Hawks 99 - 85 Magic
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Howard, Magic open season against Hawks

Oct 29, 2008 - 10:15 AM Atlanta at Orlando, 7:00 p.m. EDT

ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- The proud owner of a gold medal, Dwight Howard opens the 2008-09 season looking to lead his Orlando Magic to some NBA hardware.

A pair of playoff teams from a year ago meet when Howard and the Magic open their season against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.

A member of the 2008 Olympic gold-medal winning team in Beijing, Howard turns his attention to defending the Magic's Southeast Division title.

The double-double machine averaged 20.7 points and 14.2 rebounds last season for Orlando, which fell in the second round of the playoffs in five games to the Detroit Pistons.

Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis provide Howard with potent scoring threats on the perimeter for an offense that led the Eastern Conference last season at 104.5 points per game.

The Hawks are looking to build on an admirable playoff performance against the Boston Celtics last season. Atlanta pushed the eventual NBA Champions to seven games before bowing out with a 34-point loss in Game Seven.

When sixth-man Josh Childress left for a lucrative contract with the Greek team Olympiakos, the Hawks lost a versatile member of their roster.

Despite the loss, the Hawks still boast a talented starting five, highlighted by leading scorer Joe Johnson (21.7) and high-flying Josh Smith.

The emergence of second-year center Al Horford and a full-season with point guard Mike Bibby, who was acquired mid-season last year from Sacramento, will be vital if Atlanta wishes to return to the postseason.








  • NBA
    ATLANTA 99
    ORLANDO 85 FINAL

    Oct 29 9:44 PM
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    Hawks 92, Magic 85  4th - 1:00Oct 29 9:37 PM


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    ATLANTA 74
    ORLANDO 55 END, 3RD QTR

    Oct 29 9:03 PM


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    HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    ATLANTA 26 21 47
    ORLANDO 13 27 40 HALFTIME
    HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
    ATL - JOE JOHNSON 11, RONALD MURRAY 9, MIKE
    BIBBY 8
    ORL - RASHARD LEWIS 11, MICKAEL PIETRUS 11,
    DWIGHT HOWARD 7

    Oct 29 8:19 PM
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    Hawks 47, Magic 40  HalfOct 29 8:19 PM


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    END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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    ATLANTA 26 26
    ORLANDO 13 13 END 1ST QTR
    HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER
    ATL - MIKE BIBBY 6, JOE JOHNSON 5, JOSH SMITH
    5
    ORL - HEDO TURKOGLU 4, MICKAEL PIETRUS 4,
    DWIGHT HOWARD 2

    Oct 29 7:49 PM

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