National Basketball Association
New Orleans 92, Orlando 89
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#70 Brent Barnaky, #39 Kevin Fehr, #29 Steve Javie
Attendance:
13688
By SportsDirect Inc.
Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 22 points Wednesday, including a go-ahead jumper with 37 seconds left in overtime, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 92-89 victory over the Orlando Magic, who had a nine-game winning streak snapped.
Orlando, which had not lost since Dec. 21, fell one short of a team record for consecutive wins.
Dwight Howard, who had 29 points and 20 rebounds, missed two free throws with 11.6 seconds remaining and the Magic trailing, 90-89. Thornton's two foul shots with 8.2 seconds left put the Hornets up three.
Orlando called timeout to set up a tying shot, but J.J. Redick's 3-pointer was an airball.
Hedo Turkoglu's 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds remaining capped a furious comeback by the Magic from a 79-72 deficit in the final minute of regulation. Jason Richardson hit two 3-pointers around a free throw by Emeka Okafor. When Chris Paul split a pair from the line, he left the door open for Turkoglu to tie it.
New Orleans' David West missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer and the game went into overtime.
Thornton was pressed into service when starting guard Marco Belinelli sprained his right ankle a little over a minute into the game and did not return.
Okafor scored 18 points and Trevor Ariza added 16 for New Orleans (23-16). Paul had 12 points and 13 assists.
Richardson scored 21 points for Orlando (25-13).
Top Game Performances
Orlando |
|
New Orleans |
Dwight Howard 29 |
Scoring |
Marcus Thornton 22 |
Jameer Nelson 10 |
Assists |
Chris Paul 13 |
Dwight Howard 20 |
Rebounds |
Emeka Okafor 14 |
Dwight Howard 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Thornton 6 |
Gilbert Arenas 1 |
Steals |
Trevor Ariza 2 |
Ryan Anderson 2 |
Blocks |
David West 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Orlando
|
89 |
39.1 |
12-31 |
5-10 |
19 |
50 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
New Orleans
|
92 |
43.7 |
5-18 |
11-19 |
23 |
50 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.