It’s Final: Magic – 110 Mavericks – 105

It’s Game day. The game isn’t on in Florida, you have to listen to AM 580.

Final: Orlando – 110 Dallas – 105

Dwight fouled out but finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Vince Carter had 21 and Rashard Lewis had 18. Newcomers Matt Barnes (16 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts) and Brandon Bass (13 pts, 6 rebs, 3 blks) made some huge plays down the stretch to seal the victory.

The teams combined to shoot 92 free throws. Dirk Nowitski had 23 to lead Dallas.

Stay tuned for a full post-game report complete with my thoughts an analysis.

End of 3rd Quarter Update: Orlando went back up by as much as 7, but Dallas takes in 82-80 lead into the 4th quarter. Both Erick Dampier and Dwight Howard have fouled out. Howard finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Vince Carter scored 15 points in the 3rd quarter and has a game-high 21 points.

I was very impressed with Matt Barnes. He had a lot of hustle plays and was all over the court. He has 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Rashard Lewis has 15.

Dirk leads Dallas with 23 points, including going 17-19 from the free throw line. Former Magic Forward Drew Gooden has 16 points and 6 assists.

Halftime Update: Dallas ends the first half with a 8-0 run and takes a 47-45 lead over Orlando into the locker room.

Dwight Howard has 12 points and 6 rebounds. Nelson and Lewis both have 10. Jason Williams has 3 assists off of the bench.

For Dallas, Jose Barea leads all scorers with 13 points. Dirk has 11 and Jason Terry has 10.

1st Quarter Update: Orlando leads Dallas 25-20 at the end of the first quarter. Dwight Howard has 7 points and 4 rebounds.

The starting lineups for tonight…

Orlando Magic

Dwight Howard

Rashard Lewis

Mickael Pietrus

Vince Carter

Jameer Nelson

Dallas Mavericks

Erik Dampier

Dirk Nowitski

Matt Carroll

Quinton Ross

Jason Kidd

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