After beating Cleveland on Friday night in Orlando, the Magic (15-9) had to make an arduous journey to get to Saturday night’s game in Indianapolis. The team spent Friday night in northern Kentucky and flew from the Cincinnati area to Indianapolis International Airport Saturday afternoon because they couldn’t get a hotel in the host city of Sunday’s Super Bowl. However, the maddening trip didn’t disrupt the team as they downed the Indiana Pacers (16-7) 85-81.
After a tight first half which ended with the two teams tied at 39, the Magic started the third quarter on a 14-2 run led by Jason Richardson who scored half of those 14 points. Orlando outscored Indiana 23-14 in the third quarter to take a nine point lead into the final 12 minutes of play.
Tensions flared with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter. As the Pacers brought the ball down the floor, Earl Clark and Tyler Hansbrough got into an argument for which both received technical fouls. Also in that play, ...
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Jason Richardson,
Earl Clark,
Tyler Hansbrough,
Danny Granger,
Quentin Richardson,
Von Wafer,
Dwight Howard,
Ryan Anderson,
Chris Duhon,
Chris Paul,
Blake Griffin
TEAMS: Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers
TEAMS: Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers
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