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Dwight Howard had 24 points and 21 rebounds, his eighth game this season with at least 20 in both categories. Rashard Lewis added 24, Keyon Dooling 19 and Carlos Arroyo 17.
Tim Duncan had 19 points and 15 rebounds for San Antonio.
Orlando was short-handed after losing starters Hedo Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson in the first half. Nelson left with a bruised jaw after apparently running into Howard, while Turkoglu sprained his right wrist.
Still, Orlando led 69-61 in the third quarter, its largest of the game, before a 6-minute scoring drought. It started after Keith Bogans missed all three free throws following a foul while shooting a 3, and ended with the Spurs ahead 76-69, then their biggest lead.
Six San Antonio players scored in the span, including Tony Parker with a three-point play off a 13-foot jumper. Parker scored 11 and had nine assists.
Orlando trailed 80-73 entering the fourth quarter, but drew to 87-85 on Rashard Lewis' 3. But the Magic scored only two points over the next 3 minutes
-- also from Lewis -- as the Spurs pulled away.
Ginobili scored 13 in the fourth quarter, half of a guard tandem that burned Orlando for at least 20 apiece in its second straight loss.
The Spurs, the NBA's second-best team guarding the 3, held the Magic to 7-for-16 shooting behind the arc. Orlando had made at least 10 3-pointers in the past 10 games.
Notes: Second-year guard J.J. Redick played 9 minutes, getting rare first-half court time because of Orlando's injuries. He had two points on 0-of-5 shooting. ... Brent Barry wasn't active, a day after re-signing with the Spurs. ... Orlando is the only NBA team that has never won a season series against the Spurs. San Antonio won the earlier matchup this season 128-110.
[Associated Press; By TRAVIS REED]
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