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Orlando sets record in win over Minnesota
Magic scored 78 points in the first half against the Minnesota Timberwolves
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard had 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots to help the Orlando Magic set a franchise record for most points in the first half in a 128-86 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Vince Carter had 20 points, Ryan Anderson scored 19 and the Magic shook up the starting lineup to score 78 points in the opening half for an easy win. Orlando started Anderson at power forward, moved Rashard Lewis to small forward and bumped Quentin Richardson out of the starting lineup.
The new-look lineup worked just fine.
Kevin Love had 22 points and Corey Brewer scored 12 for the Timberwolves, who lost on consecutive nights in Florida by 74 points. Minnesota fell by 32 a
in Miami and has lost four of its first five games.
The well-rested Magic sure took out their frustrations.
With Howard doing his work on the inside, that freed up Orlando's shooters to hit 3-pointers at will. Anderson alone hit three straight 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, Carter had three 3s and J.J. Redick and Chris Duhon combined to hit three more to give the Magic a 78-45 lead.
The Magic shook up the starting lineup to score 78 points in the opening half for an easy win.
And that was just the first half.
The lengthy lineup exposed the Timberwolves' lack of depth, size and overall talent against one of the Eastern Conference's elite. The play was often embarrassing at times for Minnesota, too.
Of course, the Timberwolves didn't put up near the fight as LeBron James and the rival Miami Heat, who routed Orlando 96-70 in the Magic's last game Friday night. Minnesota was already playing short-handed with Michael Beasley nursing a sore left hip after he took a hard fall at Miami on Tuesday night.
It was a strong showing — albeit against one of the NBAs worst teams — for Magic coach Stan Van Gundy's lineup swap. For the first time in years in a regular-season game, Orlando started Lewis down at small forward and moved Anderson into the lineup at power forward.
same night Orlando set an NBA record with 23 made 3-pointers.
The outpouring was the most points in a first half in franchise history, breaking the previous mark of 75 against Sacramento on Jan. 13, 2009. That was the
On one play in the third quarter, Love and Brewer inadvertently tipped a rebound in for a Magic basket. Wayne Ellington dribbled the
ball off his leg earlier in the game for a backcourt violation, and Howard swatted Minnesota shots into the stands more than once.
The Timberwolves also had to contend with a Magic team that been simmering for five days since the Heat blew them away.
the tayoff was prolonged because Orlando's game Tuesday night at the New York Knicks was postponed due to safety concerns at Madison Square Garden, where debris fell into the arena during overnight cleaning of asbestos-related materials.
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Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, left, grabs a rebound in front of Minnesota Timberwelves center Kosta Koufos during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday. Howard had 18 points and 16 rebounds.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Football wasn't the primary reason Andy Leffler wanted to transfer to N.C.State.
The 5-foot-10 punter from Dublin, Ohio, was eager to get to N.C. State to study to be a veterinarian after three years as a backup for Elon's football team
"If you would have sat me down five or six years ago and told me that I'd be playing for a Division I school and playing football on national television, I would have told you, you were crazy," Leffler said.
Leffler was unhappy about the limited playing time he had logged, but his father Jon Leffler encouraged him to continue playing football. So, after speaking with the N.C. State coaching staff, Leffler walked on and became the answer to one of the Wolfpack's biggest on-field problems.
Yet here he is, not only starting, but thriving at a position that has long caused N.C. State trouble. Leffler's average of 41.5 yards per punt is the highest for an N.C. State player since John Deraney averaged 41.9 yards as a sophomore in 2004.
Leffler isn't the only one who had not envisioned him occupying this position, however. A strong-legged scholarship player from Georgia named Chris Ward was supposed to be the answer for N.C. State as a redshirt freshman. But he was suspended from the team in the spring and did not return to the program for the 2010 season.
Jeff Ruiz, who struggled in 2009 as a starter, had decided to transfer but returned to reclaim his starting job. After he averaged just 37.1 yards per kick over his first three games, the coaching staff decided to give Leffler a chance.
"He has a tremendous upside in terms of his flexibility," said N.C. State special teams coach and recruiting coordinator Jerry Petercuskie. "If you notice him on the field, he really has unbelievable extension. He still has to improve his drops, and he still has to improve technically sliding under the ball sometimes. But when he hits the football, for a little guy, he puts it in orbit."
Leffler never would have had the opportunity to play this season if not for the work of his father and Petercuskie. In order for the NCAA to waive the standard requirement that transfer students must sit out a year, Petercuskie said, the Lefflers had to show that Andy was not recruited by Elon before he walked on there.
Proving that and transferring his academic credentials required a huge amount of paperwork by Jon Leffler and Petercuskie before Leffler got clearance to play. He made his first start Sept. 25 at Georgia Tech and has been solid since he entered the lineup.
He met a personal goal by hammering a punt that hung in the air for five seconds on Oct. 9 against Boston College. He has downed 10 of his 18 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line.
But he isn't sure what to expect in the future. Before his emergence, Wil Baumann of Wilmington's Hoggard High committed to N.C. State as a scholarship player, with plans to take over the starting punter job in 2011.
So Leffler will face strong competition next season, but he said he's OK with that. He already has gotten more out of his experience at N.C. State than he had ever imagined.
After struggling to consistently deliver good punts in the preseason, when coach Tom O'Brien said about every third Leffler punt was a shank, he has rarely had a poor punt in his five games as a starter.
"Once he's had the opportunity to perform, he's made the most of it," O'Brien said, "and it's been a great boost to our football team."