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Howard, Magic return home to face Pacers
Dec 7, 2007 - 3:10 PM Indiana (9-10) at Orlando (16-4) 7:00 pm ESTORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic have been one of the NBA's best teams this season despite playing a majority of their games on the road.
Howard and the surging Magic hope to carry some of that success into their own building Friday when they return from a five-game road trip to host the Indiana Pacers.
Thanks to the continued improvement of Howard and the addition of sharpshooting forward Rashard Lewis, Orlando has tied the franchise's best 20-game start, matching the mark set during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
The Magic went 4-1 on their recent road trip, improving their overall road record to a league-best 11-2. Orlando concluded the successful trek Monday with a 123-117 overtime victory against the Golden State Warriors.
Lewis hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 109-109 with 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter before Keith Bogans scored five points in the extra session for the Magic.
Bogans and Jameer Nelson scored 22 points each to pace the Magic, Lewis chipped in 20 and Howard matched a season-high with 23 rebounds.
Orlando hopes for a continued balanced attack Friday against an Indiana squad which has dropped two of its last three games, including Tuesday's 121-117 setback to the Phoenix Suns.
Pacers star forward Jermaine O'Neal scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and appears to be fully recovered after missing two games with soreness in his left knee.
- NBA
INDIANA 115
ORLANDO 109 FINAL
Dec 7 9:40 PM - NBA
INDIANA 84
ORLANDO 87 END, 3RD QTR
Dec 7 8:58 PM - NBA
INDIANA 54
ORLANDO 62 HALFTIME
Dec 7 8:12 PM - NBA
INDIANA 28
ORLANDO 32 END, 1ST QTR
Dec 7 7:38 PM
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