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New Orleans Hornets at Magic
8:00 EST

Team	Record	Standings	PF	PA	Road/Home	Streak	L10
New Orleans	27-24	4th Southwest / 10th West	99.8	101.1	Road 11-16	Won 1	5-5
Orlando	34-17	1st Southeast / 2nd East	100.5	95.3	Home 19-5	Won 1	8-2

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The Magic are 9 1/2 point favorites.

New Orleans Hornets at Magic
8:00 EST

Team	Record	Standings	PF	PA	Road/Home	Streak	L10
New Orleans	27-24	4th Southwest / 10th West	99.8	101.1	Road 11-16	Won 1	5-5
Orlando	34-17	1st Southeast / 2nd East	100.5	95.3	Home 19-5	Won 1	8-2

Here is the complete game preview from Yahoo! Sports

The Magic are 9 1/2 point favorites.

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The Magic, after playing miserable basketball in the second quarter and trailing by 11 at the half, turned the game around in stunning fashion in the third quarter as they outscored Boston 36-11 to lead by 76-62 entering the fourth quarter. The Magic never let the Celtics get any closer than 5 points late in the fourth quarter. All five Magic starters scored in double figures.

The Magic stayed close with the Celtics in the first quarter as they trailed by just 24-23 entering the second quarter. The Magic tied the game at 34 with 7:21 remaining in the second before they missed 10 of their final 11 shots of the half and the Celtics went on a 17-6 run to lead at half 51-40. Dwight Howard scored just 2 first half points as he sat out most of the first half with foul trouble. The Celtics led 57-46 with 9:03 remaining in the third before the Magic took the game over as the Magic outscored the Celtics 30-5 to end the quarter and had a comfortable 14 point lead heading into the fourth. The Magic's largest lead of the final quarter was 17 points, and the Magic still led 89-74 with 7:11 remaining before the Celtics made a comeback attempt outscoring the Magic 15-5 to pull within 5 points with 46 seconds remaining, but got no closer as the Magic clinched the season series against Boston 3-1.

Magic leading scorers

Vince Carter: 20 points (7 of 13 FGs, 3 of 4 3 PT FG)
Dwight Howard: 16 points (4 of 9 FGs, 8 of 12 FTs), 13 rebounds, 2 blocks
Jameer Nelson: 15 points (5 of 10 FGs. 4 of 4 FTs), 4 assists, 5 turnovers
Rashard Lewis: 14 points (5 of 13 FGs, 2 of 3 3 PT FGs), 2 steals
Matt Barnes: 11 points (4 of 6 FGs, 3 of 4 3 PT FGs), 5 rebounds

Overall Game Statistics

FG%: ORL 46.3% (31 of 67) BOS 42.2% (35 of 83)
3 PT FG%: ORL 50% (11 of 22) BOS 31.2% (5 of 16)
FT%: ORL 79.3% (23 of 29) BOS 73.7% (14 of 19)
REB: BOS 40 (12 offensive) ORL 38 (6 offensive)
AST/TO: BOS 24/12 ORL 17/15
BENCH: BOS 30 ORL 20

Other game notes and stats:

-Four players scored in double figures for the Celtics, led by Rajon Rondo with 17 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals
-The "Big Three" of the Celtics, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, combined for 40 points on 14 of 38 shooting, including 2 of 11 on three pointers
-Rasheed Wallace, who has made a career of torching the Magic, scored just 2 points on 1 of 6 shooting
-From the 7:15 mark of the third quarter to the 11:12 mark of the fourth quarter, the Magic outscored Boston 28-2
-During that span, the Magic shot 9 of 12 from the field, including 5 of 6 on threes, and 5 of 5 on free throws; the Celtics shot 0 for 12 with 5 turnovers
-The Magic starting frontline outscored the Celtics' starting frontline 41-28 and outrebounded them 20-16
-Magic reserve center Marcin Gortat played all of his 16 minutes in the first half, scoring 2 points with 5 rebounds and 2 blocks
-Mickael Pietrus, on his 28th birthday, led the Magic bench in scoring with 8 points on 2 of 5 shooting, including 2 of 4 3 PT FG
-Barnes, Lewis, and Carter combined to shoot 8 of 11 on three pointers
-The Magic regain sole possession of the second seed in the East

Here is the complete recap and box score from nba.com.

The Magic, after playing miserable basketball in the second quarter and trailing by 11 at the half, turned the game around in stunning fashion in the third quarter as they outscored Boston 36-11 to lead by 76-62 entering the fourth quarter. The Magic never let the Celtics get any closer than 5 points late in the fourth quarter. All five Magic starters scored in double figures.

The Magic stayed close with the Celtics in the first quarter as they trailed by just 24-23 entering the second quarter. The Magic tied the game at 34 with 7:21 remaining in the second before they missed 10 of their final 11 shots of the half and the Celtics went on a 17-6 run to lead at half 51-40. Dwight Howard scored just 2 first half points as he sat out most of the first half with foul trouble. The Celtics led 57-46 with 9:03 remaining in the third before the Magic took the game over as the Magic outscored the Celtics 30-5 to end the quarter and had a comfortable 14 point lead heading into the fourth. The Magic's largest lead of the final quarter was 17 points, and the Magic still led 89-74 with 7:11 remaining before the Celtics made a comeback attempt outscoring the Magic 15-5 to pull within 5 points with 46 seconds remaining, but got no closer as the Magic clinched the season series against Boston 3-1.

Magic leading scorers

Vince Carter: 20 points (7 of 13 FGs, 3 of 4 3 PT FG)
Dwight Howard: 16 points (4 of 9 FGs, 8 of 12 FTs), 13 rebounds, 2 blocks
Jameer Nelson: 15 points (5 of 10 FGs. 4 of 4 FTs), 4 assists, 5 turnovers
Rashard Lewis: 14 points (5 of 13 FGs, 2 of 3 3 PT FGs), 2 steals
Matt Barnes: 11 points (4 of 6 FGs, 3 of 4 3 PT FGs), 5 rebounds

Overall Game Statistics

FG%: ORL 46.3% (31 of 67) BOS 42.2% (35 of 83)
3 PT FG%: ORL 50% (11 of 22) BOS 31.2% (5 of 16)
FT%: ORL 79.3% (23 of 29) BOS 73.7% (14 of 19)
REB: BOS 40 (12 offensive) ORL 38 (6 offensive)
AST/TO: BOS 24/12 ORL 17/15
BENCH: BOS 30 ORL 20

Other game notes and stats:

-Four players scored in double figures for the Celtics, led by Rajon Rondo with 17 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals
-The "Big Three" of the Celtics, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, combined for 40 points on 14 of 38 shooting, including 2 of 11 on three pointers
-Rasheed Wallace, who has made a career of torching the Magic, scored just 2 points on 1 of 6 shooting
-From the 7:15 mark of the third quarter to the 11:12 mark of the fourth quarter, the Magic outscored Boston 28-2
-During that span, the Magic shot 9 of 12 from the field, including 5 of 6 on threes, and 5 of 5 on free throws; the Celtics shot 0 for 12 with 5 turnovers
-The Magic starting frontline outscored the Celtics' starting frontline 41-28 and outrebounded them 20-16
-Magic reserve center Marcin Gortat played all of his 16 minutes in the first half, scoring 2 points with 5 rebounds and 2 blocks
-Mickael Pietrus, on his 28th birthday, led the Magic bench in scoring with 8 points on 2 of 5 shooting, including 2 of 4 3 PT FG
-Barnes, Lewis, and Carter combined to shoot 8 of 11 on three pointers
-The Magic regain sole possession of the second seed in the East

Here is the complete recap and box score from nba.com.

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The 2010 Mount Dora Art Festival was February 6-7, 2010 and annually, the event attracts about 200,000 people and over 125 artists. Here are a few oddball shots I got. How can you not want to hug...