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My Player (Season 2) - East Quarters: GAME 3

Posted on January 22, 2011 at 01:50 AM.

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MAGIC IN CONTROL, READY TO BREAK OUT BROOMS

Cleveland, OH (AP) - It was a game Cleveland had to have, and for a while, it looked like the Cavs might be able to take it. But instead, Orlando was clutch in the fourth quarter, once again. The Magic came back from a fourth quarter deficit for the second time in as many games, beating Cleveland 82-77. Orlando now owns a commanding three games to none lead in the best-of-seven series. No team in NBA history has ever come back from that. Both teams shot poorly from the field once again, with the Magic barely hitting 40% and the Cavs at 38% for the game. The big difference was the number of free throws. Orlando was 12-16 from the charity stripe, but the Cavaliers only took 2 foul shots the entire game.

Happel taking it hard to the basket for another crowd-pleasing strong throwdown

Orlando Small Forward Brian Happel led the way, notchin another double-double in the playoffs with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Dwight Howard also had a very good stat line: 16 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. John Salmons may be coming out of his slump a bit, going 3-5 from the field. For the Cavaliers, Tom Harper continues to impress. He scored 16 points in the losing effort. Kendrick Perkings was another bright spot for the Cavs. The center scored 14 points and grabbed 20 rebounds.

Kendrick Perkins can only watch, helplessly, as Happel gets the easy break-away dunk

Orlando has a chance to wrap up the series Sunday night in Cleveland. The Cavs are sure to put up a fight, but the question is, is there enough fight to compete with the Magic at this point. Happel knows now is the time to finish off Cleveland, and get a few days of extra, much needed rest. "I think Coach has a pretty good handle on this team, and if he sees that we're worn down during a long road trip or after a back-to-back, he'll give us a day off. Rest is especially important now, after playing an entire regular season and now the intensity picks up even more in the playoffs. Staying fresh is key."

Apr 20, 2012 - ORL at CLE
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Orlando Magic (3-0)	25	17	12	28	82
Cleveland Cavaliers (0-3)	20	21	15	21	77

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilbert Arenas	40	4-13	1-4	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	11
John Salmons	37	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	5	2	0	1	6
Brian Happel	43	13-24	2-4	3-3	10	2	3	0	2	31
Brandon Bass	39	5-13	0-0	3-4	7	0	1	1	0	13
Dwight Howard	39	6-19	0-0	4-5	14	5	0	2	1	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jameer Nelson	17	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Marcin Gortat	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mack Bledsoe	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0
DeJuan Blair	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Ryan Anderson	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Quentin Richardson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Chris Duhon	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33-81	4-11	12-16	44	15	7	5	8	82

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Williams	35	3-11	1-2	0-0	6	7	1	0	4	7
V. Carter	31	10-24	1-9	0-1	5	1	2	0	0	21
T. Harper	39	8-20	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	16
J.J. Hickson	38	2-5	0-0	1-1	7	0	2	0	0	5
K. Perkins	41	7-14	0-0	0-0	20	2	0	0	1	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Sessions	15	4-9	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	9
D. Green	12	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	2
K. Hobbs	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
R. Hollins	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0
J. Fox	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	0
D. Gibson	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Vasquez	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		36-94	4-20	1-2	51	17	7	3	11	77