May 21
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Via Orlando Magic press release: Orlando Magic Chief Executive Officer Alex Martins announced today that Stan Van Gundy has been relieved of his duties as head coach. In addition President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Otis Smith and the organization have mutually agreed to part ways. “On …
May 09
The Orlando Magic have a lot of decisions to make in the near future: namely the futures of general manager Otis Smith, head coach Stan Van Gundy, Dwight Howard, Ryan Anderson, J.J. Redick, and Jameer Nelson. Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel lists the top 10 issues that the Magic will be facing as they …
May 09
If the Orlando Magic had it their way, they would be in Orlando right now preparing for Game 6 of their first round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. The game would have been on Friday at Amway Center. Instead, the Magic’s season is over, but not before they put up a valiant effort — …
May 09
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images BOX SCORE Turbulent. If I were given only one word to describe the Orlando Magic’s season, turbulent would be it. And in that turbulence, the Magic persevered. First it was “The Indecision.” Next it was the Stan Van Gundy vs. Dwight Howard saga. Then it was Dwight’s season-ending back surgery. …
May 08
Essentials Teams: Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers Date: May 8, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: NBA TV Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse Records Magic: 37-29 Pacers: 42-24 Probable starters Magic: Jameer Nelson Jason Richardson Hedo Turkoglu Ryan Anderson Glen Davis Pacers: George Hill Paul George Danny Granger David West Roy Hibbert Advanced stats Magic: Pace: 89.0 …
May 08
As Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinels tells it, “Eight teams in NBA history have recovered from 3-1 deficits.” Will the Orlando Magic become the ninth team? What can the Magic do to beat the Indiana Pacers on the road in Game 5 to extend their first round playoff series at least one more game? …
May 07
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images On Friday, Ryan Anderson became the fifth player for the Orlando Magic to win the Most Improved Player award in the franchise’s 23-year history (the other four players? Scott Skiles in 1991, Darrell Armstrong in 1999, Tracy McGrady in 2001, and Hedo Turkoglu in 2008). Except there’s one …
May 06
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE With 8:14 left in the fourth quarter, the Orlando Magic were down by 19 points with the score at 82-63 in favor of the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers, just like in Games 2 and 3, used a strong third quarter surge (outscoring the Magic by 10 …
May 05
Essentials Teams: Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic Date: May. 5, 2012 Time: 2:00 p.m. Television: ESPN Arena: Amway Center Records Pacers: 42-24 Magic: 37-29 Probable starters Pacers: George Hill Paul George Danny Granger David West Roy Hibbert Magic: Jameer Nelson Jason Richardson Hedo Turkoglu Ryan Anderson Glen Davis Advanced stats Pacers: Pace: 90.7 (19th of …