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My Player Game #74 (Season 2)

Posted on January 15, 2011 at 01:34 AM.

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ORLANDO CLOBBERS TORONTO, CLOSES IN ON TOP SPOT IN THE EAST

Orlando (AP) - Orlando struggles for much of the game, but the offense, led by star forward Brian Happel, woke up in time for the fourth quarter and wound up with a double-digit victory, 100-86 over Toronto. The Raptors, who are clinging to a very slim chance of getting into the playoffs, hung around much of the game. In fact, the Raptors held a three point lead going into the final frame. But, the Magic outscored Toronto 31-14 in the fourth quarter to get the win.

Happel did more than just hang around the rim, scoring the ball from all over the court to put up 44 points.

Happel came into the fourth quarter with the score tied at 75. His dunk at 8:37 was just the start of a flurry of offense from Happel, who proceeded to score 16 points in a row for the Magic. That allowed Orlando to pull ahead by 10 points and never look back. After the game, Happel said he realizes it's all about flow, and it's about picking the right spots, "I know my teammates are doing their best to get me the ball when it makes sense within the flow of the offense. So, I don't think my touches are an issue at all right now." Happel finished with 44 points and 19 rebounds. He also knocked down 3 three-pointers.

Happel sneaks by 2 Toronto defenders for the bucket.

Dwight Howard also put on a great performance, coming relatively close to a quadruple-double. He scored 11 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out 6 assists and blocked 7 shots. The lone sore spot for Orlando: Gilbert Arenas. He just couldn't get anything going all game long, shooting a horrific 1-17 from the field. "I'm just lucky so many of my teammates stepped up for me tonight. I'm a shooter, so I'm going to keep shooting, and hopefully not put up another performance like tonight," said Arenas after the game.

Deadly from deep, Happel connected on 3 shots behind the arc, collecting the 100th of his career.

Orlando is now tied with its rival, Miami, for the Southeast Division lead, and the Magic are only half a game behind Chicago for the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. Up next Orlando, a tough road matchup with Houston, though the Rockets have been sputtering as of late, going just 5-5 in their last 10 games.

Apr 1, 2012 - TOR at ORL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Toronto Raptors (34-41)	25	18	29	14	86
Orlando Magic (53-23)	24	23	22	31	100

Toronto Raptors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Delk	34	6-21	1-6	0-0	2	8	1	0	2	13
L. Barbosa	35	7-14	3-5	4-4	8	1	2	0	1	21
L. Kleiza	13	2-5	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	5
E. Davis	39	3-5	0-0	2-2	10	1	0	2	0	8
A. Bargnani	40	5-14	2-4	2-2	10	0	0	5	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. DeRozan	25	5-9	0-0	1-4	3	2	1	0	1	11
J. Jack	23	4-14	0-3	2-2	2	2	1	0	2	10
S. Fisher	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	0
J. Calderon	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
J. Wright	7	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. Sanders	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
A. Johnson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34-91	7-23	11-14	43	17	5	8	6	86

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilbert Arenas	40	1-17	1-9	0-0	4	7	1	1	3	3
John Salmons	34	8-14	2-6	0-0	3	3	1	1	1	18
Brian Happel	44	17-24	3-5	7-7	19	0	0	1	1	44
Brandon Bass	30	5-13	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	10
Dwight Howard	41	5-16	0-0	1-3	11	6	1	7	1	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jameer Nelson	21	3-8	1-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	7
Marcin Gortat	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	2
Mack Bledsoe	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
DeJuan Blair	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Anderson	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Quentin Richardson	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Duhon	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		42-99	8-29	8-10	51	21	5	10	7	100