30 points, 19 boards, 10 blocks.
Let that sink in a minute. Then watch the highlights here.
This could be one of those games you talk about for a very long time. And it happened on a night where the team and its fans had to be cautiously optimistic (as Brian Schmitz points out in his recap of the game).
Howard has been on a tear this season. You put this game in comparison with his 29 point, 16 rebound effort against Portland on Monday. And it is amazing he played so poorly in the Olympics.
I doubt he can keep up this pace for the entire season (he definitely started strong last year and then faded). But if he can play this well in the playoffs, we are looking a guy who CAN carry a team through the playoffs -- especially with the talent around him.
UPDATE: did some digging around the Media Guide.
The last triple double by a Magic player was Hedo Turkoglu's 23 point, 13 assist, 10 rebound night against Atlanta last March.
This was also not the first time blocks were used to make a triple double. Shaquille O'Neal had a 24 point, 28 rebound, 15 blocks game against New Jersey in 1993 (read about from the Magic Vault here). Still got a ways to go Dwight to catch up.
Of course, being the pessimistic Magic fan that I am becoming, I remember attending Howard's first triple double. A 21 point, 16 rebound and 11 turnover performance in a 94-87 win at Chicago on Feb. 26, 2007. Don't worry Dwight, I won't tell anyone. Shoot.
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