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My Player (Season 3) INJURY GAME #3

Posted on February 20, 2011 at 04:10 PM.

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BUZZER-BEATER CAPS "MAGICAL" COMEBACK OVER L.A.

Los Angeles, CA (AP) - It's appropriate that this one essentially had a climatic, storybook ending. Gilbert Arenas, playing in his first game in 2 weeks, hit a buzzer-beating, game-winning three-pointer from the left corner to cap a second half comeback and beat Orlando's hated rivals, the Lakers, on their home turf. "Yo, I was just glad to be out there, man. Sitting around watching from the sidelines has been rough. But to knock out the Lakers like that, it's a great feeling," said Arenas after celebrating with his teammates.

Los Angeles jumped out to a double-digit lead early, and held a 32-21 advantage after the first quarter. The Magic made a run to cut into the deficit, but an 8-0 run by the Lakers in the last 3:30 gave L.A. a 12 point cushion going into halftime. But, just like Orlando has done all season long, the team came out firing in the third quarter, taking the lead a few times. The Lakers ultimately held a one-point lead going into the fourth quarter, and it was back-and-forth the rest of the way. Until Arenas made sure Orlando ended up on top.

Andray Blatche, who led the Magic offensively with 33 points on an incredible 13-16 shooting, hit a jumper at the right elbow with 52 seconds left to break a 101-101 tie. Pau Gasol couldn't tie it up with a hook shot on the next possession, but Bynum picked up one of his 9 rebounds, and the Lakers were able to reset. Kobe Bryant nailed his only three of the game with 7.2 seconds on the clock for a 104-103 lead. Then, Arenas got free in the corner and nailed the long distance jumper as time expired, setting off a wild celebration. "Give them credit," Bryant said afterwards, "They're not backing down from anyone. But, we shouldn't have lost that game. We let them back in it, and didn't make enough plays down the stretch."

The Magic will get some much needed rest, now. Orlando comes home to face Toronto on Tuesday, then the team has 3 days off before its next game, again at home, a rematch with the Clippers.

Dec 8, 2012 - ORL at LAL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Orlando Magic ()	21	24	29	32	106
Los Angeles Lakers ()	32	25	18	29	104

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilbert Arenas	26	6-12	1-3	1-3	0	2	0	0	2	14
Stephen Jackson	37	4-7	2-2	4-4	5	6	1	1	5	14
DeJuan Blair	15	4-5	0-0	1-2	2	2	1	0	1	9
Andray Blatche	38	13-16	0-0	7-7	9	1	0	1	1	33
Dwight Howard	38	3-11	0-0	3-8	9	0	0	3	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ryan Anderson	19	4-8	3-6	2-2	5	2	1	0	2	13
Marcin Gortat	16	0-2	0-0	5-6	10	3	0	2	0	5
John Salmons	17	1-5	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	2
Mack Bledsoe	16	1-6	1-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	5
Cory Coleman	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wayne Washington	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Brian Happel (injured)	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		37-75	7-13	25-34	44	19	4	7	13	106

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Kidd	27	4-4	3-3	2-2	2	6	1	0	1	13
K. Bryant	19	3-5	1-1	4-4	1	4	3	0	3	11
R. Artest	34	1-4	0-3	1-2	4	1	1	0	1	3
P. Gasol	36	9-17	0-0	11-14	8	0	0	1	0	29
A. Bynum	36	6-10	0-0	5-6	9	0	1	2	2	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Gee	36	4-8	1-3	9-13	3	1	2	3	0	18
S. Blake	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
S. Wilkes	12	3-8	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	6
R. Conley	11	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1
L. Ridnour	10	0-3	0-0	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	2
T. Meredith	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Walton	8	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		32-65	5-14	35-45	31	14	9	6	8	104