RealGM Wiretap
Hedo Turkoglu led the Orlando Magic over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Magic shot 49% from the floor and outrebounded the Heat by twenty-three. Ricky Davis starred for Miami with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. The Heat were without Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem, and Shaquille O?Neal. Jason Williams, who expressed his desire to play for the Magic before the game, notched 11 points and 8 dimes. Dwight Howard added 16 points and 13 boards for Orlando in the victory.
Game FIC Scores
Hedo Turkoglu, ORL ? 22.0
Ricky Davis, MIA ? 14.3
Dwight Howard, ORL ? 12.5
Jason Williams, MIA ? 12.0
The Philadelphia 76ers steamrolled over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, as seven of their players reached double-digits in scoring. Andre Iguodala led all scorers with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Philadelphia shot 54% from the field while holding Milwaukee to just 38% on the night. The 76ers also outrebounded the Bucks by twelve and turned the ball over just nine times. Royal Ivey starred for the Bucks with 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Mo Williams added 14 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Andre Iguodala, PHI ? 20.9
Reggie Evans, PHI ? 14.4
Thaddeus Young, PHI ? 14.1
Maurice Williams, MIL ? 5.8
The Toronto Raptors scored the first twelve points of the game against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night and never looked back en route to a dominating 122-83 win at the Air Canada Centre. Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 19 points as Toronto shot 56% from the floor against just 36% shooting by Washington. DeShawn Stevenson starred for the Wizards, who were without Caron Butler, tallying 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jose Calderon had 11 points and 11 assists for the Raptors, who enjoyed six double-digit scorers. Toronto got a little retribution for their overtime loss to Washington on Tuesday night.
Game FIC Scores
Jose Calderon, TOR ? 15.9
DeShawn Stevenson, WSH ? 15.8
Andrea Bargnani, TOR ? 13.8
Brendan Haywood, WSH ? (2.0)
Stephen Jackson led the Golden State Warriors to a big win over the Western Conference-leading New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. Jackson scored 26 points, and Baron Davis added 23 points and 9 assists for Golden State. The Warriors shot 52% from the field but were outrebounded by thirteen. Chris Paul posted 28 points and 12 assists, and David West added 24 points and 13 boards for the Hornets in defeat. A sub-par fourth quarter kept New Orleans from recording their tenth straight victory.
Game FIC Scores
David West, NOH ? 23.0
Chris Paul, NOH ? 20.8
Baron Davis, GSW ? 20.3
Stephen Jackson, GSW ? 15.9
The Minnesota Timberwolves used a strong third quarter to notch a win over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Al Jefferson posted 26 points and 20 rebounds, and Ryan Gomes added 25 and 10 for Minnesota in the victory. The Timberwolves shot just 36% from the field but limited the Bulls to 33% on the evening. Kirk Hinrich tallied 14 points and 9 assists while Thabo Sefolosha posted 14 points and 8 boards for Chicago in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Al Jefferson, MIN ? 23.8
Ryan Gomes, MIN ? 18.5
Ben Wallace, CHI ? 11.5
Andres Nocioni, CHI ? (4.8)
The Denver Nuggets used a 33-24 fourth quarter advantage to come from behind and steal a win away from the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Without Carmelo Anthony once again, Allen Iverson led the Nuggets with 32 points and 12 assists, and Marcus Camby added 13 points and 19 boards. Denver shot 50% from the floor but were outrebounded by twelve in Memphis. Rudy Gay starred for the Grizzles with 30 points and 10 rebounds, and Darko Milicic added 14 and 16 of his own in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Marcus Camby, DEN ? 26.0
Darko Milicic, MEM ? 22.0
Allen Iverson, DEN ? 21.3
Rudy Gay, MEM ? 18.5
LeBron James made a driving layup with one second remaining on Wednesday night to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a one-point win over the Portland Trail Blazers. James posted 37 points and 14 rebounds in the victory, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 7 points and 13 boards of his own. The Cavaliers shot just 39% from the floor but held the Blazers to 35% for the game. Brandon Roy led Portland with 16 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 9 boards in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
LeBron James, CLE ? 24.3
Joel Przybilla, POR ? 15.5
Brandon Roy, POR ? 13.9
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE ? 12.5
Deron Williams led the Utah Jazz to an eleven-point victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, with 22 points and 12 assists. Utah shot 51% from the floor against New York and forced nineteen Knicks? turnovers. Mehmet Okur added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz. Jamal Crawford starred for the Knicks with 23 points and 9 assists, and David Lee came off the bench to notch 14 points and 12 boards in defeat.
Game FIC Scores
Deron Williams, UTA ? 18.6
David Lee, NYK ? 15.8
Jamal Crawford, NYK ? 14.9
Paul Millsap, UTA ? 13.9
Brad Miller?s 22 points and 21 rebounds pushed the Sacramento Kings past the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night at ARCO Arena. Thanks in large part to Miller?s efforts, the Kings outrebounded the Bobcats by sixteen in the victory. Kevin Martin added 22 points and 5 rebounds, and Ron Artest added 21 points and 5 boards of his own for Sacramento. Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists while Emeka Okafor scored 13 and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Bobcats against Sacramento.
Game FIC Scores
Brad Miller, SAC ? 29.9
Gerald Wallace, CHA ? 16.3
Raymond Felton, CHA ? 15.9
Ron Artest, SAC ? 15.0
Rookie Al Thornton led the Los Angeles Clippers over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night with 33 points. Sam Cassell added 14 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds for the Clippers, who held the Hawks to just 42% shooting for the game. Josh Smith starred for Atlanta with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. Al Horford added 14 points and 10 boards of his own in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Josh Smith, ATL ? 20.3
Al Thornton, LAC ? 18.6
Tim Thomas, LAC ? 13.4
Al Horford, ATL ? 9.9
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