Box Score

 

PHOENIX (98)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
S Marion            46 13-25   2-2  5-17   5   2   29
T Gugliotta         18   2-6   0-0   2-6   0   1    4
J Voskuhl           21   1-1   4-4   1-3   0   5    6
P Hardaway          42  9-19   2-2   3-5   8   2   22
S Marbury           46  7-15   0-0   0-1  11   1   15
S Williams          19  5-11   0-1   4-8   0   3   10
J Johnson           27  3-12   0-0   1-3   2   1    6
J White              8   1-3   1-2   2-3   1   4    3
L Barbosa            3   0-1   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
C Jacobsen          10   1-3   0-0   0-0   0   1    3
R Archibald        DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
C Trybanski        DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 42-96  9-11 18-46  27  20   98
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Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.818. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (S Marion 1-3, P Hardaway 2-5, S 
Marbury 1-4, J Johnson 0-3, C Jacobsen 1-3). 
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:4 (S 
Williams, J White, S Marion, C Jacobsen). 
Turnovers:10 (J Johnson 4, P Hardaway 2, S 
Marbury, C Jacobsen, S Marion, J Voskuhl). 
Steals: 6 (P Hardaway 2, T Gugliotta, S 
Marbury, J White, J Johnson).


ORLANDO (105)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
G Giricek           32   6-6   4-4   1-4   3   0   19
J Howard            32  6-12   7-7   1-4   1   2   19
A DeClercq           5   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
T McGrady           44  5-17   5-7  4-11   9   2   16
T Lue               32  3-10   1-2   0-4   4   2    9
D Harvey            20   3-6   0-0   2-5   1   1    6
D Gooden            35  9-19   3-5   1-8   1   3   21
Z Pachulia          23   3-5   2-2   1-5   1   2    8
S Williams          16   1-2   4-5   1-4   5   0    7
K Bogans             1   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
R Strickland       DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
S Hunter           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 36-77 26-32 11-45  25  12  105
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Percentages: FG-.468, FT-.813. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (G Giricek 3-3, T McGrady 1-6, T 
Lue 2-6, S Williams 1-2). Team Rebounds: 6. 
Blocked Shots:6 (D Harvey 2, J Howard, D 
Gooden, G Giricek, Z Pachulia). Turnovers:13 
(T Lue 5, T McGrady 2, D Gooden 2, G Giricek 
2, J Howard, S Williams). Steals: 6 (D Gooden
2, J Howard, T McGrady, S Williams, T Lue).

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PHOENIX              41  18  21  18   -  98
ORLANDO              23  26  32  24   -  105
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Technical fouls: Phoenix - 2 (Defensive 
Three, 0:37 1st; COACH Johnson 2 (ejected), 
0:12 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,584. T: 2:13. 
Officials: Bill Spooner, Leroy Richardson, 
Tom Washington.

Extended Box

 

PHOENIX (98) AT ORLANDO (105)

PHOENIX

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
S MARION          F    46   13-25     2-2      5  12  17    5   2   0   1   29
T GUGLIOTTA       F    18    2-6      0-0      2   4   6    0   1   1   0    4
J VOSKUHL         C    21    1-1      4-4      1   2   3    0   5   0   1    6
P HARDAWAY        G    42    9-19     2-2      3   2   5    8   2   2   2   22
S MARBURY         G    46    7-15     0-0      0   1   1   11   1   1   1   15
S WILLIAMS             19    5-11     0-1      4   4   8    0   3   0   0   10
J JOHNSON              27    3-12     0-0      1   2   3    2   1   1   4    6
J WHITE                 8    1-3      1-2      2   1   3    1   4   1   0    3
L BARBOSA               3    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
C JACOBSEN             10    1-3      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   1    3
R ARCHIBALD           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
C TRYBANSKI           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   42-96     9-11    18  28  46   27  20   6  10   98
                            (.438)  (.818)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 11 (9 PTS)     

ORLANDO

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
G GIRICEK         F    32    6-6      4-4      1   3   4    3   0   0   2   19
J HOWARD          F    32    6-12     7-7      1   3   4    1   2   1   1   19
A DECLERCQ        C     5    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
T MCGRADY         G    44    5-17     5-7      4   7  11    9   2   1   2   16
T LUE             G    32    3-10     1-2      0   4   4    4   2   1   5    9
D HARVEY               20    3-6      0-0      2   3   5    1   1   0   0    6
D GOODEN               35    9-19     3-5      1   7   8    1   3   2   2   21
Z PACHULIA             23    3-5      2-2      1   4   5    1   2   0   0    8
S WILLIAMS             16    1-2      4-5      1   3   4    5   0   1   1    7
K BOGANS                1    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
R STRICKLAND          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
S HUNTER              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   36-77    26-32    11  34  45   25  12   6  13  105
                            (.468)  (.813)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 13 (15 PTS)    
  
   PHOENIX            41   18   21   18   -   98
   ORLANDO            23   26   32   24   -   105
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - S WILLIAMS, J WHITE, S MARION, C JACOBSEN.
ORLANDO - D HARVEY 2, J HOWARD, D GOODEN, G GIRICEK, Z PACHULIA.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 5-18 (.278), S MARION 1-3, P HARDAWAY 2-
5, S MARBURY 1-4, J JOHNSON 0-3, C JACOBSEN 1-3. ORLANDO 7-17 (.412),
G GIRICEK 3-3, T MCGRADY 1-6, T LUE 2-6, S WILLIAMS 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PHOENIX - DEFENSIVE THREE, COACH JOHNSON 2 (EJECTED).
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, LEROY RICHARDSON, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 12,584. T - 2:13.

Game Story

ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- It took 40 days - and may have 
felt like 40 years - but Tracy McGrady and the Orlando Magic
finally have a second victory.

McGrady collected 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as the
Magic overcame a 22-point deficit to defeat the Phoenix Suns,
105-98, and snapped their franchise-record 19-game losing
streak.

"The mood in the locker room after the game was incredible,"
McGrady said. "Hopefully we can build on this and get some
confidence, get some wins now.  Hopefully our season can start
now.  I don't know what team was playing for the past 20 games."

Drew Gooden added 21 points off the bench and Juwan Howard and
Gordan Giricek chipped in 19 apiece for the Magic, who had not
won since beating the New York Knicks on the road in their
season opener on October 29.

It took 10 games, but Johnny Davis earned his first win as
Orlando's coach after replacing the fired Doc Rivers on November
18.  The Magic also won their first home game after dropping
their first 11.

"For the first time in a long time we have a very happy locker
room, and for the first time in a long time I can actually smile
for a change," Davis said. "We played just a tenacious, just
hard-fought, never-say-die game.  Every guy on the team was
involved in the game and had the feeling that tonight we were
going to stop it and that's exactly what we did."

Phoenix jumped out to a 38-16 lead 10 1/2 minutes into the
contest and held a 71-54 advantage with 7:22 left in the third
quarter before Orlando stormed back to take an 81-80 lead into
the final quarter.

"That was, like, the greatest comeback I've ever been involved
in," McGrady said.

The game was tied, 95-95, when Howard made a layup with 3:12
left, Giricek followed with a 3-pointer and rookie Zaur Pachulia
sank a pair of free throws to make it a seven-point lead with
1:54 remaining.

"Even down 22 we never surrendered, we just kept fighting even
though we knew that it was an uphill battle, and that's really
been what we've done throughout the streak," Davis said. "We've
been fighting, we've been fighting and we're bringing it but we
didn't close that games and tonight we did."

Suns coach Frank Johnson was ejected for picking up two
technical fouls for arguing with the officials with 12 seconds
left.

"The free-throw discrepancy was unreal and I'll leave it at
that," said Johnson, whose team attempted 11 and saw the Magic
shoot 32.

The Magic avoided becoming the fifth team in NBA history to lose
20 games in a row.  The 1995-96 Grizzlies and 1997-98 Denver
Nuggets share the all-time mark of 23 straight defeats.

Shawn Marion contributed a season-best 29 points and a season
high-tying 17 rebounds for the Suns, who fell to 1-2 on a
four-game road trip.  Penny Hardaway, who spent six seasons with
Orlando, added 22 points and eight assists, both season highs.

"We had the momentum and then they started their run and we
couldn't stop it," Marion said. "They were getting easy baskets
and we weren't playing good defense in the second half."

"They are really not that bad of a team," Hardaway said of the
Magic. "It really got bad for them because they played some
really good teams early.  It is one of those situations where it
just snowballed and then maybe the players just didn't
believe."