Saturday, February 28, 2009

Orlando Magic 106, Philadelphia 76ers 100

Courtney Lee's night resembled the night Orlando was having.

Lee could not hit any shot he took, whether he was closely guarded or wide open entering the third quarter. And then the light went on.

And just like that, the Magic had found a way to creep back into a game they were being outplayed and steal a road victory as they often do the past two seasons.

Lee finished the night six for 18, including four of 12 from beyond the arc, and scored 18 points -- most of them in the fourth.

Orlando trailed by 10 entering the final period when Hedo Turkoglu took over to guide them to a big win.

I listened to the game and throughout you got the sense that the game was never really out of reach despite the 76ers leading almost the entire way. But the defense was poor and a team, again, frustrated Dwight Howard.

But Rashard Lewis and Turkoglu kept the Magic in the game and gave them the spark they needed to pull out a win.

Complacency has been the feeling on this team for a while, but it seemed like a sense of urgency came over them late in this one. They got the job done and that is all that matters.

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