Howard shatters Wilt’s record
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 01, 2009 00:00
MIAMI - Dwight Howard passed Wilt Chamberlain as the youngest NBA player to reach 5,000 rebounds as the Orlando Magic withstood Dwyane Wade's 42 points for a 101-95 road victory over Miami Heat Monday.
The 23-year-old Howard collected 22 points and 18 rebounds to boost his career total to 5,007. Chamberlain, the all-time NBA rebound leader with 23,924, was 25 when he reached 5,000.
"The big guy was really aggressive," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters. Rashard Lewis added 21 for Orlando (55-18), who won their sixth consecutive game to stay percentage points ahead of Boston (56-19) for second place in the Eastern Conference.
Turkish forward Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (16), Rafer Alston (13) and Courtney Lee (10) also were in double figures for the Magic. Wade now has 12 40-point games this season. "Wade is great every night," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said. However, the NBA's leading scorer found little help with Mario Chalmers scoring 13 points and Jermaine O'Neal 10. The loss left fifth-placed Miami (39-35) just a game ahead of Philadelphia (37-35) in the East. Wade's lay-up gave Miami a 92-91 lead with 2:51 to play, but the Magic scored six consecutive points, on a free throw by Howard, Lewis's three-pointer and again a layup by Howard to take control.
The Heat retired Alonzo Mourning's No. 33 jersey during halftime ceremonies that included a letter from U.S. President Barack Obama. Meanwhile Deron Williams had 24 points and 13 assists for the Utah Jazz, who rallied after blowing a huge lead at home for the second straight game, in 112-104 win over the New York Knicks. The Jazz led by 24 early in the third quarter, but fell behind by a point in the fourth before regrouping and closing the game on a 20-11 run.
Carlos Boozer added 21 points and 11 rebounds and Kyle Korver scored 16 as the Jazz won their 15th straight home game, while Turkish center Mehmet Okur had eight points.
Al Harrington scored 24 to lead the Knicks before getting ejected with two technical fouls for arguing a foul call with 22 seconds left.
Elsewhere, Richard Jefferson had 29 points and 10 rebounds against his former teammates as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a season-high, five-game losing streak with a 107-78 win over the New Jersey Nets.
Charlie Villanueva added 20 points for the Bucks, who kept their slim hopes for a playoff berth alive. The win was only the fifth in 19 games for Milwaukee.
"The big guy was really aggressive," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters. Rashard Lewis added 21 for Orlando (55-18), who won their sixth consecutive game to stay percentage points ahead of Boston (56-19) for second place in the Eastern Conference.
Turkish forward Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (16), Rafer Alston (13) and Courtney Lee (10) also were in double figures for the Magic. Wade now has 12 40-point games this season. "Wade is great every night," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said. However, the NBA's leading scorer found little help with Mario Chalmers scoring 13 points and Jermaine O'Neal 10. The loss left fifth-placed Miami (39-35) just a game ahead of Philadelphia (37-35) in the East. Wade's lay-up gave Miami a 92-91 lead with 2:51 to play, but the Magic scored six consecutive points, on a free throw by Howard, Lewis's three-pointer and again a layup by Howard to take control.
The Heat retired Alonzo Mourning's No. 33 jersey during halftime ceremonies that included a letter from U.S. President Barack Obama. Meanwhile Deron Williams had 24 points and 13 assists for the Utah Jazz, who rallied after blowing a huge lead at home for the second straight game, in 112-104 win over the New York Knicks. The Jazz led by 24 early in the third quarter, but fell behind by a point in the fourth before regrouping and closing the game on a 20-11 run.
Carlos Boozer added 21 points and 11 rebounds and Kyle Korver scored 16 as the Jazz won their 15th straight home game, while Turkish center Mehmet Okur had eight points.
Al Harrington scored 24 to lead the Knicks before getting ejected with two technical fouls for arguing a foul call with 22 seconds left.
Elsewhere, Richard Jefferson had 29 points and 10 rebounds against his former teammates as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a season-high, five-game losing streak with a 107-78 win over the New Jersey Nets.
Charlie Villanueva added 20 points for the Bucks, who kept their slim hopes for a playoff berth alive. The win was only the fifth in 19 games for Milwaukee.