Monthly Archive: April 2010

Apr 24

Preview: Orlando Magic at Charlotte Bobcats, Game 3

2:00 EDT | Fox Sports Florida, TNT 59-23 @ 44-38 Pythagorean Record: 61-21 Pythagorean Record: 45-37 Pace: 92.0 (18th) Pace: 90.4 (26th) Offensive Rating: 111.4 (4th) Offensive Rating: 104.4 (24th) Defensive Rating: 103.3 (3rd) Defensive Rating: 102.8 (1st) Time Warner Cable Arena | Magic lead series 2-0

Apr 24

Sneak Preview: Orlando Magic at Charlotte Bobcats, Game 3

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Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “When he thinks about what might go wrong this afternoon in Charlotte, N.C., Stan Van Gundy worries about his players’ collective psyche. Van Gundy envisions 19,077 people inside Time Warner Cable Arena cheering wildly, and he visualizes an already desperate Charlotte Bobcats team feeding off of that energy. And, in his nightmare …

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Apr 23

Friday’s Magic Word

Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “Stern warned coaches and players about publicly questioning his game officials only hours after fining Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and small forward Matt Barnes $35,000 apiece for comments they made in Howard’s defense after Game 2 against the Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday night. And Stern said a $35,000 fine will seem like pocket change …

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Apr 23

Video Analysis: Vince Carter and the Pick and Roll

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Vince Carter is your classic “love/hate” player. For whatever reason, Carter stirs the emotions of almost any basketball fan one way or the other and it usually leads to heated debates praising or criticizing him at every turn. That being said, it came as no surprise that after Carter struggled mightily in Game 1 against …

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Apr 23

Video Highlights: Dwight Howard

It’s been an uphill battle for Dwight Howard to stay on the floor against the Charlotte Bobcats and make an impact on both ends of the court but he’s been doing the best he can, considering the circumstances. Credit needs to be given to the Bobcats because they have done an excellent job of neutralizing …

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Apr 22

Thursday’s Magic Word

Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy is letting his opinions fly and — another $35,000 later — he’s learning freedom of speech isn’t free. Not in the NBA. We’ll get to another topic — what Van Gundy thinks about Michael Jordan, his Charlotte Bobcats and Jordan’s place in basketball …

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Apr 22

Superman Makes an Appearance

Apr 22

Second Look: Orlando Magic 92, Charlotte Bobcats 77

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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “Only 14 teams in NBA history have won a best-of-seven series after trailing 2-0. Like in Orlando’s 98-89 Game 1 victory, [Dwight] Howard again battled through foul trouble, held to another 28-minute night. Backup Marcin Gortat was re-signed at a high price for these situations and again played about …

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Apr 21

Recap: Orlando Magic 92, Charlotte Bobcats 77

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Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE In a game where things shifted back and forth between a defensive struggle and a shootout, the Orlando Magic were able to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats by the score of 92-77 to take a 2-0 series lead in the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs. …

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