Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: # Nick Buchert, #9 Derrick Stafford, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance: 18987
Dwight Howard collected 22 points and 20 rebounds as the Orlando Magic used a big second half to pull away from the Los Angeles Clippers for a 101-85 home victory Tuesday.
Jameer Nelson added 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting and Ryan Anderson scored 13 for the Magic, who had dropped three of four.
Orlando’s last eight victories have come over teams with sub-.500 records. The Magic have not beaten a team with a winning record since a 117-107 victory at Dallas on Jan. 8.
The Clippers, who have dropped four straight and fell to 0-3 on their 11-game road trip, led by four at the half and were up, 53-48, with 7:39 left in the third period when Orlando took control, ripping off a 13-0 spurt over the next four minutes.
Los Angeles battled back to tie it at 70-70 early in the fourth quarter before the Magic went on a 12-0 burst to pull away. Orlando outscored Los Angeles, 35-20, in the fourth quarter.
Baron Davis recorded 25 points, eight assists and eight rebounds and All-Star rookie Blake Griffin posted his 10th straight double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles.
| L.A. Clippers | Orlando | |
| Baron Davis 25 | Scoring | Dwight Howard 22 |
| Baron Davis 8 | Assists | Hedo Turkoglu 7 |
| Blake Griffin 12 | Rebounds | Dwight Howard 20 |
| Baron Davis 5 | Free Throws Made | Dwight Howard 8 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu 3 | Steals | Ryan Anderson 2 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu 1 | Blocks | Dwight Howard 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| L.A. Clippers | 85 | 39.2 | 5-16 | 18-22 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| Orlando | 101 | 43.2 | 10-30 | 21-34 | 22 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
- Orlando will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against New York. The Clippers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.