Orlando Magic Hack Dwight Howard, He Misses Free Throws, Lakers Lose
By Jason McIntyre
"After the game ended, Howard went straight to the Lakers’ locker room without shaking Magic players’ hands or saying anything to the four former teammates who made the trip to California: Nelson, Davis, J.J. Redick and Ish Smith. “He didn’t talk to me,” Davis said. “I didn’t talk to him. I’m here to play basketball. I’m not here to be buddies. Once we talk off the court, it’s cool. But other than that, I have nothing to say.” Howard was asked “how emotional” it was to play his former team. “It wasn’t emotional,” he said."
Howard’s 46 percent shooting from the line may not even be the biggest story; Pau Gasol was benched for the final six minutes in favor of Antawn Jamison. D’Antoni’s quote will get the trade rumors swirling again:
"“We just have to be a more dynamic team,” he said. “We’re slow right now. Athletically, we’re struggling against young teams that just run up and down.”"
The Lakers are 8-9, and it should be noted the Heat were 9-8 two years ago when LeBron bumped Spoelstra and the team seemed on the verge of unraveling … before they got it together and advanced to the NBA Finals.