Hill, Magic top Cavaliers

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01/23/2007 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Grant Hill netted 22 points as the Orlando Magic ended a recent slide with a 90-79 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.

Dwight Howard posted a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic, who snapped a five-game skid. Jameer Nelson had 11 points and six assists in the victory.

LeBron James finished with 18 points and five assists but was just 6-of-15 from the floor for Cleveland, which has dropped four of its last five.

Damon Jones and Larry Hughes both dropped in 16 points, with Hughes adding seven assists in a losing effort.

Orlando used a 6-2 run in the closing minutes of the first quarter to establish a 26-20 edge, and expanded the lead to 54-38 by the end of the first half.

The Magic shot a scorching 58 percent from the floor in the first 24 minutes, compared to 40 percent by the Cavs. Those gaudy numbers were due in large part to Hill, who made five of the seven shots he took before intermission for a team- best 13 points.

Cleveland cut the deficit to eight late in the third quarter courtesy of a Jones triple, but were unable to make a serious dent and still trailed by 11 heading into the closing stanza.

The home team never seriously threatened in the fourth quarter.

Game Notes

Orlando played the finale of a short two-game road trip. Vince Carter poured in a game-high 27 points as New Jersey put forth a dominating second half en route to a 101-94 defeat of the Magic on Saturday...Orlando had lost six straight at Cleveland... The Cavs will host the Philadelphia 76ers in the first of a home-and-home set on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena.

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