There were a couple of surprising scores Monday night. Orlando went into once-beaten Utah and handled the Jazz, 88-75. Dwight Howard went for 21/16; he’s now averaging 16.4/13.5 on the season, leading the league in rebounds. Carlos Boozer led the Jazz with 21/9. The Magic are now 11-4, have won four straight and eight of their last nine. They’ve definitely translated a strong finish last season into a strong start this season.
The other surprise was Golden State’s 111-102 victory over the Spurs. Tim Duncan showed up (22/16 with six blocks) but so did Andris Biedrins (18/15 with six blocks). That makes three straight double-doubles for the 20 year-old center from Latvia.
