Tight victory for the Mavs over the Magic

 

The Mavs managed to hold the offensive of center Dwight Howard for just long enough to win yesterday’s game against the the Magic 111-108. He went from 6-of-8 in the first quarter to 3-of-8, scoring only 6 points in the last three quarters.

Howard is playing at his best lately, but not just enough compared to Dirk Nowitzki, the reigning MVP, who scored 31 points, 11 of those in the fourth quater.

“I think we're taking a step in the right direction” said Nowitzki at the end of the game.

It was important for the Magic to win this game as they just fell 12-4, losing their last two games, even though when they made more than 50% of its shots on those, much different than the Mavs who achieved their fifth victory in six games.

There was also a sort of personal rivalry going on in the court as Devin Harris outplayed Jameer Nelson, who said in previous interviews that he was more important to the Magic than Harris to the Mavs.

"It was a battle all night, it's good any night I can win the point guard matchup." Harris said.

The Magic certainly had a rough time, but they were taking care of the ball and the game was decided at the last moment, this just means that if the Mavs couldn’t stopped Howard who had an amazing first quarter, the story could be a very different one, so the merit goes to both teams for knowing how to manage the strenghts of their rival, but as in every sport, there is always one winner.