http://taiwan.nba.com/news/article/200312/1808.html
T-Mac負傷 魔術斷魂
孫傳賢 編譯
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儘管Keith Van Horn今天(30日)無法延續連續四場得分到達20分的攻擊火力，
但他仍繳出19分、10籃板的雙十成績單，
帶領尼克以114比86擊敗主力戰將Tracy McGrady受傷的魔術，拿下三連勝。
McGrady在第一節後半不慎扭傷右髖關節，下場休息後便未再回到場上，
此役他僅出賽11分鐘，沒有任何分數進帳。少了這門重要的攻擊火砲，
魔術最後當然以慘敗收場。
此役尼克團隊投籃命中率高達55%，三分球命中率更有57.7%；
反觀魔術團隊投籃命中率不到三成五，13次三分長射也僅投進2球；
加上尼克一度領先多達34分，魔術只得俯首稱臣。
除Van Horn進攻表現出色外，Frank Williams及射手Allan Houston各獻上18分，
Charlie Ward得到13分，Kurt Thomas也有12分入袋。
魔術前鋒Gordan Giricek攻下全場最高的21分，還抓下7顆籃板；
uwan Howard貢獻18分、9籃板，替補上陣的二年級前鋒Drew Gooden追加17分、9籃板，
但魔術仍在投籃手風不順的情況下苦吞二連敗。
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http://www.nba.com/games/20031229/NYKORL/recap.html
Resurgent Knicks Win Third Straight; T-Mac Gets Hurt
The way Keith Van Horn and the New York Knicks have been playing of late,
the only surprises were that he did not score 20 points
and they did not lead throughout.
Van Horn, who had scored at least 20 points in four straight games,
collected 19 and 10 rebounds to lead the Knicks to a 114-86
blowout of the Orlando Magic that capped a perfect three-game trip.
Frank Williams and Allan Houston added 18 points apiece for New York,
which posted wire-to-wire triumphs at Memphis on Friday and Miami on Saturday.
Williams made 7-of-9 shots and matched his career-high point total,
which he set against the Grizzlies.
"He's doing an excellent job of pushing the ball up the floor,"
Knicks coach Don Chaney said.
"And he has hit enough outside shots where the defense has to come out
and play him, which opens it up for penetration inside."
New York shot 55 percent (44-of-80) and limited Orlando to
34 percent (29-of-86).
"We've been shooting really well lately and playing great defense,"
Van Horn said. "We've been getting open shots in transition and layups
in transition, and that makes the rim that much bigger."
"That was just a thorough beating that we received from New York,"
Magic coach Johnny Davis said.
"We did not play well in any stretch of the imagination, in any way.
Defensively, we were just not very good tonight and
New York did all the right things in terms of making shots."
Orlando superstar Tracy McGrady suffered a strained right hip
late in the first quarter and did not return.
McGrady, who did not score, is day-to-day.
"The first couple minutes I saw him holding it a little bit and
I asked him if he was OK, and he tried to work through it but
informed me toward the latter part of the first quarter that
he was unable to go," Davis said. "
I could tell that something was bothering him,
I just didn't know the extent of it, but I could tell something was
bothering him out there."
Houston gave New York the lead for good, 8-6, on a 3-pointer 4:19
into the contest. New York held a 10-9 edge before Williams,
making his second career start, hit back-to-back three-pointers and
made a layup to make it 18-9 with 4:46 left.
The Knicks opened a 34-20 advantage after one period,
took a 60-44 lead into the break and stretched the cushion to
92-64 entering the fourth quarter.
New York rested its starters for the final period.
"When you shoot the ball the way we have been shooting it lately,
it definitely is going to create a cushion for you out there,"
said Knicks forward Kurt Thomas, who had 12 points.
"We have been passing the ball to each other and having some fun out there.
We have been on the road for a while, so it will be good to go home and
get some good home cooking."
Gordan Giricek scored 21 points, Juwan Howard added 18 and Drew
Gooden 17 for Orlando, which has dropped back-to-back contests after
winning four of five.
"Even when (McGrady) was on the floor, we didn't bring it," Howard said.
"From start to finish, we did not have any energy."
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