Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “Dwight Howard has said repeatedly that the Orlando Magic need to hit their stride in the home stretch of the regular season, just as the playoffs approach. Now would be a good time for that to happen. The Magic flew from Orlando to California on Tuesday to begin their …
Monthly Archive: March 2011
Mar 08
A glimpse at life without Dwight Howard
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Via Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: Brandon Bass, Ryan Anderson and Earl Clark, power forwards disguised as centers, tried to replace him. It took all three of them. They did a commendable job, combining for 31 points, 23 rebounds and five blocks — an all-star kind of …
Mar 07
Recap: Portland Trail Blazers 89, Orlando Magic 85
BOX SCORE The Portland Trail Blazers were able to defeat the Orlando Magic by the score of 89-85, taking advantage of Dwight Howard‘s absence and sweeping the season series in the process. The Magic deserve a ton of credit for playing with energy and effort, knowing that they had to pour everything out on the …
Mar 07
Monday’s Magic Word
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “[Dwight] Howard will sit out tonight’s Magic game against the Portland Trail Blazers because he has accumulated 16 technical fouls this season. In the NBA, a player receives an automatic one-game suspension without pay if he compiles 16 techs during the regular season. A player also receives an additional …
Mar 07
Preview: Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic
7:00 EST | NBA TV 35-27 @ 40-23 Pythagorean Record: 33-29 Pythagorean Record: 44-19 Pace: 88.4 (30th) Pace: 92.2 (16th) Offensive Rating: 107.9 (13th) Offensive Rating: 108.1 (11th) Defensive Rating: 107.1 (15th) Defensive Rating: 101.9 (3rd) Amway Center | Blazers lead season series 1-0
Mar 07
An example of Tracy McGrady’s otherworldly talent
_______ Tracy McGrady’s talents were a topic for debate at the 2011 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
Mar 07
Video Analysis: Anatomy of a 40-9 run against the Miami Heat
Despite a disappointing loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday, which culminated with a one-game suspension for Dwight Howard that’ll be served tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers, last week was fairly successful for the Orlando Magic. After Howard pleaded with his teammates to bring more to the table after losing to the Sacramento Kings …
Mar 05
Recap: Chicago Bulls 89, Orlando Magic 81
BOX SCORE The Chicago Bulls were able to defeat the Orlando Magic by the score of 89-81, snapping a four-game winning streak and inducing Dwight Howard to pick up a technical foul — his 16th of the regular season, which means he’ll be suspended for Monday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Even though the …
Mar 04
The left side is the Orlando Magic’s good side
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Via Peter D. Newmann of ESPN Stats and Information: The Orlando Magic have their sweet spots from the three-point line on the left side of the court. Orlando shoots a higher percentage from those areas and has more attempts from those areas. The Magic have to hit their three-pointers to win …