Magic’s Howard named defensive player of year

Dwight Howard

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Dwight Howard was named the NBA’s defensive player of the  yesterday, making the dominant Orlando Magic center the first player to win the award in  three consecutive seasons.

Howard led the league this season with 789 defensive rebounds and averaged 14.1 rebounds,  2.4 blocks and 1.4 steals in 78 games with the Magic.

“I could have just stopped after winning one