pelicans | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
3SA Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4HO Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
5PH Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
6UT Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
7DA Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
8DE Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
9GS Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
10PO Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
11SA Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 |
12LA Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
14MI Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15OK Thunder | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37.0 |
| Zone | ORL | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 4/14 29% | 4/13 31% |
| Mid-range | 8/25 32% | 2/27 7% |
| Corner 3 | 2/4 50% | 2/4 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/13 38% | 7/20 35% |
HT Hedo TurkogluF | 39 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4-15 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 38.8% |
| RLRashard LewisG-F | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 42.1% |
DH Dwight HowardC-F | 38 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 61.9% |
| JNJameer NelsonG | 32 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +4 | 39.3% |
| KBKeith BogansG-F | 30 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 77.8% |
| KDKeyon DoolingG | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 56.0% |
AF Adonal FoyleC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 0.0% |
| MEMaurice EvansG-F | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 82.0% |
PG Pat GarrityF | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 33.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 97 | 49 | 16 | 34-83 | 7-17 | 22-26 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27 | ||
| Shooting | 41.0% | 41.2% | 84.6% | 51.4% |
DNP: Brian Cook, James Augustine, JJ Redick
YM Yao MingC | 43 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 44.1% |
| SBShane BattierF | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 41.4% |
| RARafer AlstonG | 34 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 54.3% |
BW Bonzi WellsG-F | 31 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -17 | 53.9% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 24 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 100.0% |
LH Luther HeadG | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 29.4% |
TM Tracy McGradyF-G | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15.0% |
| MJMike JamesG | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 58.0% |
LS Luis ScolaF | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 38.1% |
AB Aaron BrooksG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 92 | 49 | 22 | 31-91 | 9-24 | 21-31 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 34.1% | 37.5% | 67.7% | 44.0% |
DNP: Dikembe Mutombo, Kirk Snyder
12:00Jump Ball Yao vs. Howard: Tip to NelsonORL 011:25Yao 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Alston 1 AST)ORL 011:17MISS Turkoglu 25' 3PT Jump ShotORL 011:16Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 011:05Turkoglu STEAL (1 STL)ORL 010:53Turkoglu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 010:48MISS Turkoglu 12' Jump ShotORL 010:46Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 010:38Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)ORL 010:38MISS Alston Free Throw 2 of 2ORL 010:38Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 010:17MISS Nelson 19' Jump ShotORL 010:16Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 010:04MISS Yao 17' Jump ShotORL 010:03Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)ORL 09:57MISS Yao LayupORL 09:56Nelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 09:34MISS Howard 15' Jump Bank ShotORL 09:13Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 09:11Howard P.FOUL (P1.T2)ORL 09:03MISS McGrady 17' Turnaround Jump ShotORL 09:02Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 08:55Nelson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)ORL 08:45Alston 5' Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)ORL 08:39MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2ORL 08:39Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)ORL 18:28MISS McGrady 16' Turnaround Jump ShotORL 18:27Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)ORL 18:26Yao Slam Dunk (4 PTS)ORL 18:11Howard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)ORL 18:11McGrady STEAL (1 STL)ORL 17:54Turkoglu STEAL (2 STL)ORL 17:50MISS Nelson LayupORL 17:50McGrady BLOCK (1 BLK)ORL 17:34MISS Alston 17' Jump ShotORL 37:33Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)ORL 37:28McGrady 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Alston 2 AST)ORL 37:18MISS Nelson 9' Jump ShotORL 37:13McGrady STEAL (2 STL)ORL 37:07MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump ShotORL 36:42Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)ORL 36:23Nelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 36:14McGrady STEAL (3 STL)ORL 36:10Nelson S.FOUL (P1.T3)ORL 36:10MISS Alston Free Throw 1 of 2ORL 36:10Alston Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)ORL 35:53Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T2)ORL 35:53Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)ORL 45:53Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)ORL 55:41Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)ORL 55:41Yao Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)ORL 55:28MISS Nelson 19' Jump ShotORL 55:27McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 55:16Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Battier 1 AST)ORL 55:04McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 54:57MISS McGrady 27' 3PT Jump ShotORL 54:28Garrity REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 74:14Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)ORL 73:36MISS McGrady 17' Jump ShotORL 73:35Scola REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 73:27Garrity S.FOUL (P1.PN)ORL 73:27Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)ORL 73:27MISS Yao Free Throw 2 of 2ORL 73:26Garrity REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 73:12Howard Layup (5 PTS) (Evans 1 AST)ORL 92:53Yao 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Wells 1 AST)ORL 92:53MISS Yao Free Throw 1 of 1ORL 92:53Scola REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)ORL 92:37MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump ShotORL 92:32MISS McGrady 6' Jump ShotORL 92:31Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 92:21Turkoglu P.FOUL (P1.PN)ORL 92:21MISS Wells Free Throw 1 of 2ORL 92:21Wells Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)ORL 92:08Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T3)ORL 91:56Turkoglu Violation:Kicked BallORL 111:45MISS Scola LayupORL 111:44Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)ORL 111:23MISS Wells 15' Jump ShotORL 111:16Yao STEAL (1 STL)ORL 111:13Garrity S.FOUL (P2.PN)ORL 111:13Wells Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)ORL 111:13Wells Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)ORL 110:53Garrity 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)ORL 130:42MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Jump ShotORL 130:35Scola P.FOUL (P1.T4)ORL 130:05MISS McGrady Reverse LayupORL 150:04Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)ORL 150:02MISS Turkoglu 26' 3PT Jump ShotORL 150:02Wells BLOCK (1 BLK)ORL 150:00Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)ORL 15The Magic edged the Rockets 97-92 on the road.
Dwight Howard led the Magic with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Yao Ming led the Rockets with 19 points and 17 rebounds.
The Magic led by as many as 13 points. The lead changed hands 1 time. Their best stretch was a 15-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
