A superb game by George stole the 115-103 win for Orlando over heavily-favored Memphis. "Not much we could do to counter him today," said Memphis coach Bob. "I mean, we tried just about everything to stop him to no avail."

Orlando coach Bob was thrilled with the win but realistic about his team. "To be honest, we all know that Memphis is better than we are, and I'm not looking forward to playing them again - especially with revenge on their minds. But George had the game of his life today, and we were able to come away with the huge win. Whether we deserved it or not, the a win is a win on the standings."

Orlando was led by George (17 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, a steal), Durham (25 points, 5 boards, 1 assists), Small (5 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 3 blocks). Memphis was led by Chatman (13 points, 5 boards, 12 assists), Whitfield (18 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, 4 blocks), Manly (10 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, a block).

Orlando improve to 35-40 and 20-17 at home after today's win. They stay at #3 in the Southeast and stay at #11 overall in the Eastern Conference. After this loss, Memphis are now 55-19. They have clinched the Southwest title and fall to #2 overall in the Western Conference.

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