| Final - 3.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT 1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat | 27 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 98 |
| Orlando Magic | 30 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 104 |
Now that Dwight Howard and his agent, Dan Fegan, have indicated Howard will not waive his Early Termination Option, executives around the NBA believe the Orlando Magic have decided to trade Howard before Thursday's deadline, a new report says.
Dwight Howard's recent comments have angered the Orlando Magic, a new report says, and team management is encouraging teams around the league to make a competitive trade offer for the six-time All-Star.
Dwight Howard scored 24 points and grabbed 25 rebounds and Jameer Nelson added 25 points, including a couple of clutch overtime hoops, as the Magic withstood a brutal second quarter to come back and beat the Heat 104-98 Tuesday night.
Bulls host Heat in matchup of top two teams in Eastern Conference
The Magic beat the Heat, 104-98, overcoming a 13-point third-quarter deficit. Dwight Howard scores 24 points along with 26 rebounds, Jameer Nelson added a season-high 25 points.
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard said Tuesday he doesn't want to be traded before Thursday's deadline, but declined to comment on his long-term future with the team, fueling speculation he intends to leave the club as a free agent in July.
Magic host Heat: Miami looks to run win streak to four
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Mike Miller's ankle injury is just the latest in a long stretch of misfortune
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 27 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 98 |
| Orlando | 30 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 104 |
| Miami | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 42 | 7-20 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 11-3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 19 |
| Chris Bosh | 44 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-0 | 23 |
| Joel Anthony | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Dwyane Wade | 38 | 12-22 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-0 | 28 |
| Mario Chalmers | 31 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 10 |
| Udonis Haslem | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Shane Battier | 28 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-0 | 2 |
| Norris Cole | 18 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Dexter Pittman | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 15 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Mike Miller | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Juwan Howard | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eddy Curry | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Terrel Harris | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-91 | 8-23 | 10-11 | 36-8 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 30-1 | 98 | |
| .440 | .348 | .909 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (32 pts) | |||||||
| Orlando | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedo Turkoglu | 37 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4-0 | 7 |
| Ryan Anderson | 40 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 12-7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 16 |
| Dwight Howard | 46 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 6-18 | 25-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1-0 | 24 |
| J.J. Redick | 43 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 6-7 | 1-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 17 |
| Jameer Nelson | 37 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-0 | 25 |
| Quentin Richardson | 19 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 9 |
| Glen Davis | 17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Chris Duhon | 15 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Justin Harper | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jason Richardson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Von Wafer | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Ish Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Daniel Orton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Earl Clark | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-73 | 11-28 | 21-37 | 46-11 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 15-2 | 104 | |
| .493 | .393 | .568 | Team Reb: 15 | Total TO: 2 (21 pts) | |||||||
