Dwight Howard had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Hedo Turkoglu added 20 points and a season-high 10 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Washington Wizards, 105-90, last night at Verizon Center in Washington.

Orlando has won eight of its past nine games and six in a row on the road.

Caron Butler had 25 points for Washington, 19 of them in the first half.

Notes

• Allen Iverson apparently chose family and food over practice -- and he'll be fined for it. Iverson was the only player who didn't show up when the Detroit Pistons worked out yesterday on Thanksgiving. Coach Michael Curry confirmed Iverson will be fined, will not start tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks and might not play in the game for missing the practice. After Detroit traded for the superstar, Iverson insisted he would do whatever Curry wanted him to and even mocked his famous rant about practice while playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons are 5-5 since acquiring Iverson from the Denver Nuggets for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb. McDyess and the Nuggets reached a buyout agreement and the power forward's agent said he will re-sign next month in Detroit. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are 6-0 at the Rose Garden this season. After narrowly winning its first three home games this season, Portland has won two of its previous three by at least 38 points. Last week, the Blazers beat Chicago by a season-high 42 points. Portland's best home start was during the 1977-78 season, when it won its first 26 games.