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SATURDAY'S GAMES Magic Earn 3rd Straight Win

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 30, 2007

ORLANDO - Hedo Turkoglu scored a season-high 28 points, Dwight Howard added 15 points and 21 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Bobcats 104-95 for their third straight victory.
Carlos Arroyo replaced the injured Jameer Nelson at point guard for Orlando and had 16 points and six assists. Rashard Lewis scored 18 points and Keith Bogans 12 as all five Magic starters reached double figures.

WIZARDS 96, HEAT 74: Andray Blatche scored 18 points, the Wizards led by as many as 30 to give Miami its fourth loss in a row. It was the lowest point total for the Heat - or any Wizards opponent - this season.

MAVERICKS 97, HAWKS 84: Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points while Josh Howard and Devin Harris each had 19 as Dallas led throughout.

Dallas made its first five shots, including 3-pointers by Howard and Nowitzki, to jump out to a 12-0 lead less than 2 1/2 minutes into the game.

PISTONS 98, PACERS 92: Richard Hamilton scored 24 points and Chauncey Billups had 17 as Detroit earned its eighth straight victory. Reserve Jason Maxiell added 12 points and Rasheed Wallace finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons.

HORNETS 86, CAVALIERS 76: David West had 27 points and 15 rebounds, leading New Orleans to its fifth straight victory.

Chris Paul had 20 points, nine assists and tied a career high with seven steals, while Tyson Chandler added 11 points and 12 rebounds to help New Orleans tie its best start through 30 games.

ROCKETS 91, RAPTORS 79: Yao Ming scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Houston.
Rafer Alston added 18 points, and Bonzi Wells had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Houston won its second straight.

NETS 97, BUCKS 95: Vince Carter scored eight of his 23 points in the final four minutes and Jason Kidd added 11 of his 17 in the fourth quarter for New Jersey. Richard Jefferson had 19 for the Nets, who have won four of five.

TRADE: The 76ers acquired disgruntled guard Gordan Giricek and a first-round draft pick from the Utah Jazz for guard Kyle Korver on Saturday.

The Associated Press

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