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My Player (Season 2) East Finals Game 2

Posted on January 23, 2011 at 10:30 PM.

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ORLANDO OFF AND RUNNING, BLOWS OUT HEAT FOR 2-0 LEAD

Orlando, FL (AP) - Miami is feeling the heat, heading home down two games to none in the Eastern Conference Finals after Orlando picked up another dominating victory, 111-90 at the Amway Center. When it comes to being hot, South Beach is usually the first place many people in the NBA think of, but right now - it's the Magic that are red hot, especially in the second halves of games. This time, it was Orlando outscoring the Heat 69-50 to come away with the easy victory.

Happel put on a dunk clinic all night, but this windmill will likely make the highlights

It was a record breaking night for star forward Brian Happel. Happel tied a record he set last game against Miami with 21 made field goals. He also surpassed the team record for most points in a playoff game with 48. Tracy McGrady had the previous record of 46, set in April of 2003 against Detroit. After the game, Happel was very humble after learning about his record-breaking performance, "It's something to be proud of for sure. To be up there at the top of the list of some pretty impressive players that have been here before me is a great honor."

Happel was a force all game long, going strong to the basket and drawing fouls

Oh and by the way, Happel only went 21-26 from the field and grabbed 13 rebounds. Three other Magic players scored in double-figures, including John Salmons, Gilbert Arenas and Dwight Howard. Howard nearly had a triple-double - adding 8 rebounds and 8 assists. He also had 3 steals and 4 blocks, just for good measure. For the Heat, LeBron James went off, scoring 32 points on 14-28 shooting. However, the Magic did a great job keeping tight wraps on everyone else, including Dwayne Wade, who only had 14 points on 4-18 shooting from the field.

Arenas and Happel have perfected the above the rim connection

The big storyline of this game was the shooting. The Magic were just on fire all game long, especially the second half. In the third quarter alone, Orlando hit on 71% of its shots, taking a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter. Overall in the second half, the Magic shot 64% from the field, including better than 50% (4-7) from behind the three-point line. Miami, in comparison, only connected on 41% of its shots in the second half and was a dismal 2-11 from long distance. Orlando also did a good job sharing the basketball, as the Magic had 20 assists on 29 field goals in that second half. The series now shifts to South Beach, where Miami is essentially facing a must-win game three.

May 16, 2012 - MIA at ORL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Miami Heat (8-7)	19	21	22	28	90
Orlando Magic (10-1)	18	24	32	37	111

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Chalmers	36	1-7	0-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	4	2
D. Wade	40	4-18	0-4	6-9	7	5	1	1	2	14
L. James	40	14-28	2-8	2-2	6	3	0	0	1	32
C. Bosh	35	5-8	0-0	3-4	8	0	1	0	0	13
Z. Ilgauskas	24	2-5	0-0	1-1	7	1	1	1	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Miller	23	3-9	2-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	8
C. Nash	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	2	0	4
U. Haslem	11	2-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	4
C. Arroyo	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0
A. Flory	3	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	6
P. Beverley	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
F. Garcia	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		37-90	4-20	12-16	40	20	8	4	8	90

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilbert Arenas	33	6-13	2-4	1-1	5	4	0	0	2	15
John Salmons	35	4-10	1-2	1-1	5	4	0	1	1	10
Brian Happel	44	21-26	2-4	4-5	13	3	0	2	2	48
Brandon Bass	35	3-13	0-0	2-2	4	6	1	1	0	8
Dwight Howard	32	4-8	0-0	2-2	8	8	3	4	4	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jameer Nelson	22	2-9	1-4	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	5
Marcin Gortat	14	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mack Bledsoe	7	1-3	1-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	5
DeJuan Blair	8	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	4
Ryan Anderson	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Quentin Richardson	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3
Chris Duhon	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		45-89	8-19	13-15	45	29	6	8	10	111