Magic extend win streak after downing Spurs

04.13.2006

San Antonio, TX (Basketball News) - Dwight Howard scored 22 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as Orlando bested San Antonio, 92-80, at the AT&T Center.

Jameer Nelson scored 19 points, dished out eight assists and collected seven boards for the Magic, who have won seven in a row and 11 of their last 12 games. Hedo Turkoglu scored 15 points while Darko Milicic added 14 off the bench.

Tim Duncan scored 31 points, grabbed 13 boards and dished out six assists for the defending NBA champion Spurs, who failed to move farther ahead of Dallas for the top seed in the Western Conference. San Antonio leads the Mavericks by just one game with three games remaining for each team.

Dallas is at Phoenix Thursday night.

Michael Finley scored 16 off the bench for the Spurs and Tony Parker added 12.

SAN ORL

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