National Basketball Association
Sacramento 111, Orlando 105
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#61 Courtney Kirkland, #51 Leroy Richardson, #15 Bennett Salvatore
Attendance:
19146
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Jermaine Taylor scored a career-best 21 points and Samuel Dalembert scored nine of his 17 points in the final six-plus minutes to help the Sacramento Kings to a stunning 111-105 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
Dalembert put the Kings ahead to stay on a hook shot with 3:19 remaining as Sacramento (14-41) won on the road for just the seventh time this season.
Dwight Howard had 31 points and 17 rebounds for Orlando (36-22).
The Kings trailed by seven early in the fourth quarter before Omri Casspi scored six of his 13 points during an 8-0 run as Sacramento took a 91-90 lead with 8:34 remaining.
The Magic went ahead 96-94 on Howard’s three-point play before Dalembert scored eight straight Sacramento points, including the hook shot that provided a 100-98 lead.
Beno Udrih had 18 points and 10 assists and Jason Thompson scored 17 points for Sacramento, which is 7-19 on the road.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 19 points and Jameer Nelson had 15 for the Magic.
Sacramento led 43-32 with 8:10 left in the first half before Orlando went on a 27-7 run over six minutes to take a 59-50 lead with 2:10 remaining.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Orlando |
Jermaine Taylor 21 |
Scoring |
Dwight Howard 31 |
Beno Udrih 10 |
Assists |
Hedo Turkoglu 8 |
Samuel Dalembert 9 |
Rebounds |
Dwight Howard 17 |
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwight Howard 11 |
Beno Udrih 3 |
Steals |
Ryan Anderson 2 |
Samuel Dalembert 2 |
Blocks |
Dwight Howard 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
111 |
52.5 |
6-12 |
21-27 |
30 |
42 |
5 |
11 |
19 |
Orlando
|
105 |
44.9 |
8-28 |
17-20 |
21 |
36 |
4 |
9 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.