Starters:

Orlando

Dwight Howard
Rashard Lewis
Mickael Pietrus
Vince Carter
Jason Williams

Oklahoma City

Nenad Kristic
Jeff Green
Kevin Durant
Thabo Sefolosha
Russell Westbrook

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As noted earlier, Magic General Manager Otis Smith says that he is not interested in signing another player at this time.

Final: Magic win 108-94

• The Magic emptied the bench and had a poor fourth quarter.
• I’ll have a full recap and analysis after the post-game.

End of Third Quarter: Magic lead 88-58

• The Magic held the Thunder to just 15 points in the period. In fact, it took the Thunder just under four minutes to make a field goal in the second half.
• The Magic shot 9-0f-21 in the quarter, but made three more 3-pointers and were 6-of-10 from the free throw line.
• Rashard Lewis has 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists.
• The Magic did a good job of getting the ball into Dwight Howard. Before picking up his fourth foul, he scored 7 points in the period.
• Matt Barnes and Brandon Bass have yet to enter the game.
• Orlando has four players in double figures (Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus, Rashard Lewis, and Dwight Howard).

Halftime: Magic lead 61-43

• The Magic shot 52% in the period (12-of-23) and are shooting 55.8% for the game.
• The Magic were on fire from downtown in the quarter, going 5-of-8 in the period.
• The Magic continue to pass the ball extremely well. They have 16 assists and just 3 turnovers. The Thunder have 6 assists and 7 turnovers.
• On one particular play, Jason Williams threw a perfect bounce pass to Rashard Lewis who then threw another excellent bounce pass to Mickael Pietrus for a dunk.
• Vince Carter is having an excellent game. He’s attacking the basket and knocking down his shots. He is 6-of-8 from the field (2-of-3 from downtown) and has 16 points.
• Rashard Lewis has 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. He hit his first 3-pointer of the season in the second quarter.
• Dwight Howard has played just 9 minutes and has 3 fouls. He has 4 points and 6 rebounds.
• Marcin Gortat picked up the slack for Dwight Howard. He has 7 points and his 3-point play stopped a 6-0 run by the Thunder that cut the lead to 53-39.
• Anthony Johnson looked pretty good when came in. He hit a runner and another basket from just did inside the 3-point line. He has 4 points and 2 assists in 7 minutes.
• Orlando’s bench (AJ, J.J. Redick, Gortat and Ryan Anderson) have combined for 21 points.
• Anderson has 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in just 8 minutes.
• Rookie James Harden has 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting off of the bench for Oklahoma City and is the second-leading scorer in the game.

End of First Quarter: Magic lead 28-17

• The Magic played much better on both ends of the court in the first quarter.
• Orlando shot 60% in the quarter (12-of-20) and held the Thunder to just 31.8% (7-of-22).
• I really like the way the Magic attacked the basket, especially Vince Carter. I’ve been calling for him to do that since the start of the preseason.
• Not only have they scored on layups and dunks but it has got the Magic easy 3-pointers.
• The ball movement has been much better. Both Ryan Anderson and Rashard Lewis have assisted on 3-pointers after making excellent cross-court passes.
• The bad news? Dwight Howard was called for two early fouls. Again.