ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Steve Francis scored 33 points Wednesday night, 25 of them coming in the second half, as hot-shooting Orlando ran away from Seattle, 105-87.
The Magic halted a four-game losing streak with Grant Hill adding 21 points. Orlando hit 61.5 percent of its shots from the field in the second half.
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Ray Allen scored 30 for Seattle, which had won its prevous six road outings.
Orlando rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second period and then went on an 11-0 run in the third. The Magic went into the final period leading by nine and saw its advantage trimmed to three before scoring 11 in a row.
