Orlando Magic fight back to beat Heat

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Fri, 2010-03-19 20:47

Jameer Nelson scored 15, Matt Barnes finished with 13 and Dwight Howard had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic, who have won 10 of their last 11 games.
 had 36 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which led 100-99 with 3:09 left in overtime, then went scoreless for nearly 2 1/2 minutes. Jermaine O'Neal scored 14 and Carlos Arroyo added 11 for the Heat.
At Denver, Carmelo Anthony  pulled down a career-best 18 rebounds to go with his 26 points to lead Denver past New Orleans.
Anthony recorded his third straight double-double and his ninth of the season.
Chris Andersen returned from two sprained ankles to help clog up the lanes and clean up the glass-he had 13 rebounds - as the Nuggets beat New Orleans for the second time in six nights. The Nuggets (47-22) moved a half-game ahead of Dallas for sole possession of second place in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers.
J.R. Smith scored 13 of his 17 points in the second quarter to help the Nuggets take control with a 62-37 lead at the half. His back-to-back fast break dunks, followed by a twisting lay-up capped a 13-0 run that gave Denver a 50-28 lead.

Meanwhile, Michael Jordan vows to help Charlotte experience what winning is about, telling reporters and season ticket holders it's a "dream come true" to own the Bobcats.
Thursday's whirlwind of media interviews comes a day after the rest of the NBA's owners approved his $275 million purchase from Bob Johnson. Jordan is the first former player to own an NBA team, and the second black majority owner. Johnson was the first.
Jordan had been a part owner of the Bobcats with the final say on all basketball decisions since 2006. But he hired a general manager and was rarely heard from or seen in Charlotte.
That's changed since he agreed just before midnight on Feb. 26 to buy the team outright. Jordan, who has attended all but one home game since striking the all-cash deal, says he'll spend more time in Charlotte to build the franchise, but will also maintain a home in Chicago.
"I am with this team, thick and thin," Jordan said. "My No. 1 priority is the Charlotte Bobcats, without a doubt." Dressed in a brown suit and gold tie, the six-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer said he hears the criticism of his past personnel decisions in stints with the Bobcats and the Washington Wizards, but he'll be relentless in "finding ways to win." It's a return home for Jordan, who grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, before leading North Carolina to the 1982 national championship.

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