Box Score

 

MIAMI (111)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
E Jones             40  2-13   1-1   0-8   4   5    6
L Odom              37  6-13   6-6   4-9   6   2   18
B Grant             35  8-13   0-0  2-12   2   3   16
D Wade              40 10-16   7-9  6-10   5   4   27
R Alston            45  7-11   4-4   1-3   5   0   23
R Butler            19   5-7   0-0   0-1   2   2   12
M Allen              6   1-1   0-0   0-0   0   1    2
U Haslem            18   2-2   3-6   2-3   1   2    7
B Coles            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
J Wallace          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
L Woods            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
C Butler           DNP  - LOWER BACK SPASMS                              
  
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TOTALS             240 41-76 21-26 15-46  25  19  111
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Percentages: FG-.539, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
8-14, .571 (E Jones 1-5, L Odom 0-1, R Alston
5-6, R Butler 2-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:3 (L Odom 2, B Grant). Turnovers:16 (D 
Wade 5, L Odom 4, R Alston 3, E Jones 2, R 
Butler, U Haslem). Steals: 7 (R Alston 4, L 
Odom 2, E Jones).


ORLANDO (98)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
K Bogans            16   2-3   0-0   0-3   0   1    5
J Howard            41  8-16   6-6   2-2   6   4   22
Z Pachulia          19   0-2   1-2   2-3   2   2    1
T McGrady           46 10-25   4-6   1-2   6   1   24
T Lue               26   4-5   0-0   0-3   3   2   10
R Strickland        21   2-6   0-0   0-0   2   3    4
D Gooden            29   5-8   6-8   2-6   1   2   16
G Giricek           34  5-10   3-3   1-5   1   2   14
S Hunter             7   1-1   0-0   0-0   0   0    2
R Gaines             1   0-1   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
S Williams         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 37-77 20-25  8-24  21  17   98
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Percentages: FG-.481, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
4-12, .333 (K Bogans 1-1, T McGrady 0-5, T 
Lue 2-2, D Gooden 0-1, G Giricek 1-3). Team 
Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:3 (D Gooden, G 
Giricek, Z Pachulia). Turnovers:11 (J Howard 
3, T McGrady 3, G Giricek 3, R Strickland, K 
Bogans). Steals: 8 (T Lue 2, D Gooden 2, G 
Giricek 2, J Howard, T McGrady).

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MIAMI                27  37  23  24   -  111
ORLANDO              20  27  25  26   -  98
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Technical fouls: Miami - 1 (L Odom, 10:33 
4th). Orlando - 1 (Defensive Three, 7:11 
3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,784. T: 2:08. 
Officials: Eddie F. Rush, Luis Grillo, Pat 
Fraher.

Extended Box

 

MIAMI (111) AT ORLANDO (98)

MIAMI

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
E JONES           F    40    2-13     1-1      0   8   8    4   5   1   2    6
L ODOM            F    37    6-13     6-6      4   5   9    6   2   2   4   18
B GRANT           C    35    8-13     0-0      2  10  12    2   3   0   0   16
D WADE            G    40   10-16     7-9      6   4  10    5   4   0   5   27
R ALSTON          G    45    7-11     4-4      1   2   3    5   0   4   3   23
R BUTLER               19    5-7      0-0      0   1   1    2   2   0   1   12
M ALLEN                 6    1-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   0    2
U HASLEM               18    2-2      3-6      2   1   3    1   2   0   1    7
B COLES               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
J WALLACE             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
L WOODS               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
C BUTLER              DNP  - LOWER BACK SPASMS                                        
  
TOTALS                240   41-76    21-26    15  31  46   25  19   7  16  111
                            (.539)  (.808)  TEAM REBS:  9 TOTAL TO: 16 (13 PTS)    

ORLANDO

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
K BOGANS          F    16    2-3      0-0      0   3   3    0   1   0   1    5
J HOWARD          F    41    8-16     6-6      2   0   2    6   4   1   3   22
Z PACHULIA        C    19    0-2      1-2      2   1   3    2   2   0   0    1
T MCGRADY         G    46   10-25     4-6      1   1   2    6   1   1   3   24
T LUE             G    26    4-5      0-0      0   3   3    3   2   2   0   10
R STRICKLAND           21    2-6      0-0      0   0   0    2   3   0   1    4
D GOODEN               29    5-8      6-8      2   4   6    1   2   2   0   16
G GIRICEK              34    5-10     3-3      1   4   5    1   2   2   3   14
S HUNTER                7    1-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    2
R GAINES                1    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
S WILLIAMS            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   37-77    20-25     8  16  24   21  17   8  11   98
                            (.481)  (.800)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 11 (13 PTS)    
  
   MIAMI              27   37   23   24   -   111
   ORLANDO            20   27   25   26   -   98
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - L ODOM 2, B GRANT.  ORLANDO - D GOODEN, G GIRICEK,
Z PACHULIA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 8-14 (.571), E JONES 1-5, L ODOM 0-1, R ALSTON 5-
6, R BUTLER 2-2. ORLANDO 4-12 (.333), K BOGANS 1-1, T MCGRADY 0-5,
T LUE 2-2, D GOODEN 0-1, G GIRICEK 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MIAMI - L ODOM. ORLANDO - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: EDDIE F. RUSH, LUIS GRILLO, PAT FRAHER.
A - 12,784. T - 2:08.

Game Story

ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- The Orlando Magic officially 
celebrated their 15th anniversary Wednesday.  The Miami Heat
crashed the party.

Rookie Dwyane Wade had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lift the
Heat to a 111-98 victory over the Magic that ended a five-game
losing streak.

"We needed this game going into the All-Star break," Wade said.
"We lost five close games and we really needed this game to get
on a roll."

Rafer Alston scored 23 points, Lamar Odom added 18 and Brian
Grant 16 and 12 rebounds for Miami, which has won two straight
from its intrastate rivals.

Tracy McGrady scored 24 points for Orlando, which dropped its
seventh straight game and fifth consecutive at home.  Juwan
Howard added 22 points.

"This season is pretty much downhill for us," McGrady said.
"There's no way, we're out of the playoff run, so we have to
play for other things."

The Magic's skid is the longest current streak in the NBA. They
had a franchise-record 19-game slide earlier in the season.

Team executive Pat Williams announced the top 10 players in
Magic history during a halftime telecast, with current All-Star
guard Tracy McGrady topping the list.  The event was supposed to
be a festive event for the franchise, but the Heat were the
ones that had a good time.

"We just decided to come out aggressive," Wade said.  "We knew
this was a team that could really score.  We wanted to come out
and get on them, because we know they can score points real
fast."

Miami cruised to a 60-35 lead with 3:11 remaining in the second
quarter.  Orlando gradually chipped away and pulled within
103-96 with 2:01 to go.  But Alston's 3-pointer a minute later
pushed the cushion back to 106-96.

Heat forward Caron Butler suffered a back injury in Tuesday's
game and did not play.  Alston started in his absence and did
not disappoint.  He connected with Wade early and often, setting
up the high-flying rookie for uncontested dunks and layups on
most of his five assists.

"Absolutely, guys are ready to go on vacation," McGrady said.
"We showed that in the first half.  In the second half, we came
out with a lot of energy.  But we dug ourselves to a big a hole
to try ane even win the game."

"We were moving the ball and getting good shots," Wade said.
"That was the key to move the ball and make them play defense
for at least 18-19 seconds of the shot clock."

When Alston wasn't setting Wade up, the former Marquette star
still made an easy path to the basket on his own.

As has been the case all season, Orlando struggled with its
interior defense and was dominated on the backboards.  Miami
outrebounded Orlando, 46-24, collecting 15 offensive boards to
Miami's 16 defensive boards.