Essentials Teams: Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic Date: Mar. 23, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Amway Center Records Suns: 17-27 Magic: 30-18 Probable starters Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving Alonzo Gee Anthony Parker Antawn Jamison Tristan Thompson Magic: Jameer Nelson Jason Richardson Hedo Turkoglu Ryan Anderson Dwight Howard Advanced stats Cavaliers: Pace: 92.0 …
Monthly Archive: March 2012
Mar 21
Recap: Orlando Magic 103, Phoenix Suns 93
AP Photo/Reinhold Matay BOX SCORE It’s no secret that Dwight Howard would be best paired with a star point guard like Chris Paul or Deron Williams, whether it’s with the Orlando Magic or another team. When you talk about Dwight’s biggest flaw as a player, the inability to rely on him consistently in crunch time …
Mar 21
Preview: Phoenix Suns at Orlando Magic
Essentials Teams: Phoenix Suns at Orlando Magic Date: Mar. 21, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Sun Sports Arena: Amway Center Records Suns: 23-23 Magic: 29-18 Probable starters Suns: Steve Nash Grant Hill Jared Dudley Channing Frye Marcin Gortat Magic: Jameer Nelson Jason Richardson Hedo Turkoglu Ryan Anderson Dwight Howard Advanced stats Suns: Pace: 92.2 (9th …
Mar 21
Dwight Howard, free-throws, and the real problem in Orlando
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack When asked if the Orlando Magic were title contenders, LeBron James answered, “Absolutely.” It happened on Sunday after Orlando suffered a 91-81 loss to Miami. Maybe LeBron was being cordial. Maybe he did not want to kick a marginal team while they were down. Maybe he was blinded by the fact …
Mar 20
Tuesday’s Magic Word
Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson, and Hedo Turkoglu all struggled mightily against the Chicago Bulls, resulting in an 85-59 blowout loss for the Orlando Magic. Head coach Stan Van Gundy takes some of the blame for the Magic’s recent struggles on offense, noting that “we’ve got better players than that.” Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: …
Mar 19
Recap: Chicago Bulls 85, Orlando Magic 59
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack BOX SCORE It’s rare to see an NBA team devastate an opponent defensively. The Boston Celtics were able to do so on January 23, holding the Orlando Magic to a franchise-low 56 points in a game. The Chicago Bulls nearly outdid the Celtics on defense on Monday, limiting the Magic to …
Mar 19
Preview: Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic
Essentials Teams: Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic Date: Mar. 19, 2012 Time: 8:00 p.m. Television: TNT Arena: Amway Center Records Bulls: 37-10 Magic: 29-17 Probable starters Bulls: C.J. Watson Ronnie Brewer Luol Deng Carlos Boozer Joakim Noah Magic: Jameer Nelson Jason Richardson Hedo Turkoglu Ryan Anderson Dwight Howard Advanced stats Bulls: Pace: 89.8 (25th of …
Mar 19
Monday’s Magic Word
One of the keys to beating the Miami Heat, if the Orlando Magic play their conference, division, and in-state rival in the postseason, is slowing down Dwyane Wade. Another aspect of a potential Magic-Heat playoff series is figuring out if Hedo Turkoglu, typically defended and shut down by LeBron James, can be relied upon by …
Mar 22
Trading playoff formats?
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by Matt Scribbins
at 10:57 amPhoto by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Which one of your friend’s is most interested in the NBA? Just for fun, call that person and say, “the NBA is changing their playoff format to single elimination next year and they are going to play the games at neutral sites.” What kind of reaction do you think you …
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