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March 9, 2010, Tuesday
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THE Orlando Magic held off the Los Angeles Lakers for a 96-94 win on Sunday in Orlando, Florida, with Kobe Bryant missing the chance to tie the game as time expired.
In a rematch of the 2009 NBA Finals, Vince Carter had 25 points for the Magic, who overcame a game-high 34 points from Bryant.
Bryant tallied 18 in the fourth quarter where the Lakers came back from 10 points down before losing their third game in a row. It is the first time the Lakers (46-18) have dropped three straight since January 2008.
Orlando (44-20) recorded its fifth consecutive win, with all five starters scoring in double figures.
"I'm glad that (Kobe) missed. We didn't make free throws but we got the win and that's all that matters," said Orlando's Dwight Howard, who scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
"They beat us last year and we wanted to show them they're not going to beat us anymore."
The Magic led for nearly the entire game, taking a 74-64 advantage into the fourth before the defending NBA champions scored eight straight points to start the final quarter.
With Los Angeles down by three, Bryant made what he thought was his second successive three-pointer to tie the game with 12 seconds left, but his foot was on the line and the visitors were left still trailing by one.
Carter split a pair of free throws to put the Magic up by two and give the Lakers one last chance, but Bryant missed his shot.
Gunning for us
"Everybody is gunning for us," said LA forward Lamar Odom. "It's tough to put yourself in a position to repeat (as champions). We have to understand that."
In other games, it was: Celtics 86, Wizards 83; Pistons 110, Rockets 107, OT; Nuggets 118, Trail Blazers 106; Thunder 108, Kings 102; and 76ers 114, Raptors 101.
In Boston, Ray Allen scored a game-high 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17.1 seconds remaining, as Boston rallied past Washington.
Boston trailed 79-66 with 6:11 remaining and responded with a 20-4 run to close out the game with eight points from Allen and six from guard Rajon Rondo.
Al Thornton scored 24 points to lead the Wizards and Andray Blatche added 23 for Washington.
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Tayshaun Prince scored a season-high 29 points to help Detroit snap a six-game losing streak.
Richard Hamilton added 22 points for Detroit, while Kevin Martin had 27 points for Houston and Aaron Brooks scored 25. Martin and Brooks, though, both missed key 3-point attempts in the last 10 seconds of overtime.
In Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points - his third consecutive game with at least 30 points - as Denver beat Portland for its third straight victory.
J.R. Smith added 22 points, Chauncey Billups had 21 points and Nene 14 for the Nuggets.
Jerryd Bayless' 24 points led the Trail Blazers, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped.
Andre Miller had 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16.
In a rematch of the 2009 NBA Finals, Vince Carter had 25 points for the Magic, who overcame a game-high 34 points from Bryant.
Bryant tallied 18 in the fourth quarter where the Lakers came back from 10 points down before losing their third game in a row. It is the first time the Lakers (46-18) have dropped three straight since January 2008.
Orlando (44-20) recorded its fifth consecutive win, with all five starters scoring in double figures.
"I'm glad that (Kobe) missed. We didn't make free throws but we got the win and that's all that matters," said Orlando's Dwight Howard, who scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
"They beat us last year and we wanted to show them they're not going to beat us anymore."
The Magic led for nearly the entire game, taking a 74-64 advantage into the fourth before the defending NBA champions scored eight straight points to start the final quarter.
With Los Angeles down by three, Bryant made what he thought was his second successive three-pointer to tie the game with 12 seconds left, but his foot was on the line and the visitors were left still trailing by one.
Carter split a pair of free throws to put the Magic up by two and give the Lakers one last chance, but Bryant missed his shot.
Gunning for us
"Everybody is gunning for us," said LA forward Lamar Odom. "It's tough to put yourself in a position to repeat (as champions). We have to understand that."
In other games, it was: Celtics 86, Wizards 83; Pistons 110, Rockets 107, OT; Nuggets 118, Trail Blazers 106; Thunder 108, Kings 102; and 76ers 114, Raptors 101.
In Boston, Ray Allen scored a game-high 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17.1 seconds remaining, as Boston rallied past Washington.
Boston trailed 79-66 with 6:11 remaining and responded with a 20-4 run to close out the game with eight points from Allen and six from guard Rajon Rondo.
Al Thornton scored 24 points to lead the Wizards and Andray Blatche added 23 for Washington.
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Tayshaun Prince scored a season-high 29 points to help Detroit snap a six-game losing streak.
Richard Hamilton added 22 points for Detroit, while Kevin Martin had 27 points for Houston and Aaron Brooks scored 25. Martin and Brooks, though, both missed key 3-point attempts in the last 10 seconds of overtime.
In Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points - his third consecutive game with at least 30 points - as Denver beat Portland for its third straight victory.
J.R. Smith added 22 points, Chauncey Billups had 21 points and Nene 14 for the Nuggets.
Jerryd Bayless' 24 points led the Trail Blazers, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped.
Andre Miller had 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16.
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