Box Score

 

ORLANDO (101)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
P Garrity           39   5-7   0-0   0-3   3   2   11
G Hill              31   5-8   0-0   1-7   5   3   10
S Kemp              19   0-3   0-0   0-3   2   3    0
D Armstrong         36  7-11   0-0   3-5   7   1   19
T McGrady           42 16-29   7-8  3-12   2   2   41
M Miller            30  5-11   1-1   0-3   2   2   14
P Burke             15   1-5   0-0   0-2   0   1    2
R Humphrey          11   1-2   0-0   0-1   0   3    2
J Vaughn            13   0-1   2-2   0-0   0   0    2
J Sasser             2   0-1   0-0   0-0   1   0    0
O Oyedeji            2   0-0   0-0   0-1   0   0    0
A DeClercq         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 40-78 10-11  7-37  22  17  101
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Percentages: FG-.513, FT-.909. 3-Point Goals:
11-22, .500 (P Garrity 1-2, D Armstrong 5-7, 
T McGrady 2-6, M Miller 3-7). Team Rebounds: 
7. Blocked Shots:5 (T McGrady 4, R Humphrey).
Turnovers:14 (G Hill 3, S Kemp 2, R Humphrey 
2, T McGrady 2, P Burke 2, J Vaughn, O 
Oyedeji, M Miller). Steals: 6 (T McGrady 2, D
Armstrong, G Hill, M Miller, J Vaughn).


SEATTLE (84)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
R Lewis             44 10-21   3-3   2-2   3   1   23
V Radmanovic        39  6-14   0-0   0-5   4   2   13
P Dobnjak           26  3-10   3-4   4-7   0   2    9
B Barry             40   3-8   4-4   1-8   8   3   11
G Payton            41  7-13   0-0   2-6   7   2   14
A Sesay             12   0-2   0-0   2-2   0   2    0
D Mason             31  3-11   8-8   0-7   1   3   14
C Booth              3   0-0   0-0   0-1   0   1    0
J Forte              2   0-1   0-0   0-1   0   0    0
R Evans              2   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
K Anderson         DNP  - BACK SPASMS                                    
J James            DNP  - STRESS FRACTURE RIGHT FOO                      
  
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TOTALS             240 32-80 18-19 11-39  23  16   84
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Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.947. 3-Point Goals:
2-15, .133 (R Lewis 0-3, V Radmanovic 1-6, B 
Barry 1-3, G Payton 0-1, D Mason 0-2). Team 
Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:3 (B Barry, G 
Payton, C Booth). Turnovers:13 (G Payton 5, R
Lewis 2, D Mason 2, V Radmanovic 2, B Barry, 
C Booth). Steals: 9 (B Barry 4, G Payton 2, R
Lewis, P Dobnjak, V Radmanovic).

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ORLANDO              27  25  28  21   -  101
SEATTLE              30  15  18  21   -  84
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls:  Orlando 1 (P Garrity, 3:57 
1s).  A: 13,655. T: 2:00. Officials: Joe 
Derosa, Scott Wall, Tim Donaghy.

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ORLANDO (101) AT SEATTLE (84)

ORLANDO

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
P GARRITY         F    39    5-7      0-0      0   3   3    3   2   0   0   11
G HILL            F    31    5-8      0-0      1   6   7    5   3   1   3   10
S KEMP            C    19    0-3      0-0      0   3   3    2   3   0   2    0
D ARMSTRONG       G    36    7-11     0-0      3   2   5    7   1   1   0   19
T MCGRADY         G    42   16-29     7-8      3   9  12    2   2   2   2   41
M MILLER               30    5-11     1-1      0   3   3    2   2   1   1   14
P BURKE                15    1-5      0-0      0   2   2    0   1   0   2    2
R HUMPHREY             11    1-2      0-0      0   1   1    0   3   0   2    2
J VAUGHN               13    0-1      2-2      0   0   0    0   0   1   1    2
J SASSER                2    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    1   0   0   0    0
O OYEDEJI               2    0-0      0-0      0   1   1    0   0   0   1    0
A DECLERCQ            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   40-78    10-11     7  30  37   22  17   6  14  101
                            (.513)  (.909)  TEAM REBS:  7 TOTAL TO: 15 (19 PTS)    

SEATTLE

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
R LEWIS           F    44   10-21     3-3      2   0   2    3   1   1   2   23
V RADMANOVIC      F    39    6-14     0-0      0   5   5    4   2   1   2   13
P DOBNJAK         C    26    3-10     3-4      4   3   7    0   2   1   0    9
B BARRY           G    40    3-8      4-4      1   7   8    8   3   4   1   11
G PAYTON          G    41    7-13     0-0      2   4   6    7   2   2   5   14
A SESAY                12    0-2      0-0      2   0   2    0   2   0   0    0
D MASON                31    3-11     8-8      0   7   7    1   3   0   2   14
C BOOTH                 3    0-0      0-0      0   1   1    0   1   0   1    0
J FORTE                 2    0-1      0-0      0   1   1    0   0   0   0    0
R EVANS                 2    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
K ANDERSON            DNP  - BACK SPASMS                                              
J JAMES               DNP  - STRESS FRACTURE RIGHT FOO                                
  
TOTALS                240   32-80    18-19    11  28  39   23  16   9  13   84
                            (.400)  (.947)  TEAM REBS:  5 TOTAL TO: 13 (16 PTS)    
  
   ORLANDO            27   25   28   21   -   101
   SEATTLE            30   15   18   21   -   84
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: ORLANDO - T MCGRADY 4, R HUMPHREY.  SEATTLE - B BARRY,
G PAYTON, C BOOTH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ORLANDO 11-22 (.500), P GARRITY 1-2, D ARMSTRONG 5-
7, T MCGRADY 2-6, M MILLER 3-7. SEATTLE 2-15 (.133), R LEWIS 0-3, V RADMANOVIC 1-
6, B BARRY 1-3, G PAYTON 0-1, D MASON 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS:  ORLANDO 1 (P GARRITY, 3:57 1S). 
OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, SCOTT WALL, TIM DONAGHY.
A - 13,655. T - 2:00.

Game Story

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- In a duel of early-season MVP candidates, 
Tracy McGrady got the better of Gary Payton.

McGrady scored 41 points and totally controlled the game as the
Orlando Magic cruised to a 101-84 victory over Payton and the
Seattle SuperSonics, who had their four-game winning streak
snapped.

Although the first month of the season is not yet over, McGrady
and Payton have been among the top players in the NBA, leading
their teams with a combination of superb individual and team
play.

McGrady is leading the league in scoring at 32.5 points per game
and carrying the Magic as Grant Hill works his way into shape.

"I'm just playing and I let that take care of itself," McGrady
said.  "I don't look at the scoreboard to see how many points I
have. I just play and have fun while I'm doing that."

Payton is averaging 21.4 points and a league-best 10.4 assists,
leading the surprising SuperSonics to the top of the powerful
Pacific Division.

"Payton is one of my favorite guys in the league," Magic coach
Doc Rivers said.  "He's old as hell and he plays some amazing
basketball and I still think he's a little underappreciated
nationally."

The 6-9 McGrady turned this one into a rout.  He made 16-of-29
shots, grabbed 12 rebounds and repelled every rally by the
Sonics as the Magic improved to 2-2 on their season-high
six-game road trip.

"He played at a great intensity level that never dropped,"
Rivers said.  "That leadership is what Gary Payton does.  Gary
Payton has that tough, intense look and feel that resonates
through the team.  Tracy did that to our team tonight.  Every
time they made a run, Tracy was the guy that had an answer."

Payton had 14 points, seven assists and six rebounds, committing
five turnovers.

McGrady scored nine points in the first quarter, keeping Orlando
within 30-27.  The Magic took the lead for good at 41-40 on a
3-pointer by Mike Miller with 4:14 to play in the second period.

That was part of a 20-7 surge that closed the quarter in which
McGrady scored 11 points.  He had 22 at halftime, helping
Orlando to a 52-45 advantage.

"I think I realized how to take control of the game," McGrady
said.  "I think I've learned that now. ... I think if I continue
to do that the whole season, we are going to win a lot of
ballgames."

Payton's jumper cut the deficit to 52-50 early in the second
half, but McGrady scored eight points as the Magic controlled
the rest of the third quarter, rebuilding the lead to 80-63
entering the final period.

For good measure, McGrady opened the third quarter with six
straight points, giving Orlando its largest lead.  Seattle got
no closer than 13 points thereafter.

"We didn't take the ball out of Tracy's hands early," McMillan
said.  "We allowed him to get hot before we started our
double-teaming and our rotations.  And you know when a guy is
that hot, I'm sure they prepared at halftime for us to trap
him."

Darrell Armstrong scored 19 points, Miller added 14 and Pat
Garrity 11 for Orlando, which shot 51 percent (40-of-78),
including 11-of-22 from the arc.

Hill, who missed Sunday's loss at Sacramento with an ankle
injury, returned and had 10 points and seven rebounds in 31
minutes.

Rashard Lewis scored 23 points and Desmond Mason added 14 for
Seattle, which is among the top-shooting teams in the league but
fired at just 40 percent (32-of-80).

"They had guys knocking down shots left and right and we
couldn't knock down the wide-open ones," Mason said.  "We
weren't in a rhythm."