NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DALLAS 23 26 24 27 100
ORLANDO 29 32 20 31 112 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DAL - MICHAEL FINLEY 35, DIRK NOWITZKI 20, HUBERT DAVIS 14
ORL - DARRELL ARMSTRONG 33, CHRIS GATLING 19, TARIQ
ABDUL-WAHAD 16
HIGH REBOUND: DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 9, ERICK STRICKLAND 9
ORL - CHRIS GATLING 12, BEN WALLACE 8
HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - ERICK STRICKLAND 11, MICHAEL FINLEY 8
ORL - DARRELL ARMSTRONG 14, MONTY WILLIAMS 5
ATT: 12,741
Extended Box
DALLAS (100) AT ORLANDO (112)
DALLAS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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FINLEY F 48 15-34 3-3 1 6 7 8 2 2 4 35
NOWITZKI F 43 8-13 3-3 1 8 9 1 5 0 2 20
BRADLEY C 36 5-13 1-1 4 1 5 0 3 3 1 11
DAVIS G 43 5-12 2-3 1 1 2 6 3 0 7 14
STRICKLAND G 43 5-15 1-2 4 5 9 11 2 3 8 13
ROOKS 12 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 0
HUGHES 15 3-3 1-2 3 3 6 0 4 0 1 7
CEBALLOS DNP - FLU
JACKSON DNP - BRUISED RIGHT THIGH
NASH DNP - RIGHT ANKLE TENDON STRAIN
PACK DNP - STRAINED RIGHT GROIN
SUNDOV DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 41-92 11-14 15 26 41 27 23 8 25 100
(.446) (.786) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 26(36 PTS)
ORLANDO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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WALLACE F 23 3-6 1-2 4 4 8 1 1 0 2 7
WILLIAMS F 27 4-11 2-2 2 3 5 5 2 1 2 10
DOLEAC C 14 2-6 0-0 1 5 6 0 2 2 3 4
ABDUL-WAHAD G 26 7-9 2-4 2 0 2 1 5 6 4 16
D ARMSTRONG G 37 12-20 3-3 0 4 4 14 2 5 5 33
AMAECHI 8 0-4 2-2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2
OUTLAW 22 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 3 3 0 1 0
GATLING 30 6-11 7-10 8 4 12 0 1 0 1 19
PARKER 21 2-9 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 5
ATKINS 11 2-8 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 4
GARRITY 21 5-9 2-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 12
MAGGETTE DNP - INFECTED LEFT FOOT
TOTALS 240 43-93 19-25 20 27 47 30 24 15 23 112
(.462) (.760) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 23(25 PTS)
DALLAS 23 26 24 27 - 100
ORLANDO 29 32 20 31 - 112
BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - STRICKLAND, NOWITZKI, BRADLEY. ORLANDO - OUTLAW
3, WALLACE 3, GATLING.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 7-22 (.318), FINLEY 2-8, NOWITZKI 1-1, DAVIS
2-7, STRICKLAND 2-6. ORLANDO 7-17 (.412), D ARMSTRONG 6-11, PARKER 1-4,
ATKINS 0-1, GARRITY 0-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: HUE HOLLINS, SEAN CORBIN, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 12,741. T - 2:16.
Box Score
DALLAS (100)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Finley 48 15-34 3-3 1-7 8 2 35
Nowitzki 43 8-13 3-3 1-9 1 5 20
Bradley 36 5-13 1-1 4-5 0 3 11
Davis 43 5-12 2-3 1-2 6 3 14
Strickland 43 5-15 1-2 4-9 11 2 13
Rooks 12 0-2 0-0 1-3 1 4 0
Hughes 15 3-3 1-2 3-6 0 4 7
Ceballos DNP - flu
Jackson DNP - bruised right thigh
Nash DNP - right ankle tendon strain
Pack DNP - strained right groin
Sundov DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 41-92 11-14 15-41 27 23 100
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Percentages: FG-.446, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
7-22, .318 (Finley 2-8, Nowitzki 1-1, Davis 2-7,
Strickland 2-6). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked
shots: 3 (Strickland, Nowitzki, Bradley).
Turnovers: 26 (Strickland 8, Davis 7, Finley 4,
Nowitzki 2, Rooks 2, Bradley, Hughes). Steals: 8
(Bradley 3, Strickland 3, Finley 2).
ORLANDO (112)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Wallace 23 3-6 1-2 4-8 1 1 7
Williams 27 4-11 2-2 2-5 5 2 10
Doleac 14 2-6 0-0 1-6 0 2 4
Abdul-wahad 26 7-9 2-4 2-2 1 5 16
D Armstrong 37 12-20 3-3 0-4 14 2 33
Amaechi 8 0-4 2-2 1-2 1 1 2
Outlaw 22 0-0 0-0 1-5 3 3 0
Gatling 30 6-11 7-10 8-12 0 1 19
Parker 21 2-9 0-0 0-2 1 2 5
Atkins 11 2-8 0-0 1-1 3 0 4
Garrity 21 5-9 2-2 0-0 1 5 12
Maggette DNP - infected left foot
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TOTALS 240 43-93 19-25 20-47 30 24 112
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Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.760. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (D Armstrong 6-11, Parker 1-4, Atkins
0-1, Garrity 0-1). Team rebounds: 10. Blocked
shots: 7 (Outlaw 3, Wallace 3, Gatling).
Turnovers: 23 (D Armstrong 5, Abdul-wahad 4,
Doleac 3, Garrity 3, Wallace 2, Williams 2,
Amaechi, Gatling, Outlaw, Parker). Steals: 15
(Abdul-wahad 6, D Armstrong 5, Doleac 2, Parker,
Williams).
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Dallas 23 26 24 27 - 100
Orlando 29 32 20 31 - 112
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
12,741. T: 2:16. Officials: Hue Hollins, Sean
Corbin, Rodney Mott.
Game Story
ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- Darrell Armstrong had a career year
last season. But he never enjoyed a night like tonight.
Armstrong had career highs of 33 points and 14 assists as the
Orlando Magic avenged an earlier loss to the Dallas Mavericks
with a 112-100 victory.
Armstrong, who earned the NBA's Most Improved Player and Sixth
Man awards last season, surpassed his previous career high of 28
points, established on March 23 against Charlotte.
The energetic point guard had 22 points by halftime, helping the
Magic to a 61-49 advantage. He finished 12-of-20 from the
field, making 6-of-11 attempts from 3-point range.
"You've got to keep the mindset of a point guard and the mindset
of a shooter," Armstrong said. "Because if you're hot, you've
got to look to the basket. There's no reason to get hot and then
quit looking at it. You've got to stay aggressive sometimes."
Chris Gatling added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, who
suffered a 125-117 loss at Dallas on November 13.
"That was a nice win, obviously," Orlando coach Doc Rivers said.
"It put us at .500, so that was a really important win for us."
Michael Finley netted a season-best 35 points and Dirk Nowitzki
had 20 for the Mavs, who suffered their fifth straight loss.
The Magic had an eight-point lead after three quarters and
scored the first seven points of the final period, opening their
biggest lead at 88-73 following Pat Garrity's driving layup with
10:25 remaining.
But the Mavericks would not go away and embarked on a 15-4 surge
to get back into it, capped by a layup by Nowitzki that cut the
deficit to four with 4:16 to play.
Nowitzki connected on 8-of-13 shots while pulling down nine
rebounds.
The Mavs were still within 104-100 with less than a minute to
go. But Tariq Abdul-Wahad hit 1-of-2 free throws and, after a
turnover, Armstrong put an exclamation point on the win with a
reverse dunk.
Abdul-Wahad also had a strong game, finishing with 16 points, as
the Magic shot 46 percent (43-of-93). They also had a 47-41
rebounding edge.
Due to injuries, Dallas was forced to rely heavily on Finley,
who connected on 15-of-34 shots. The Mavs were without point
guard Robert Pack and forward Cedric Ceballos.
Dallas shot 45 percent (41-of-92) and committed 25 turnovers.
"Fatigue was a factor, we could not play the way we wanted to,"
Mavs coach Don Nelson said. "We had trouble handling the ball,
and we don't have a point guard, and they (Orlando) capitalized
on that. Our turnover ratio was way too much. We don't turn
the ball over too much, it's unlike us, but there's a reason for
it."
