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Another Painful Game, Another Spurs Win

Posted Mar 25, 08 11:32 PM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(Newser) – Magic starters Hedo Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson both sustained first-half injuries that sent them to the bench, and they did not return against the Spurs, who surged in the fourth quarter to win 107-97, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Dwight Howard statistically outperformed the veteran Tim Duncan in an enthralling battle, but Orlando had no answer for Manu Ginobili, who had a game-high 28 points.

The Spurs' win came a game after Dallas's Dirk Nowitzki seriously injured his leg against them. San Antonio scored 15 straight in the third quarter, then pulled away again with a 13-4 run in the fourth after the Magic pared the lead to 87-85. Turkoglu (right wrist sprain) and Nelson (jaw contusion) are day-to-day.

Source Orlando Sentinel

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Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, right, and San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan go up for a rebound during the first half.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, center, of Argentina, goes up for a shot between Orlando Magic's Maurice Evans, left, Keith Bogans and Dwight Howard, right.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson, right, is helped off the court by a trainer after injuring his jaw during the first half.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, right, of France, draws a foul while going up for a shot against Orlando Magic guard Carlos Arroyo.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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