"Dwight Howard made history at Oracle Arena and gave Warriors fans even more reason to fantastically long for him on their squad.

Howard totaled 45 points, 23 rebounds and an NBA record 39 free-throw attempts Thursday night, leading the Magic to a 117-109 win over the Warriors (3-7). Monta Ellis' 30 points and 11 assists, and David Lee's 26 points and 12 rebounds, weren't enough to overcome the monster performance from the best center in the game.

Warriors coach Mark Jackson -- without his best defensive big man in Kwame Brown, who is out with a chest muscle injury -- tried to slow Howard by putting him at the free-throw line. A lot.

"We have two bodies that can defend him one-on-one and force him away from the painted area," Jackson explained. "That's (Andris Biedrins) and Kwame Brown. ... Immediately, you have to figure out a way to stop a great player. And his weakness is foul shooting."

Howard, who came in shooting a career-low 42.6 percent from the line, was 21 for 39 from the free-throw line. The previous record for free throw attempts in a game was 34, set by the Philadelphia Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain Feb. 22, 1962, against the St. Louis Hawks."