My Player (Season 3) Game #33 - Hapshoops32's Dynasty

Arena Blog Dynasty Scores Sign Up ☰

Hapshoops32's Dynasty Blog

My Player (Season 3) Game #33

Posted on February 27, 2011 at 10:31 PM.

(0)

MAGIC TEAR APART 76ERS, PICK UP EASY ROAD VICTORY

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Happel had ice water in his veins, hitting 2 shots to beat the 1st quarter and 2nd quarter buzzers

Philadelphia, PA (AP) - The City of Brotherly Love proved to be very friendly for the Magic. Orlando went on the road and dominated Philadelphia in every way, shape and form to win 108-78. The Magic got off to a tough start in the first half, only shooting 40% from the field. But, the Sixers were even worse offensively, shooting just 34% and scoring only 32 points. That gave Orlando a 14 point advantage going into the third quarter. And, once again, that's where the Magic simply put things out of reach. Orlando went on a 21-8 run over a 6:31 span, capped by a Dwight Howard basket and a foul with 4:18 left in the quarter. That put the Magic up by 21, and it never really got any closer than that.

LEAGUE LEADERS - Updated: Jan 5, 2013
Player		Field Goal %
	BRIAN HAPPEL	.694
	Patrick Patterson	.570
	Josh Smith	.560
	Carl Landry	.557
	Jason Thompson	.552

Orlando Forward Brian Happel was terrific, especially shooting the basketball. Happel poured in 38 points, connecting on an amazing 17-21 shots, including both three-point attempts. He's easily the top shooter in the game right now. "It helps when your teammates are always looking for you," said Happel about his spectacular shooting, "They're finding me open shots, and when you're getting easy layups and dunks and wide open jumpers, it's easy to have a high percentage. So, I have to give my teammates a lot of credit for that." Happel also pulled down 15 rebounds and dished out 3 assists.

Happel got out on the fast break early and often for some spectacular dunks

Happel got plenty of help from his teammates. Dwight Howard was outstanding anchoring the center position. He scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. He also shot 9-16 from the field, including all 3 of his free throws. Andray Blatche was solid on the low blocks as well, adding 15 points and standing his ground on defense with 3 steals and 3 blocks. Stephen Jackson showed signs of getting out of his slump, as well, scoring 17 points on 8-17 shooting. However, he struggled from long distance, hitting just 1-6 behind the arc.

Season vs Philadelphia Stats - 2012-13
Game	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A
November 2 HOME	44	41	12	3	3	1	18-22	2-2	3-4
November 23 HOME	43	34	17	4	1	1	16-21	2-2	0-0
January 5 AWAY	41	38	15	3	0	1	17-21	2-2	3-3
AVERAGES	42.7	37.7	14.7	3.3	1.3	1.0	.797	1.000	.857

For Philadelphia, Bobby Lindsey led the way with 15 points and 12 rebounds. He was the best player on the court. Evan Turner also played well, scoring 16 points, pulling down 5 boards and handing out 3 assists. Andre Iguodola scored 15 points but struggled from the field, making just 5-16 shots. Overall, Philly shot just 40% from the field and made only 2-13 three-point attempts.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Happel was "PHlying" high in Philly, slamming down the Sixers

Once again, Orlando shot the ball well, hitting 52% from the floor. But, it was the second half that really turned this one into a laugher. The Magic shot 66% in the final 2 quarters. The 76ers were able to get to the foul line more often, but the deficit was too big for that to make any difference. Orlando outrebounded the Sixers by a margin of 50-37, and the Magic also used the glass to get more second chance points. Orlando had 13 offensive rebounds, compared to Philadelphia's 7.

Defense was a big key, especially in the second half. Here, Happel swats away what would have been an Iguodola layup

Up next for the Magic: a potentially tough week. Orlando welcomes the New York Knicks to the Amway Center on Monday, and then must travel to Atlanta to play the Hawks in the second of a back-to-back. After that, it's a couple days off, before Kobe Bryant and the Lakers invade Orlando.

Jan 5, 2013 - ORL at PHI
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Orlando Magic (27-6)	26	20	31	31	108
Philadelphia 76ers (12-23)	19	13	24	22	78

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Wayne Washington	19	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	2
Stephen Jackson	32	8-17	1-6	0-0	5	4	2	1	1	17
Brian Happel	41	17-21	2-2	3-3	15	3	0	1	1	38
Andray Blatche	33	7-16	0-0	1-1	4	0	3	3	0	15
Dwight Howard	37	9-16	0-0	3-3	14	3	0	1	1	21
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
DeJuan Blair	20	2-3	0-0	0-1	5	3	1	0	1	4
Marcin Gortat	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	4
John Salmons	17	2-5	1-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	3	5
Mack Bledsoe	10	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	2
Cory Coleman	14	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0
Ryan Anderson	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gilbert Arenas (injured)	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		48-92	4-16	8-9	50	24	9	7	9	108

Philadelphia 76ers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Holiday	38	5-11	1-2	0-0	3	6	3	0	6	11
E. Turner	40	7-19	1-8	1-2	5	3	1	0	0	16
A. Iguodala	39	5-16	0-1	5-7	2	3	2	0	1	15
B. Lindsey	37	7-16	0-0	1-3	12	1	0	0	2	15
G. Bonner	33	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Williams	18	2-5	0-1	3-3	3	1	1	0	2	7
M. Speights	12	3-4	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	8
S. Hawes	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
E. Brand	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Dunleavy	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
F. Stallworth	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
T. Lloyd	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		32-79	2-13	12-17	37	16	7	2	11	78