Jan 21
AP Photo/John Raoux BOX SCORE Despite starting off hot and jumping out to an 18-4 lead over the Mavericks, the Magic lost this game in the first quarter. Orlando owned the first half of the opening period and it was looking as though they were headed for a morale-boosting blowout of a reasonably superior team. …
Jan 20
Essentials Teams: Dallas Mavericks at Orlando Magic Date: January 18, 2013 Time: 6:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Amway Center Records Mavericks: 17-24 Magic: 14-25 Probable starters Mavericks: Darren Collison O.J. Mayo Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki Chris Kaman Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo DeQuan Jones Glen Davis Nikola Vucevic Advanced stats Mavericks: Pace: 94.0 …
Jan 19
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE In keeping with their schizophrenic nature this season, the Orlando Magic followed up a surprising win against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday with a loss to the lowly Charlotte Bobcats two days later. It’s no secret that the Magic’s defense has regressed badly in recent weeks. …
Jan 18
Essentials Teams: Charlotte Bobcats at Orlando Magic Date: January 18, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Amway Center Records Bobcats: 9-30 Magic: 14-24 Probable starters Bobcats: Kemba Walker Gerald Henderson Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Hakim Warrick Bismack Biyombo Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo DeQuan Jones Glen Davis Nikola Vucevic Advanced stats Bobcats: Pace: 91.8 …
Jan 18
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Vucevic has made headlines over the past few weeks for his rebounding prowess. He’s pulled down at least 12 boards in the last eight Magic games, which is the second-longest streak in the NBA (Anderson Varejao did it 12 straight times earlier this season). And Vucevic set …
Jan 17
Watch Glen Davis wiggle. The Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 97-86 in last night’s game. Arron Afflalo speaks afterwards to reporters. Nikola Vucevic’s rebounding prowess continues to get noticed. John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com: “During his eight seasons in Orlando, Howard simultaneously became the game’s best defensive player and rebounder. Because of that fact, there …
Jan 17
Heading into the season, the scouting report on Arron Afflalo from his final year with the Denver Nuggets was that his defense had regressed, in part because he worked on expanding his offensive repertoire. Once known as a good defender, Afflalo poured his efforts into becoming more than just a spot-up shooter and it worked …
Jan 16
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE Steals, points off turnovers, transition buckets, a ridiculously high three-point field goal percentage, getting a former All-Star into foul trouble. These are things that have been highly irregular for the Magic this season, but were key elements to their win against the Pacers. It all started …
Jan 22
Maurice Harkless: basketball Play-Doh
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by Noam Schiller
at 11:06 amPhoto by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images As the Magic’s impressive start to the season is left further in the past, this year becomes more and more of a trial run. There are a lot of different pieces on Orlando’s roster, many not a part of any reasonable long-term plan, but the only way to …
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