Orlando at New Jersey

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TIME: 7:00 PM ET

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NEWARK, N.J. -- A snow-related transportation problem got the Orlando Magic to the arena a little later than normal for their game against the New Jersey Nets.

 

They made up for it with a big second half from their big guy.

 

Dwight Howard had 17 of his 19 points and 10 of his 13 rebounds after the break, and the Magic won their third straight with a 104-88 victory Monday night.

 

Orlando hit a dozen 3-pointers and shot 49 percent from the field despite having the team show up less than 90 minutes before the game because one of its buses got stuck in a snow drift a couple of blocks from the team hotel in Hoboken.

 

"It was crazy," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "I didn't have to go through things like that when I was a small college coach. The roads in Hoboken were atrocious. We went past a lot of abandoned cars on our way here. The bus got stuck and our guys had to walk back to the hotel. It was a little crazy, to say the least. At least we got the game in. That was the key."

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20101227_ORL@NJ

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Yo! Did anyone see Gilbert's sick off-the-shot-clock first half 3/4 buzzer-beater?!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZheMh7QS5QQ

 

PURE SICKNESS!!! It was called off 'ho'.

[Teletopez]

This was one of those games where the snow led to a very low attendance, leading to seat upgrades for everyone. I planned on getting last-minute tickets with that in mind, but I had enough trouble getting into my house yesterday afternoon.

 

We played smart basketball on the offensive end up until about halfway through the second quarter. Dwight was kept on the bench for quite some time. Orlando continued to hit their shots, though, and eventually, Jersey's shots just weren't falling. Howard woke up, worked his way to scores on offense, and made himself a defensive presence.