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Posted on January 30, 2011 at 04:33 PM.
MAGIC WIN HOME OPENER WITH STRONG SECOND HALF

Orlando, FL (AP) - On a night where the team and its fans celebrated a championship, Orlando made sure to send everyone home happy, beating Philadelphia 105-93 in the home opener for the Magic. It was a frustrating first half for Orlando, which also struggled against another lowly team, the Wizards, in the team's season opener. But, the Magic really turnred it on in the second half. Orlando used a 15-4 run to close out the third quarter, giving the team an eight point lead going into the final quarter. The Magic then used a 12-4 run midway through the fourth to grab a 15 point lead, never looking back.


VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Happel turns defense into easy instant offense

Orlando Forward Brian Happel put on quite a performance, scoring 41 points on 18-22 shooting. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and stole the ball three times. Dwight Howard also came up big for Orlando, pouring in 25 points. And, Gilbert Arenas is doing a great job so far finding the open man. The Magic point guard collected 14 assists in this contest.


Happel was really lighting up Philly, especially thanks to a nice assists on this alley-oop from Arenas

The Sixers played well, just not well enough, especially in the second half. Andre Iguodala led Philly in scoring with 20 points. Bobby Lindsey turned in a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Evan Turner also played well for the 76ers, scoring 18 points on 7-15 shooting. Philadelphia is off to a really rough start, losing its first four games.


Evan Turner getting swatted away like a fly by Happel

As for the Magic, they've won their last two games and have a couple days off before a back-to-back early next week against Toronto and Cleveland. Happel knows just how important it is for the team to get its rest, even early in the season, "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."


Turner finds out why you can't leave Happel this wide open behind the arc

Nov 2, 2012 - PHI at ORL
TEAM1ST2ND3RD4THSCORE
Philadelphia 76ers (0-4)2225202693
Orlando Magic (2-1)23232930105
Philadelphia 76ers
STARTERSMINFGM-A3PM-AFTM-AREBASTSTLBLKTOPTS
J. Holiday335-90-01-13810211
E. Turner387-152-42-36601018
A. Iguodala368-191-73-68310120
B. Lindsey395-120-02-210121212
G. Bonner333-80-01-2601127
BENCHMINFGM-A3PM-AFTM-AREBASTSTLBLKTOPTS
L. Williams152-50-12-4030016
F. Stallworth123-30-00-0110006
S. Hawes101-20-00-0200302
M. Dunleavy72-61-40-0100005
C. Brackins62-20-00-0100004
E. Brand50-10-00-0100000
M. Speights60-10-02-4200002
TEAM TOTALS38-834-1613-22412256893
Orlando Magic
STARTERSMINFGM-A3PM-AFTM-AREBASTSTLBLKTOPTS
Gilbert Arenas393-91-10-07142027
Stephen Jackson365-170-30-03400210
Brian Happel4418-222-23-412331041
Andray Blatche305-90-02-25010112
Dwight Howard3711-200-03-412011125
BENCHMINFGM-A3PM-AFTM-AREBASTSTLBLKTOPTS
DeJuan Blair170-20-00-0220000
Marcin Gortat110-20-00-0300000
John Salmons102-61-40-0100005
Mack Bledsoe41-11-10-0000003
Cory Coleman50-10-00-0010000
Wayne Washington50-10-00-0100000
Ryan Anderson21-20-00-0000002
TEAM TOTALS46-925-118-104624726105
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