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One of David West's best efforts of the season seemed destined to go to waste until seldom-used reserve Aaron Gray sauntered onto the court and put his 7-foot, 270-pound frame on Dwight Howard. West had 40 points and 10 rebounds, and Gray slowed Orlando's All-Star center enough to help the Hornets erase an 18-point hole en route to a 100-93 victory over the Magic on Friday night. ``I'm really happy for Aaron that he was able to play a large role...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 12/26	Orl	NO 97-94
Mon 3/4	NO	Orl 105-102

Game Stats

Magic (39-20) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Howard, C 43 10 1 2 26 J. Nelson, G 34 3 11 3 19 M. Barnes, F 24 6 1 1 10 R. Lewis, F 37 7 1 2 9 V. Carter, G 31 2 1 4 8 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Redick 25 1 0 2 11 R. Anderson 11 3 0 3 5 J. Williams 14 2 4 0 3 M. Gortat 5 2 0 0 2 M. Pietrus 16 2 0 1 0 B. Bass 0 0 0 0 0 A. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 A. Foyle 0 0 0 0 0

Hornets (31-28) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. West, F 46 10 1 2 40 D. Collison, G 46 1 7 0 16 E. Okafor, C 21 7 0 4 9 M. Peterson, G 18 2 0 1 5 P. Stojakovic, F 27 0 0 0 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. Thornton 32 7 1 1 18 A. Gray 24 7 1 5 6 J. Posey 25 9 3 3 2 C. Paul 0 0 0 0 0 D. Songaila 0 0 0 0 0 S. Marks 0 0 0 0 0 J. Wright 0 0 0 0 0 I. Diogu 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Magic Date Player Injury 3/29 J. Nelson, PG Sprained right ankle 3/22 A. Afflalo, GF Right hamstring injury 2/10 H. Turkoglu, F Flu-like symptoms 1/30 G. Davis, FC Fractured left foot

Hornets Date Player Injury 4/10 A. Davis, FC Sprained MCL 3/6 A. Rivers, G Broken right hand 3/1 J. Smith, FC Torn labrum

Player News

Hornets Brian Roberts (NO - Guard) News: Whether or not Roberts' team option is picked up depends on how the ping pong balls fall Tuesday, The Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Eric Gordon (NO - Shooting Guard) News: Gordon endured bone spurs in his left ankle after the All-Star break, which required surgery last week to alleviate the pain, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013) Jason Smith (NO - Forward-Center) News: Smith, who missed the final 24 games of the regular season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, will not start basketball activities until training camp in the fall, the Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - May 12, 2013)