Box Score

 

ORLANDO (86)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
G Hill               4   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
P Garrity           40  5-12   0-0   1-2   2   3   12
S Kemp              20   3-4   0-0   1-5   0   5    6
T McGrady           43 12-27   7-7   3-8   5   1   35
M Miller            41  5-16   4-4   0-4   5   3   15
D Armstrong         35   1-6   0-0   1-6   8   2    2
A DeClercq          17   2-3   0-0   0-3   2   5    4
J Vaughn             9   1-1   0-0   0-2   0   0    2
J Sasser            10   0-1   4-4   0-2   1   0    4
P Burke              5   0-2   0-0   0-1   1   0    0
O Oyedeji           11   2-3   2-3   2-3   1   2    6
R Humphrey           5   0-2   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
  
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TOTALS             240 31-77 17-18  8-36  25  21   86
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Percentages: FG-.403, FT-.944. 3-Point Goals:
7-29, .241 (P Garrity 2-8, T McGrady 4-8, M 
Miller 1-9, D Armstrong 0-2, J Sasser 0-1, P 
Burke 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:1
(A DeClercq). Turnovers:13 (D Armstrong 3, T 
McGrady 3, G Hill 2, P Garrity 2, S Kemp, A 
DeClercq, O Oyedeji). Steals: 6 (D Armstrong,
S Kemp, G Hill, T McGrady, M Miller, J 
Sasser).


MEMPHIS (99)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
S Battier           27   2-5   0-0   2-5   1   2    4
P Gasol             29   4-6   4-9  1-10   3   0   12
L Wright            26   4-8   3-4   5-8   2   1   11
J Williams          29   4-9   1-2   0-2   7   2   12
G Giricek           26  6-14   2-3   1-5   3   1   18
D Gooden            21  4-10   0-0   1-2   2   2    8
B Knight            19   1-6   0-0   0-2   9   1    2
M Batiste           19  5-10   2-2   2-7   1   0   13
E Watson            22   3-5   0-0   1-1   3   2    6
S Swift             22   4-9   5-6   2-7   1   3   13
W Person           DNP  - FRACTURED FINGER                               
C Trybanski        DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 37-82 17-26 15-49  32  14   99
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Percentages: FG-.451, FT-.654. 3-Point Goals:
8-23, .348 (S Battier 0-3, J Williams 3-7, G 
Giricek 4-6, D Gooden 0-3, M Batiste 1-3, E 
Watson 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked 
Shots:4 (S Battier 2, L Wright, P Gasol). 
Turnovers:12 (J Williams 4, B Knight 2, D 
Gooden 2, L Wright, S Swift, E Watson, P 
Gasol). Steals: 9 (B Knight 3, D Gooden 3, J 
Williams, S Battier, P Gasol).

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ORLANDO              32  25  15  14   -  86
MEMPHIS              25  22  26  26   -  99
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Technical fouls: Orlando - 1 (S Kemp, 3:41 
2nd).
Flagrant fouls:  Orlando 1 (S Kemp, 3:14 4t).
 A: 19,047. T: 2:02.

Game Story

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Tracy McGrady stopped scoring 
and the Orlando Magic fell apart.

McGrady scored 25 points in the first half but only 10 in the
second as the Magic squandered a 13-point lead and were beaten,
99-86, by the Memphis Grizzlies.

The NBA's leading scorer, McGrady returned from a back injury
Wednesday and scored 46 points in a victory over Detroit.  He
shot 7-of-15 in the first half of this one as Orlando built a
57-47 lead.  But McGrady was just 1-of-5 in the third quarter,
when the Grizzlies used an 18-4 run to take a 68-64 lead.

"They flipped the script on us," McGrady said.  "What I mean by
that is that during the first half, we were doing a pretty good
job.  They were in a man-to-man, so we were doing a pretty good
job on that.  We mixed it up on defense with them, playing a
little man-to-man, playing a little bit of the zone.

"They made some changes at halftime.  You know how tough it is
to beat teams when they are knocking down jumpers, and tonight
we died by the jump shot."

The teams traded baskets before Memphis went on a 15-2 run to
seal its sixth win in seven home games.  McGrady had eight
points on 4-of-7 shooting in the final period, but it was too
late to help the Magic.

"They came out with a lot more energy," Orlando's Shawn Kemp
said.  "I think we really got passive out there during the
second half."

Rookie Gordan Giricek scored 18 points to lead six Grizzlies in
double figures.  Pau Gasol chipped in 12 and 10 rebounds.

"We progress each day with our practices," Giricek said.  "We
have a pretty young team and we will continue to improve."

Memphis led by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter and
held the Magic to 29 points in the second half after they scored
32 in the opening period.

Orlando forward Grant Hill continues to be dogged by ankle
problems.  He played just four minutes without scoring in the
first quarter before leaving with a sore left ankle.

"We know how to play without Grant," McGrady said.  "When he is
not in the lineup, other guys have to (play better)."

The Grizzlies snapped a nine-game losing streak against the
Magic, winning for just the second time in the last 13 meetings.

Stromile Swift and Mike Batiste each contributed 13 points off
the bench and Jason Williams had 12 and seven assists for
Memphis, which shot 45 percent (37-of-82) and had a 49-39
rebounding advantage.

Mike Miller added 15 points but made just 5-of-16 shots and Pat
Garrity had 12 for Orlando, which shot 40 percent (31-of-77).