Hedo Turkoglu Injury Update: Orlando Magic Forward to Miss Three Weeks after Undergoing Facial Surgery
Hedo Turkoglu, the Orlando Magic's starting small forward, will miss the next three weeks as he undergoes surgery to repair fractures in his face.
| Final - 4.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | 23 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 96 |
| Orlando Magic | 21 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 80 |
Hedo Turkoglu, the Orlando Magic's starting small forward, will miss the next three weeks as he undergoes surgery to repair fractures in his face.
A look at New York's transition offense in the second quarter against the Magic.
Reviewing the win that was.
An uneasy day in Orlando culminated in defeat for the Magic as the Knicks picked up a big win.
Stan Van Gundy told the media Thursday he expects to remain coach of the Orlando Magic through the end of the season, and he'll travel with the team to Philadelphia on Friday.
Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points, while J.R. Smith and Toney Douglas added 15 apiece off the bench, helping the New York Knicks embarrass the Orlando Magic, 96-80, on Orlando's home floor Thursday.
Nicely done, Knicks! Way to recover from that Indiana game and squash an Orlando team in some turmoil. Recap coming up later.
The Orlando Magic's website has video of Thursday afternoon's awkward media availability session featuring coach Stan Van Gundy telling reporters star player Dwight Howard has asked management to fire him. Howard enters the frame moments later and denies that report, unaware that Van Gundy confirmed it.
Stan Van Gundy told the media Thursday that Dwight Howard has indeed asked the Orlando Magic to fire him as head coach. Howard made the situation awkward by denying that report, unaware that Van Gundy himself had confirmed it moments before.
Injuries and awkwardness (from the opponent) before Thursday's Knicks-Magic game.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 23 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 96 |
| Orlando | 21 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 80 |
| New York | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 28 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 8-3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 19 |
| Landry Fields | 25 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Tyson Chandler | 35 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Baron Davis | 19 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Iman Shumpert | 36 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| J.R. Smith | 33 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 15 |
| Toney Douglas | 24 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 15 |
| Josh Harrellson | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Steve Novak | 23 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 9 |
| Jared Jeffries | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Amare Stoudemire | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Mike Bibby | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Bill Walker | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jerome Jordan | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Lin | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-78 | 13-25 | 7-15 | 41-10 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 16-2 | 96 | |
| .487 | .520 | .467 | Team Reb: 13 | Total TO: 1 (21 pts) | |||||||
| Orlando | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedo Turkoglu | 18 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Glen Davis | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 15 |
| Dwight Howard | 39 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 8-3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5-0 | 8 |
| Jason Richardson | 36 | 7-18 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Jameer Nelson | 31 | 3-14 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 |
| Earl Clark | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| J.J. Redick | 38 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Chris Duhon | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Von Wafer | 18 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Ish Smith | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Quentin Richardson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Anderson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Daniel Orton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Justin Harper | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30-72 | 9-24 | 11-16 | 35-8 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14-0 | 80 | |
| .417 | .375 | .688 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 1 (13 pts) | |||||||