Mar 14
Photo by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE In a span of seven days, the Orlando Magic have played the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, and San Antonio Spurs, with tonight’s matchup against the Spurs ending a four-game stretch for the Magic that has revealed a lot about the team. More on …
Mar 14
Essentials Teams: Orlando Magic at San Antonio Spurs Date: Mar. 14, 2012 Time: 8:30 p.m. Television: Sun Sports Arena: AT&T Center Records Magic: 28-15 Spurs: 27-13 Probable starters Magic: Jameer Nelson J.J. Redick Hedo Turkoglu Ryan Anderson Dwight Howard Spurs: Tony Parker Danny Green Richard Jefferson DeJuan Blair Tim Duncan Advanced stats Magic: Pace: 89.5 …
Mar 14
Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images Take yourself back to the fall and imagine sitting on your couch watching NFL Sunday Ticket. There are 10 seconds remaining in the second quarter and the Detroit Lions just got the ball back at their own 40 yard line. Everyone in the world knows what is coming …
Mar 14
Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Well, it finally happened. Dwight Howard finally broke and said something to chum the waters for the rest of his career. After months of frustrating indecision which was not exactly helping Howard’s image, he finally provided his detractors some quotable ammunition, saying of his discussions with the Magic: “I told …
Mar 13
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack BOX SCORE When Jameer Nelson performed at an All-Star caliber level during the 2008-2009 regular season and 2010 NBA Playoffs, the Orlando Magic weren’t just a different team, they were a special team. A team that could beat anyone on any given night (except the Boston Celtics). That team that could …
Mar 13
Essentials Teams: Miami Heat at Orlando Magic Date: Mar. 13, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: NBA TV Arena: Amway Center Records Heat: 31-9 Magic: 27-15 Probable starters Heat: Mario Chalmers Dwyane Wade LeBron James Chris Bosh Joel Anthony Magic: Jameer Nelson J.J. Redick Hedo Turkoglu Ryan Anderson Dwight Howard Advanced stats Heat: Pace: 92.0 (10th …
Mar 13
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images With all the rabblerousing surrounding Kobe and his ability (or inability in many cases) to perform in clutch moments, it can be hard to notice that the Orlando Magic have a clutch performer playing for their team. That’s right, not only is Ryan Anderson a starter, a really tall three-point …
Mar 13
The pick-and-roll has been one of the primary tenets of the Orlando Magic’s offensive system since head coach Stan Van Gundy’s first day on the job. When you envision the Magic run their vaunted pick-and-roll attack this season (yes, it still can be vaunted even though this is the least-talented team in the Van Gundy …
Mar 15
Dwight Howard stays
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by Nate Drexler
at 12:27 pmAP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack It’s no longer bittersweet to talk about Dwight Howard. For Orlando Magic fans, for today, it’s just sweet. Howard opts in for the 2012-2013 season? A collective sigh of relief swells up in Orlando. The tension and dizziness that Dwight’s indecision has created for Orlando fans has been frustrating, overshadowing the …
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