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Built Ford Tough Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 http://sports.cbsimg.net/u/photos/basketball/nba/img21416880.jpg ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic had to figure out how to defend down low before they could make their move. Using a second-half rally, Glen Davis and the Magic won their third straight with a 102-93 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves. "It boiled down to who was going to be the aggressor, that team was going to win," Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. "That was my message at halftime. It was good to see our bigs respond to that kind of physicality." Orlando got manhandled inside by Minnesota's front line in the first half, but Magic big men Davis and Nikola Vucevic pushed back in the second half to help their team to its third straight victory. Davis scored a game-high 28 points and Vucevic had his third consecutive double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. J.J. Redick contributed 18 points and seven assists as Orlando rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to snap Minnesota's four-game win streak. Kevin Love led Minnesota with 23 points and 15 rebounds and Nikola Pekovic added 19 points and 12 rebounds, but they did most of their damage in the first half when Minnesota shot 49 percent from the field while building a 61-49 lead at the break. The Timberwolves shot only 31.9 percent in the second half (15 of 47) with Love and Pekovic a combined 5 for 18 (29.4 percent). "What happened in the second half is exactly what has been happening the last few games," Pekovic said. "We have a good first half and then lose our concentration. They played good. They didn't give up, even when they were losing by 15. They just kept playing." "You give a team a chance to get going, especially at home, you're going to end up in trouble," Minnesota coach Rick Adelman said. "That's what happened to us. We were up 15, we had some great opportunities and we could not make a shot." http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121217_MIN@ORL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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