84. Orlando Magic fans get last laugh in NBA post-season: Dwight Howard & Houston Rockets bounced from playoffs

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For the second year ijn a row, a Dwight Howard-led team has exited the first round of the BNBA p[layoffs to th delight of Orlando Magic fans. 
 

ORLANDO -- Hey Orlando Magic fans, you can rejoice: Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets are a bust in the NBA playoffs back in May.

Howard and the Rockets, the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with a 54-28 regular season record, were bounced out of the first round in just six games by the Portland Trailblazers, 99-98 on a Friday night.

Howard and his Rockets' quick exit from the NBA playoffs comes in at No. 84 in the HeadlineSurfer.com recep of the top 100 local stories of 2014.

For the second year in a row, Howard didn't get his team past the first round. Howard and his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers didn't make it out of the first round a year ago after Kobe Bryant went down with his achilles heel injury.

Howard spurned the Lakers for the Rockets, even losing out on a bigger payday in the long run, in part because he didn't like the head coach, Mike D'Antoni, who has since been fired.

So now Howard loses out again on another post-season run and he's lighter in the wallet, despite his 26 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.83 blocks in the six-game battle with the Trailblazers.

So now Howard loses out again on another post-season run and he's lighter in the wallet, despite his 26 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.83 blocks in the six-game battle with the Trailblazers.

So see, Magic fans, you got the last laugh on Dwight Howard, after all.

Dwight Howard fast facts / Headline Surfer®FAST FACTS: Dwight Howard, No. 1 pick Orlando Magic

-- Dwight Howard was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic out of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy of Atlanta, Ga.
-- Led the Magic to three division titles and one conference title.
-- Was the winner of the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
-- Was the starting center for Team USA in the 2008 Olympics, which went on to win the gold medal.
-- Was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2012, team lost in first round of playoffs
-- Signed with the Houston Rockets as a free agent in 2013, team lost in first round of playoffs.
 

YouTube download / Video by rsol / Dwight Howard selected No. 1 overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic as an 18-year-old out of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy of Atlanta, Ga.
 

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