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Is there anything Orlando's Howard can't do?

ORLANDO, January 25, 2008 - In an old episode of The Simpsons, Homer was appointed monorail conductor in his storied hometown of Springfield.

Homer later had trouble stopping the monorail, which was powered by the sun, so he decided to lasso a letter off of the speeding, new-age train and use it as an innovative anchor. After a series of unsuccessful attempts to stop the monorail, the letter M finally lodged into a giant display donut, prompting Homer to ask, "Donuts...is there anything they can't do?"

The same can be said about the services of Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard. Howard has been Orlando's go-to scorer, or donut, the entire season and the young star is doing all he can to keep his team atop the Southeast Division standings. Howard currently leads the squad in scoring (22.0), rebounding (14.9) and blocks (2.6).

Howard is also the master of the double-double, having recorded an NBA-high 38 this season. Howard, who enjoyed 15 straight double-doubles from December 3 - January 2 this season, owns eight over his last nine games and 190 for his career. Howard had 60 double-doubles last season, just eight shy of Shaquille O'Neal's record of 68 established during the 1992-93 campaign.

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