Nelson helps Magic rout Warriors

ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) Jameer Nelson has elevated his play during the Orlando Magic's five-game winning streak.Nelson scored 22 points and had seven assists to help the Orlando Magic rout the Golden State Warriors 113-81 on Monday night.Nelson,
named NBA Player of the Week for the first time in his career earlier
on Monday, was 9-for-9 from the field - including hitting four
3-pointers."I'm not stat-chasing, Player of the Week chasing or
All-Star chasing, I'm just trying to help us win games,'' Nelson said.
"Honors like that, they'll come to somebody on a team that's winning,
but we've got to keep winning.''He had 13 points and four
assists in the third period when the Magic blew open a close game with
a 22-9 run on their way to their ninth win in 10 games."Jameer
is carrying us right now,'' said teammate Mickael Pietrus, who scored
14 points. "I've been telling him that he's playing at an all-star
level and if he keeps playing like this, hes going to make an all-star
team.''Rashard Lewis scored 21 points and Dwight Howard added 11
points and 11 rebounds for the Magic, who held Golden State to just
31.9 percent shooting for the game.Jamal Crawford led the
Warriors with 18 points, but was 7-for-21 from the field. Anthony
Morrow had 13 points and Marco Belinelli 12 for the Warriors, who lost
for the sixth time in the last seven games."We got shots we're
used to making, but we pretty much struggled from the field the whole
night,'' Crawford said. "They are such a good 3-point shooting team and
then you have Dwight (Howard) inside so you have to pick your poison.''Orlando
led by as many as 17 points in the first half, but saw that advantage
dwindle to just 58-54 when Crawford hit a 3-pointer with 9:49 left in
the third. The Magic lead was only seven when Lewis hit his third
3-pointer with 6:13 left in the quarter to start the 22-9 run to close
out the period.The Magic lead grew to as many as 35 points as the reserves took over in the fourth quarter.Orlando
got off to a hot start in winning their seventh straight game at home.
Nelson's driving layup gave Orlando a 25-10 lead with 3:11 left in the
first period, but the Warriors scored the last six points of the period
to cut the deficit to nine.The Magic pushed the advantage back
to 17 points when Lewis' 3-pointer made it 48-31 with 3:38 left in the
second, but Golden State responded again. Crawford started a 14-5 run
with a 3-pointer and the Warriors had the deficit down to 53-45 by
halftime.Notes: Nelson broke the Amway Arena record for most
field goals in a game without a miss. ... The Magic made a season-high
16 3-pointers in the game. ... The Magic are 15-1 this season when
scoring 100 points or more. ... The 81 points ties the second-lowest
output this season by Golden State. The lowest was 79 at Memphis in the
fourth game of the season.