Saturday's +/- report

You won't find a Washington Wizard that had an enjoyable night in Orlando on Saturday, as the first meeting between the Southeast Division rivals went decidedly in the Magic's favor. Dwight Howard (+21) was as efficient as can be, shooting 11-for-13 and grabbing 16 boards, but Rashard Lewis wound up at +30 despite shooting 0-for-5 from 3-point range. In case you haven't noticed, he's having an extremely strong season thus far, showing off a more complete all-around game... Juan Dixon (-24, 1-for-6) stepped into the starting lineup for the injured Antonio Daniels (knee) and didn't fare well, while Dee Brown (-2) did mix it up in his 20 minutes, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out five assists with just one turnover... Danny Granger (+23) shot just 6-for-17, but continued his superb season by being the most effective of the Pacers in the 98-80 rout of New Jersey... Vince Carter (-21) couldn't keep the Nets from short-circuiting without Devin Harris (ankle) despite 31 points. Josh Boone (-8, four points, seven rebounds), who was so effective in Friday's upset of Detroit, couldn't put it together back-to-back nights, with an airball included among his 0-for-4 night at the free throw line. The other frontcourt starters, Bobby Simmons (-14) and Yi Jianlian (-11), shot a combined 2-for-15... Chris Paul (+10, 21 points, 13 assists) righfully got most of the love for breaking Oscar Robertson's record for consecutive points-assists double-doubles to start a season, but Tyson Chandler (+16) was tops in the +/- game, finishing with an efficient 13 pints and 10 rebounds... Dwyane Wade (-6, 30 points, 10 assists) is dominating, but Shawn Marion (-14, 10 points, eight rebounds) continues to disappoint. he's doing himself no favors for his upcoming free agency thus far... LeBron James (+12) scored 41 points again, while Anderson Varejao (+10, 13 points) did more damage off the bench. The energy of those two is really carrying Cleveland through its recent surge, which continued with a 106-97 road stomping of Chicago... With Kirk Hinrich out (torn ulnar collateral ligament) and Thabo Sefolosha benched, Ben Gordon (-3) made his first start of the season count, scoring 29 points. Unlike Marion, he is making the upcoming season easier on his agent. Tyrus Thomas (-20) was back in the starting lineup with Drew Gooden (ankle) not dressing and shot 3-for-10... Shaquille O'Neal (+14, 29 points, 11 rebounds) made a strong case for skipping out on back-to-backs. In what is sure to be a rarity, he out-scored Amare Stoudemire (+14, 24 points)... Joe Alexander (+5, 8 points in 24 minutes) got a lot of run in the 104-96 loss, with his increased minutes coming at the expense of Charlie Villanueva (-9, 0 points in 9:50)... LaMarcus Aldridge (+8, 24 points, 13 rebounds) is finding his stride for the Blazers and should be in the right mindset to take pressure off Greg Oden when he returns from his foot injury in what's expected to be another 7-to-10 days... Minnesota rookie Kevin Love (-6) didn't handle his first back-to-back as a starter very well, going 0-for-7 in the 97-93 loss to Portland.