National Basketball Association
Orlando 97, Cleveland 86
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 21, 2011
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
#10 Ron Garretson, #60 David Guthrie, #53 Mark Lindsay
Attendance:
19343
By SportsDirect Inc.
Dwight Howard had 28 points and 18 rebounds, and Brandon Bass added 22 points as the visiting Orlando Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-86 on Monday.
The Magic swept the season series from the Cavaliers for the first time since 2002-03, and won the four games by an average of 10.6 points.
The Magic outscored the Cavaliers 18-4 over the final five minutes of the first quarter to take command. Howard had 12 points and nine rebounds in the first period.
Orlando built the lead to 26 late in the third and was never threatened, even when Cleveland cut the deficit to nine on a 3-pointer by Christian Eyenga late in the fourth quarter.
J.J. Hickson had 18 points, Daniel Gibson scored 16 off the bench and Eyenga added 12 off the bench for the Cavaliers (13-56), who have lost nine of their last 11.
Jason Richardson had 11 points and Ryan Anderson scored 12 off the bench for Orlando (45-26), which has won four of its last five.
Top Game Performances
| Orlando |
|
Cleveland |
|
Dwight Howard 28 |
Scoring |
J.J. Hickson 18 |
|
Hedo Turkoglu 9 |
Assists |
Daniel Gibson 6 |
|
Dwight Howard 18 |
Rebounds |
J.J. Hickson 6 |
|
Dwight Howard 10 |
Free Throws Made |
J.J. Hickson 6 |
|
Dwight Howard 4 |
Steals |
Daniel Gibson 2 |
|
Dwight Howard 4 |
Blocks |
J.J. Hickson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Orlando
|
97 |
46.8 |
9-28 |
16-23 |
27 |
47 |
6 |
11 |
20 |
| Cleveland
|
86 |
39.5 |
5-20 |
17-21 |
24 |
38 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Cavaliers 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 New York. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.