TURKEYS' HEDO DELIVERS

In a fitting pre-Holiday performance, the man nicknamed "Turk" from Turkey helped the Magic defrock the Wizards 91-83 at T.D. last night Hedo scored 23 points to lead a very balanced scoring attack. So, how does a team with Steve out, and Dwight being pretty much a non factor, partially due to foul trouble,manage to basically dominate a superior team? Simple.......everyone stepped up their effort. In a game that saw excellent ball movement and decision making, Tony,Jameer,Deshawn and Keyon all scored in double figures. Instead of caving in as the game wound down, they all stepped it up and then let the clock help to put the Wiz away. Their squad was obviously tired from a difficult game last night. A combination of this factor and some pretty good defense from Deshawn and Keyon on Gilbert Arenas, helped make Gilberts 19 points a non issue. No one had an answer for Jamison who hit for 25 points but the fact is we did everything that was necessary to prevail. Watching their effort from courtside, I was very proud of their inspired play. While I've been quick to critisise some things this season (mostly Mgmt.) I can't say enough good things about last nights effort. Maybe playing without Srevie, and for all practical purposes, Dwight, will turn out to be a blessing in disguise for this team.