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My Player (Season 3) Game #28

Posted on February 20, 2011 at 09:20 PM.

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MAGIC CRUSH SPURS, HAPPEL SPECTACULAR IN RETURN

Happel getting back to work and putting on a show with this breakaway reverse dunk

San Antonio, TX (AP) - Orlando forward Brian Happel sent a message early and often to the Spurs and the rest of the NBA: he's baaaack. Happel made his return to the lineup, after missing 9 games because of a twisted ankle. And, he wasted little time showing that he was at full strength. Happel put in a layup within the first minute of the game. He then followed that up with a nice alley-oop layup, where he had to plant and explode off the floor to get to the ball. Happel sent a message that he was healthy, scoring 17 points on 8-11 shooting in that first quarter. Despite a tough second quarter for both Happel and his teammates, Orlando pulled away in the second half to win easily, 97-77 over San Antonio. Afterwards, Happel said he was confident he would only feel better from here, "Man, it's easy to take the game of basketball for granted. I'm so thankful to be back out here on the court. I think I need a couple more games to get my conditioning up to par, but everything else felt top notch."

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Happel is back in the groove of things, hitting shots, dunking and playing defense

Happel was back to his old tricks. He scored 40 points, while grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out 6 assists. Happel had plenty of help, especially from center Dwight Howard, who scored only 10 points but collected 18 rebounds and swatted 4 shots. Gilbert Arenas continues to play well, scoring 13 points and dishing out 13 assists. He's been shooting the ball better as of late and is averaging nearly 19 points a game since coming back from his injury. Stephen Jackson really struggled all night to find his shot, hitting just 2 of 12 shots from the field.

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 26, 2012
SOUTHEAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF
1. Orlando Magic	22	6	.786	--	10-4	12-2	4-4	16-4
2. Miami Heat	24	8	.750	--	12-4	12-4	4-2	15-4
3. Atlanta Hawks	18	10	.643	4.0	8-5	10-5	4-1	13-5
4. Washington Wizards	13	18	.419	10.5	9-7	4-11	5-3	9-11
5. Charlotte Bobcats	9	23	.281	15.0	7-9	2-14	0-7	6-17

Four Spurs scored in double-figures, but the high scorer, Manu Ginobili, only had 16 points. Tim Duncan got his double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Nobody really stood out for San Antonio, as pretty much everyone struggled to make any shots all game long.

Great defense, like this blocked shot by Happel, helped keep the Spurs from getting quality shots. Orlando had 10 blocks for the game.

The bigger story for the Spurs is how they'll play over the next couple of weeks without one of their stars. Manu Ginobili hurt his back late in the fourth quarter. The training staff for San Antonio believes it's a lower back strain, but they say Ginobili is in a good amount of pain, and he could be out for the next week or two.


Pos	Player	Injury Note
SG	Manu Ginobili	Lower Back Strain; Out 1-2 weeks

Once again, the Magic used a strong second half to turn a close game into a laugher. Orlando led by just 4 points at halftime. But, supurb defense led to just 10 points on 20% shooting (5-25) in the third quarter by San Antonio. The Spurs only shot 23% overall in the second half and a very poor 34% for the game. Orlando, meantime, shot a respectable 45%. The Magic also outrebounded the Spurs by a 56-34 margin. The one area of concern in this one was the turnovers. Orlando had 12 of them. That is what helped keep it a close game in the first half.

Happel drilling one of his 2 three's - this one in the corner and over Ginobili

The Magic won't have much time to enjoy this victory, however. Orlando now travels to Dallas for a matchup with the Mavericks tonight.

Dec 26, 2012 - ORL at SAS
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Orlando Magic (22-6)	29	24	18	26	97
San Antonio Spurs (16-14)	23	26	10	18	77

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilbert Arenas	36	5-11	1-3	2-2	4	13	1	0	5	13
Stephen Jackson	34	2-12	0-2	0-0	4	5	0	0	0	4
Brian Happel	43	19-29	2-2	0-0	12	6	0	2	3	40
Andray Blatche	32	4-8	0-1	0-0	5	0	2	3	0	8
Dwight Howard	36	4-11	0-0	2-2	18	3	1	4	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
DeJuan Blair	17	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	4
Marcin Gortat	13	3-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	6
John Salmons	10	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1
Mack Bledsoe	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3
Cory Coleman	6	0-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2
Wayne Washington	6	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	0	1	2
Ryan Anderson	6	1-3	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	4
TEAM TOTALS		41-90	4-13	11-12	56	28	6	10	12	97

San Antonio Spurs
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Parker	36	0-12	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	4	0
M. Ginobili	31	6-15	0-1	4-4	2	2	2	0	0	16
A. McKinney	28	5-15	3-8	1-1	3	1	1	0	1	14
T. Duncan	38	6-15	0-0	2-2	11	0	0	0	0	14
E. Temple	23	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	1	2	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
G. Hill	28	5-11	1-2	4-4	1	3	3	1	1	15
H. Samuels	19	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	1	0	4
R. Jefferson	12	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
B. Burton	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	4
M. Mann	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
M. Bonner	7	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
J. Anderson	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30-86	4-12	13-13	34	15	10	3	7	77