{"id":321341,"date":"2011-03-19T02:00:26","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T02:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/19\/magic-top-nuggets-on-nelson-3-at-buzzer-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-19T02:00:26","modified_gmt":"2011-03-19T02:00:26","slug":"magic-top-nuggets-on-nelson-3-at-buzzer-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/19\/magic-top-nuggets-on-nelson-3-at-buzzer-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic top Nuggets on Nelson 3 at buzzer (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)\u2014Jameer Nelson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> swished a 3-pointer from the top of the
\nkey at the buzzer to give the Orlando Magic<\/a> a dramatic 85-82 win over the Denver
\nNuggets<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The Magic led most of the final period, but struggled at the line and let
\nthe Nuggets tie the game with 5.7 seconds to play.<\/p>\n

Dwight Howard<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> led five Magic players in double figures with 16 points and 18
\nrebounds. Hedo Turkoglu<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while
\nNelson, Brandon Bass<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Jason Richardson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> all added 13 points.<\/p>\n

Wilson Chandler<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 20 points, Danilo Gallinari<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 17 and Nene 14 for
\nthe Nuggets, who had a four-game winning streak snapped and lost for the 17th
\ntime in their last 18 trips to Orlando.<\/p>\n

The Magic survived poor shooting and a plethora of turnovers to take a
\nfour-point edge into the final period.<\/p>\n

Orlando didn\u2019t shoot particularly well from the outside all night, but it
\nfound its range late. The problem was, so did the Nuggets.<\/p>\n

Back-to-back jumpers by Chandler and a pair of free throws by Gallinari made
\nit 72-71 with 6:02 left. Richardson nailed a 3 to put Orlando back up four,
\nbefore Chandler answered with another jumper to make it 75-73 and forced a Magic
\ntimeout.<\/p>\n

A runner in the lane by Kenyon Martin<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> pulled Denver within 77-75 before
\nTurkoglu drained a deep 3 to put the Magic up five with just 3:01 left.<\/p>\n

Another 3 by Chandler made it 80-78 and the Magic went inside to Howard, who
\nwas fouled and hit 1 of 2 free throws to push the lead back to 81-78.<\/p>\n

It continued to be a free-throw contest the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Orlando failed to capitalize on a Denver turnover and Nene\u2019s two free throws
\ncut the lead to a point. Bass was fouled underneath on the ensuing possession
\nand like Howard could only convert on 1 of 2 to make it 82-80.<\/p>\n

Turkoglu came up with an errant Nuggets\u2019 pass and was fouled in the
\nfrontcourt by Chandler with 14.2 seconds to play. But he missed both free-throw
\nattempts and Denver called timeout after grabbing the rebound.<\/p>\n

Turkoglu was then called for a foul on Gallinari with 5.7 left as he drove
\nto the basket. He hit both ensuing free throws to set up the Magic\u2019s final shot.<\/p>\n

The first half was a sluggish affair throughout, with both teams never quite
\nable to sustain lengthy offensive runs.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets led by as many as six points, thanks to a solid effort by Nene
\n(eight points) and Gallinari off the bench with nine. Orlando also didn\u2019t help
\nits cause with 10 turnovers that led to 13 Denver points.<\/p>\n

The Magic trailed by three points at the end of the first quarter, before
\nfinally getting a late second-quarter burst and took a 47-42 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n

Denver led 33-28 with 5:14 left in the half before being outscored 19-9 the
\nrest of the period.<\/p>\n

Richardson led the Magic with 10 points, followed by Bass with eight.
\nTurkoglu was also active with seven of Orlando\u2019s 11 assists.<\/p>\n

Notes: Magic guards Gilbert Arenas<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and J.J. Redick<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> both sat out Friday
\nnight. Arenas was out with a sore left knee and Redick with a lower abdominal
\nstrain. It was the sixth game Arenas has missed due to injury this season.
\nBefore Friday, Arenas had last missed a game on March 1 with the same condition.
\nRedick missed his fifth straight game with the abs injury and sat out for the
\n11th time this season. \u2026 Gallinari played for the first time since sustaining
\na left big toe fracture Feb. 25 during Denver\u2019s one-point loss at Portland. He
\nhad missed consecutive eight games. \u2026 Denver coach George Karl said that he
\nwill have minor surgery next week to remove a filter in his chest that prevents
\nblood clots from going into his heart and lungs. Karl, whose throat and neck
\ncancer is currently in remission, said he\u2019s been told by his doctors that it\u2019s
\nnot a serious procedure. \u201cThey feel I\u2019m healthy enough and said that it\u2019s a
\npositive thing because they feel I\u2019m healthy enough for them to take it out,\u201d
\nKarl said during the pregame Friday. \u201cSo that\u2019s what we\u2019re gonna do next week.
\nA 30-minute procedure. No problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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