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In one of the more entertaining games of the Orlando Magic season the Magic defeated the Heat 104-98 in overtime.
Dwight Howard blocked out all of the trade talk (more on that later) to wreck Miami’s front line with 24 points and 25 rebounds. Jameer Nelson led the Magic with 25 points and multiple clutch baskets in the second half.
The Heat trio of LeBron, Wade, and Bosh were stellar but fell short on multiple attempts to tie the game in the OT period. Wade (28 points) did hit a game tying three late in the fourth but missed the game winner at the end of regulation with the shot going in and out. LeBron nearly triple doubled with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists but shot just 7-20 and committed 6 turnovers.
Ordinarily more game coverage would be inserted here but pressing matters await.
The win gave the Magic their 3rd straight and their second over the vaunted Heat this season. Not so incidentally, the wins have come against 3 of the top 4 teams in the Eastern conference (Chica...
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