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Orlando's 3-Point Shooting Downs Sixers

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By TRAVIS REED The Associated Press

Published: February 23, 2008

ORLANDO - Across the locker room from Dwight Howard, three Orlando Magic players were arguing about their own All-Star contest.

"I won 3-point shooting tonight," joked Jameer Nelson, who was 5-for-5 from long range.

"You made five?" said Hedo Turkoglu, who was 7-for-11 on 3s.

Turkoglu had 31 points and seven assists, and Howard had 24 points and 18 rebounds to help the Magic beat the Philadelphia 76ers 115-99 on Friday night.

Nelson and Rashard Lewis each had 17 points for the Magic.
Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala each scored 25 for the 76ers and Willie Green had 21 points.

"I thought we played hard, but when you have guys hitting shots from all different parts of the court they are hard to guard," Miller said.

Orlando was 15 of 33 from 3-point range, while the Sixers didn't make a 3 until less than 3 minutes left. They ended up shooting 3-for-13 from behind the arc.

Orlando led comfortably all game - most of it by double digits. But the Sixers put a late scare into the Magic with a 10-2 run over two minutes in the fourth quarter that made it 82-76.The Magic answered with a run of their own - 7-2 in less than a minute, including a 3-pointer by Turkoglu.

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