Dec 07
What happens when you’re a team that doesn’t have a go-to scorer? Do the next best thing — have a go-to play. It’s true that the Orlando Magic’s preferred crunch time lineup — Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick, Arron Afflalo, Glen Davis, and Nikola Vucevic — is one of the most efficient five-man units in the …
Dec 06
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Before this season started, the Magic were a popular pick as one of the league’s worst teams. With the two best players of last year’s 37-29 outfit traded and Jacque Vaughn coming in as a rookie coach, it wasn’t hard to envision a lot of struggles at Amway Center. It is through …
Dec 06
Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE After rallying in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in the first two games of their West Coast road trip, the Orlando Magic tried to catch lightning in a bottle thrice against the Utah Jazz. Trailing for most of …
Dec 05
Essentials Teams: Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz Date: December 5, 2012 Time: 9:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: EnergySolutions Arena Records Magic: 7-10 Jazz: 9-10 Probable starters Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo Maurice Harkless Glen Davis Nikola Vucevic Jazz: Mo Williams Randy Foye Marvin Williams Paul Millsap DeMarre Carroll Advanced stats Magic: Pace: 92.6 …
Dec 04
Jordan White of Hardwood Paroxysm details Maurice Harkless’ defensive impact on the Orlando Magic so far this season: “When Harkless is on the court, opposing teams’ Offensive Rating drops nearly four points, from 105.2 to 101.4. His offense is miles behind his defense, but credit the rookie for realizing that his best shot at early …
Dec 04
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images A phrase that gets thrown around a lot is “future of the franchise.” We often attribute this accolade to a guy who is a rising star or a guy who started proving himself right out of the gate as an unbelievable and capable talent. Kyrie Irving is the …
Dec 04
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images BOX SCORE Fresh off Sunday’s season-defining victory over Dwight Howard and the Lakers, the Magic continued to impress on their West Coast road trip with another victory over a quality opponent in the Warriors. This one was much more of a back-and-forth affair than the Lakers game, which was pretty …
Dec 03
Essentials Teams: Orlando Magic at Golden State Warriors Date: December 2, 2012 Time: 10:30 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Oracle Arena Records Magic: 6-10 Warriors: 10-6 Probable starters Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo Maurice Harkless Glen Davis Nikola Vucevic Warriors: Stephen Curry Klay Thompson Harrison Barnes David Lee Festus Ezeli Advanced stats Magic: Pace: …
Dec 07
#ORLrank 5: Darrell Armstrong
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by Eddy Rivera
at 1:08 pmAP Photo/Chuck Stoody G MP PER VORP WARP WS/82 1998-1999 50 1502 22.2 5.26 16.0 10.4 Darrell Armstrong’s best season with the Magic Darrell Armstrong’s career with the Orlando Magic can be summed up in one phrase. The ultimate underdog. Undrafted coming out of Fayetteville State University in 1991, Armstrong took a long and …
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