Cory Alexander hasn't seen a lot of action for Orlando this season. The Dallas Mavericks saw entirely too much of him Monday night. Tracy McGrady had 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Darrell Armstrong scored 21 points. Dirk Nowitzki's 22 points and 14 points led Dallas, which had its three-game winning streak against Orlando snapped. Juwan Howard had 17 points and eight rebounds and Michael Finley added 14 points.
Small things lift the team.
We were able to get the lead and it just sparked. Orlando coach Doc Rivers said he decided to play Alexander after having a gut feeling on the flight home from Sunday's loss at Detroit. I was a rookie and Doc was the old fogey on the team. He's carried me all the way through, and it was a blessing for me to end up here and play for him. Jones dislocated his left shoulder in the second quarter and was taken off on a stretcher.