Box Score

 

NEW JERSEY (83)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
R Jefferson         36  5-13   5-6   2-5   1   6   15
K Martin            35  6-10   5-8   1-6   2   3   17
J Collins           24   0-5   3-4   3-4   1   4    3
K Kittles           30  6-16   0-0   2-8   1   1   13
J Kidd              37  5-21   9-9   0-8   8   2   19
A Johnson           11   1-3   0-2   0-3   1   2    2
B Scalabrine        25   2-6   0-0   0-3   3   2    5
L Harris            19   2-9   2-2   1-3   1   0    6
A Williams          23   1-3   1-1   2-4   1   3    3
C Childs           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
B Armstrong        DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
T Slay             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 28-86 25-32 11-44  19  23   83
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Percentages: FG-.326, FT-.781. 3-Point Goals:
2-19, .105 (K Kittles 1-6, J Kidd 0-8, A 
Johnson 0-1, B Scalabrine 1-3, L Harris 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:6 (K Kittles
2, A Williams 2, J Collins, B Scalabrine). 
Turnovers:6 (R Jefferson 5, A Williams). 
Steals: 9 (J Kidd 4, K Kittles 2, R Jefferson
2, B Scalabrine).


ORLANDO (92)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
M Miller            33  5-12   0-2   0-7   1   4   11
P Garrity           31   3-5   2-3   1-7   2   3    9
A DeClercq          19   1-2   0-0   1-3   1   5    2
T McGrady           37 12-25   6-8   1-8   4   2   32
J Vaughn            28   1-8   3-3   0-5   2   0    5
S Hunter            22   1-3   2-2   0-3   0   5    4
D Armstrong         30  7-17   3-3   2-5   5   2   20
J Sasser            17   1-3   0-0   0-4   1   1    2
P Burke             17   2-5   1-2   3-5   0   2    5
O Oyedeji            6   1-1   0-0   1-2   0   0    2
S Kemp             DNP  - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE                            
R Humphrey         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 34-81 17-23  9-49  16  24   92
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Percentages: FG-.420, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals:
7-22, .318 (M Miller 1-2, P Garrity 1-3, T 
McGrady 2-8, J Vaughn 0-1, D Armstrong 3-8). 
Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:5 (A 
DeClercq 2, M Miller, S Hunter, P Burke). 
Turnovers:13 (A DeClercq 5, D Armstrong 2, J 
Vaughn 2, T McGrady 2, P Garrity, M Miller). 
Steals: 3 (D Armstrong, J Vaughn, J Sasser).

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NEW JERSEY           15  25  23  20   -  83
ORLANDO              18  20  24  30   -  92
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Technical fouls: Orlando - 2 (D Armstrong, 
2:46 2nd; Defensive Three, 5:40 4th).
Flagrant fouls:  New Jersey 1 (B Scalabrine, 
0:20 1st).  A: 14,549. T: 2:16. Officials: 
Joe Crawford, Tom Washington, Tony Brown.

Extended Box

 

NEW JERSEY (83) AT ORLANDO (92)

NEW JERSEY

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
R JEFFERSON       F    36    5-13     5-6      2   3   5    1   6   2   5   15
K MARTIN          F    35    6-10     5-8      1   5   6    2   3   0   0   17
J COLLINS         C    24    0-5      3-4      3   1   4    1   4   0   0    3
K KITTLES         G    30    6-16     0-0      2   6   8    1   1   2   0   13
J KIDD            G    37    5-21     9-9      0   8   8    8   2   4   0   19
A JOHNSON              11    1-3      0-2      0   3   3    1   2   0   0    2
B SCALABRINE           25    2-6      0-0      0   3   3    3   2   1   0    5
L HARRIS               19    2-9      2-2      1   2   3    1   0   0   0    6
A WILLIAMS             23    1-3      1-1      2   2   4    1   3   0   1    3
C CHILDS              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
B ARMSTRONG           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
T SLAY                DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   28-86    25-32    11  33  44   19  23   9   6   83
                            (.326)  (.781)  TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 6 (5 PTS)      

ORLANDO

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
M MILLER          F    33    5-12     0-2      0   7   7    1   4   0   1   11
P GARRITY         F    31    3-5      2-3      1   6   7    2   3   0   1    9
A DECLERCQ        C    19    1-2      0-0      1   2   3    1   5   0   5    2
T MCGRADY         G    37   12-25     6-8      1   7   8    4   2   0   2   32
J VAUGHN          G    28    1-8      3-3      0   5   5    2   0   1   2    5
S HUNTER               22    1-3      2-2      0   3   3    0   5   0   0    4
D ARMSTRONG            30    7-17     3-3      2   3   5    5   2   1   2   20
J SASSER               17    1-3      0-0      0   4   4    1   1   1   0    2
P BURKE                17    2-5      1-2      3   2   5    0   2   0   0    5
O OYEDEJI               6    1-1      0-0      1   1   2    0   0   0   0    2
S KEMP                DNP  - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE                                      
R HUMPHREY            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   34-81    17-23     9  40  49   16  24   3  13   92
                            (.420)  (.739)  TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 13 (10 PTS)    
  
   NEW JERSEY         15   25   23   20   -   83
   ORLANDO            18   20   24   30   -   92
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW JERSEY - K KITTLES 2, A WILLIAMS 2, J COLLINS, B SCALABRINE.
ORLANDO - A DECLERCQ 2, M MILLER, S HUNTER, P BURKE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW JERSEY 2-19 (.105), K KITTLES 1-6, J KIDD 0-
8, A JOHNSON 0-1, B SCALABRINE 1-3, L HARRIS 0-1. ORLANDO 7-22 (.318),
M MILLER 1-2, P GARRITY 1-3, T MCGRADY 2-8, J VAUGHN 0-1, D ARMSTRONG 3-
8.
TECHNICAL FOULS: ORLANDO - D ARMSTRONG, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS:  NEW JERSEY 1 (B SCALABRINE, 0:20 1ST). 
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, TOM WASHINGTON, TONY BROWN.
A - 14,549. T - 2:16.

Game Story

ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- The road remains unkind to the 
New Jersey Nets.

Tracy McGrady scored 32 points and Darrell Armstrong added 20 as
the Orlando Magic snapped a three-game losing streak with a
92-83 victory over the Nets.

Before the game, the Magic learned they would be without center
Shawn Kemp, who was suspended indefinitely for violating the
NBA's substance-abuse policy.

"He has a disease ... we know that," Orlando coach Doc Rivers
said.  "We knew that the day we signed him.  We don't know
what's happened yet, we really don't.  There's a chance Shawn
Kemp might be on the plane next game.  I'm more concerned about
the human being."

"We need to feel good about this win we just got tonight,"
McGrady added.  "I mean, this was a big game.  New Jersey is not
a pushover team.  Everybody knows that.  And for us to be
without Shawn Kemp and other guys can come in and contribute to
the win was just big."

New Jersey, which had won six of seven, shot just 33 percent
(28-of-86), including 2-of-19 from the arc, and fell to 12-14 on
the road.

Nets All-Star Jason Kidd contributed 19 points, eight rebounds
and eight assists but was ineffective shooting the ball,
connecting on just 5-of-21 from the field and going 0-of-8 from
3-point range.

"We shot 32 percent and you are not supposed to have a chance to
win, but we did," Kidd said.  "That gives us something that we
can draw from.  We just didn't make shots.  If we make shots,
then maybe it is a different outcome."

The Magic trailed, 65-64, before rookie Pat Burke hit a jumper
two minutes into the fourth quarter that sparked a 13-0 run.
Mike Miller ended the burst with a layup with 6:26 left that
made it 77-65.  McGrady did not score during the run.

"In the fourth quarter, their bench and their energy guys like
Armstrong, Burke, (Jeryl) Sasser and those guys, they built the
lead without McGrady," New Jersey coach Byron Scott said.  "That
unit they had in at that particular time against our bench
played much harder.  And that was the difference."

"That was big," McGrady said of the burst.  "Darrell was the
guy.  He was the man to step up and lead in the fourth period.
The hustle, everybody else just followed his lead and I had a
chance to rest and close out the game."

New Jersey climbed within 83-81 on a pair of free throws by
Kenyon Martin with 1:40 left, but Armstrong countered with a
3-pointer 18 seconds later and the Nets got no closer than three
points thereafter.

"T-Mac found Pat (Garrity) and Pat found me, and somebody had to
rotate off Pat," Armstrong said of the play setting up his
3-pointer.  "Either let me take it or Pat.  Fortunately, they
said, `We're going to let Darrell Armstrong make that shot.'"

Martin, whose nose was bloodied in the third quarter by an
apparently inadvertent elbow from Orlando center Andrew
DeClercq, scored 17 points.  Richard Jefferson had 15 and Kerry
Kittles 13 for the Nets, who had won the previous four meetings
with the Magic.

"He did it on purpose," Martin said of DeClercq.  "(My nose) is
probably cracked, not broken.  If it was broken, it would be on
the side of my face.  I know when somebody does something on
purpose.  Let us just leave it at that."

Orlando had dropped five of six but avoided its first four-game
losing streak since March 1-6.

"Before the game, I don't think guys were really high about the
game.  And to come out and put that effort is pretty cool,"
Rivers said.  "I'm really proud of the guys."