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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Happel getting HUGE air on dunk after dunk!
Orlando, FL (AP) - Beware the second half. That's just a warning for all of you teams out there in the NBA that are preparing for the Magic. Many teams have not heeded that warning, and they have paid with severe beatings. That again was the case last night at the Amway Center, as Orlando utterly destroyed Cleveland 114-78. Once again, it was somewhat of a close game at halftime. The Cavs trailed by just 6 points, and the Magic didn't seem to be playing particularly well. But then Orlando decided to really start playing. The Magic outscored their opponents 66-36 in the second half. They shot an amazing 60 percent. Cleveland suddenly couldn't put the ball in the ocean, connecting on just 28 percent of its shots after the break.
Happel was really playing above the rim, here getting high enough to hit his head on the backboard
The Magic were led by their star forward, Brian Happel, who put up some huge numbers, including a triple-double. Happel scored 32 points, grabbed 10 boards and handed out 11 dimes. He also got to the charity stripe a lot, hitting on 7-8 shots. Afterwards, Happel was beaming with confidence, saying there's plenty more where that came from, "Get ready for more. I've got plenty more tricks up my sleeve that you ain't even seen yet, so just you wait. We're only now just starting to get interesting."
Happel showing off his defensive skills, blocking a Cavs shot here. Happel finished with 2 blocks and 2 steals.
Happel wasn't alone in having a big game. Dwight Howard dominated down low, scoring 19 points and collecting a game-high 14 rebounds. DeJuan was also a rebounding force, picking up 10 boards in 24 minutes. Gilbert Arenas and Stephen Jackson added 25 points from the guard positions and John Salmons came off the bench to get 10 points in just 13 minutes. Six Magic players scored in double-figures. For Cleveland, Jason Thompson filled up the stat sheet with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Mo Williams added 15 points, but only shot 4-15 from the field.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: A slo-mo look at Happel getting big air against Cleveland
Shooting - in terms of percentage and quality shots, was the difference maker in this game. Orlando shot 50% from the field overall, while holding the Cavs to just 32%. The Magic were getting quality looks close to the basket all game long, while Cleveland settled for jumper after jumper. Orlando was also more physical, getting to the foul line for 27 shots, nearly double the amount the Cavaliers got. And, the Magic outrebounded the Cavs 55-43. Orlando gets a few days off before continuing its homestand against Dallas.
| Nov 6, 2012 - CLE at ORL | |||||
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (2-4) | 24 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 78 |
| Orlando Magic (4-1) | 25 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 114 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| M. Williams | 38 | 4-15 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| R. Sessions | 38 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| T. Harper | 37 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Thompson | 37 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| K. Perkins | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| A. Randolph | 30 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Gibson | 9 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Hobbs | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Hickson | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Vasquez | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Fox | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Green | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 30-92 | 5-13 | 13-15 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 78 | |
| Orlando Magic | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| Gilbert Arenas | 32 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Stephen Jackson | 30 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Brian Happel | 39 | 12-19 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| Andray Blatche | 28 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Dwight Howard | 35 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| DeJuan Blair | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcin Gortat | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| John Salmons | 13 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mack Bledsoe | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Coleman | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Washington | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Anderson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 43-86 | 4-14 | 24-27 | 55 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 114 | |
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