Magic 102-92 Nets (27 Feb, 2008) Play-by-Play

Orlando Magic

37-22, 21-11 away

102

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	20	24	26	32	102
NJ	23	20	24	25	92

New Jersey Nets

25-32, 14-16 home

Vince Carter makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Marcus Williams makes 14-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Boone makes two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Marcus Williams's two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Vince Carter's 5-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Boone makes tip shot
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 12-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Boone makes layup (Marcus Williams assists)
Vince Carter misses running jumper
Darrell Armstrong makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 22-foot jumper
Darrell Armstrong misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 13-foot jumper
Darrell Armstrong misses two point shot
Vince Carter misses 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Marcus Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Vince Carter makes dunk (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 15-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Bostjan Nachbar makes driving dunk (Vince Carter assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Bostjan Nachbar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes 24-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 21-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 72-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Williams misses 9-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper
Marcus Williams makes 22-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 11-foot jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 21-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 11-foot two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 21-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses driving layup
Darrell Armstrong misses 45-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 21-foot jumper
Darrell Armstrong makes three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Darrell Armstrong makes 21-foot jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Trenton Hassell misses jumper
Josh Boone makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Darrell Armstrong misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Boone makes layup
Marcus Williams misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 18-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses layup
Vince Carter misses tip shot
Vince Carter misses 13-foot jumper
Josh Boone makes dunk (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Marcus Williams makes three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 5-foot jumper
Vince Carter blocks Maurice Evans's layup
Maurice Evans makes 9-foot two point shot
Rashard Lewis makes driving layup
Vince Carter blocks Maurice Evans's two point shot
Rashard Lewis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Maurice Evans misses 22-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
Maurice Evans makes dunk (Rashard Lewis assists)
Rashard Lewis makes 14-foot jumper (Maurice Evans assists)
Dwight Howard makes slam dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Dwight Howard makes 7-foot hook shot
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses three point jumper
Josh Boone blocks Jameer Nelson's layup
Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper
Maurice Evans makes dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)
Brian Cook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 11-foot two point shot
Keith Bogans misses driving layup
Hedo Turkoglu makes jumper
Trenton Hassell blocks Hedo Turkoglu's 6-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 7-foot two point shot
Hedo Turkoglu misses driving layup
Keith Bogans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu makes 12-foot jumper
Brian Cook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keith Bogans makes driving layup (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling makes 18-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 14-foot jumper
Keith Bogans misses layup
Hedo Turkoglu makes layup
Keyon Dooling makes driving layup
Hedo Turkoglu makes driving layup
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Rashard Lewis assists)
DeSagana Diop blocks Keith Bogans's jumper
Maurice Evans misses three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 8-foot running jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Maurice Evans makes 18-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Rashard Lewis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses 6-foot running jumper
Dwight Howard misses layup
Maurice Evans makes tip shot
Maurice Evans makes 19-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Rashard Lewis misses 8-foot running jumper
Maurice Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Rashard Lewis makes 6-foot jumper
Maurice Evans makes dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson makes layup
Dwight Howard makes layup (Rashard Lewis assists)
Brian Cook misses 23-foot three point jumper
Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 21-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 10-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 20-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes two point shot (Rashard Lewis assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu makes two point shot
Hedo Turkoglu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)

MAGIC

NETS

TIME		ORL	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dwight Howard vs. Josh Boone (Jameer Nelson gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Dwight Howard misses 5-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Maurice Evans offensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Vince Carter blocks Maurice Evans's layup	0	0
11:34	Josh Boone defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Vince Carter makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Williams assists)	0	2
11:00	Maurice Evans makes 9-foot two point shot	2	2
10:45	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	2	2
10:45	Nenad Krstic misses free throw 1 of 2	2	2
10:45	New Jersey offensive rebound	2	2
10:45	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:30	Rashard Lewis makes driving layup	4	3
10:15	Marcus Williams bad pass	4	3
10:02	Vince Carter blocks Maurice Evans's two point shot	4	3
10:00	Marcus Williams defensive rebound	4	3
9:53	Marcus Williams makes 14-foot jumper	4	5
9:26	Rashard Lewis misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:26	Vince Carter defensive rebound	4	5
9:08	Marcus Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:07	Jameer Nelson defensive rebound	4	5
9:00	Maurice Evans misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	5
8:59	Marcus Williams defensive rebound	4	5
8:52	Josh Boone makes two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)	4	7
8:30	Dwight Howard misses 6-foot hook shot	4	7
8:29	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	4	7
8:18	Dwight Howard blocks Marcus Williams's two point shot	4	7
8:17	Hedo Turkoglu defensive rebound	4	7
8:12	Maurice Evans makes dunk (Rashard Lewis assists)	6	7
7:54	Richard Jefferson makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Williams assists)	6	9
7:50	Orlando full timeout	6	9
7:41	Rashard Lewis makes 14-foot jumper (Maurice Evans assists)	8	9
7:28	Marcus Williams bad pass (Rashard Lewis steals)	8	9
7:24	Dwight Howard makes slam dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	10	9
7:07	Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper	10	9
7:05	Maurice Evans defensive rebound	10	9
6:54	Dwight Howard makes 7-foot hook shot	12	9
6:37	Dwight Howard blocks Vince Carter's 5-foot jumper	12	9
6:35	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound	12	9
6:26	Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	9
6:26	Josh Boone defensive rebound	12	9
6:15	Marcus Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	9
6:13	Josh Boone offensive rebound	12	9
6:13	Josh Boone makes tip shot	12	11
6:01	Josh Boone personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	12	11
5:52	Hedo Turkoglu turnover	12	11
5:39	Marcus Williams bad pass (Hedo Turkoglu steals)	12	11
5:35	Hedo Turkoglu turnover	12	11
5:26	Nenad Krstic misses jumper	12	11
5:24	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	12	11
5:22	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Rashard Lewis draws the foul)	12	11
5:22	Rashard Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	11
5:22	Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2	13	11
5:22	Josh Boone defensive rebound	13	11
5:03	Hedo Turkoglu shooting foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	13	11
5:03	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
5:03	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2	13	13
4:48	Dwight Howard misses layup	13	13
4:46	Josh Boone defensive rebound	13	13
4:37	Nenad Krstic misses 12-foot jumper	13	13
4:37	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	13	13
4:31	Hedo Turkoglu bad pass (Vince Carter steals)	13	13
4:20	Richard Jefferson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)	13	16
4:03	Hedo Turkoglu misses three point jumper	13	16
4:03	Vince Carter defensive rebound	13	16
3:55	Vince Carter makes driving layup	13	18
3:40	Josh Boone blocks Jameer Nelson's layup	13	18
3:39	Orlando offensive rebound	13	18
3:39	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Nenad Krstic	13	18
3:39	Brian Cook enters the game for Hedo Turkoglu	13	18
3:31	Bostjan Nachbar shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	13	18
3:31	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	13	18
3:31	Orlando offensive rebound	13	18
3:31	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	13	18
3:31	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	13	18
3:25	New Jersey full timeout	13	18
3:12	Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	18
3:11	Maurice Evans defensive rebound	13	18
3:03	Brian Cook bad pass (Josh Boone steals)	13	18
2:53	Josh Boone makes layup (Marcus Williams assists)	13	20
2:40	Josh Boone personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	13	20
2:40	Darrell Armstrong enters the game for Marcus Williams	13	20
2:40	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Josh Boone	13	20
2:31	Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper	13	20
2:31	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	13	20
2:19	Vince Carter misses running jumper	13	20
2:18	New Jersey offensive rebound	13	20
2:18	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Jameer Nelson	13	20
2:14	Rashard Lewis personal foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	13	20
2:14	Trenton Hassell enters the game for Vince Carter	13	20
2:03	Bostjan Nachbar traveling	13	20
1:47	Trenton Hassell personal foul (Rashard Lewis draws the foul)	13	20
1:47	Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2	13	20
1:47	Orlando offensive rebound	13	20
1:47	Rashard Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2	14	20
1:30	Richard Jefferson lost ball (Maurice Evans steals)	14	20
1:25	Maurice Evans makes dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)	16	20
1:10	Maurice Evans personal foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	16	20
1:02	Darrell Armstrong makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	16	23
50.9	Brian Cook misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	23
49.8	DeSagana Diop defensive rebound	16	23
41.1	Bostjan Nachbar misses 22-foot jumper	16	23
39.6	New Jersey defensive rebound	16	23
39.6	DeSagana Diop loose ball foul (Rashard Lewis draws the foul)	16	23
39.6	Rashard Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2	17	23
39.6	Rashard Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
26.8	Darrell Armstrong misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	23
25.9	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	18	23
5.3	Keyon Dooling makes 11-foot two point shot	20	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	23

Regular Season Series

ORL wins 3-1

Magic
95
Nets
70

Game 1

17/11

Nets
96
Magic
95

Game 2

3/1

Nets
84
Magic
100

Game 3

7/2

Magic
102
Nets
92

Game 4

27/2

IZOD Center

12:30 AM, 27 February 2008

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 14,847

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Leon Wood
Gary Zielinski

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	.000	-	-
Miami	.000	-	-
Orlando	.000	-	-
Washington	.000	-	-
Charlotte	.000	-	-

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