Essentials Teams: Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic Date: January 16, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Amway Center Records Pacers: 24-15 Magic: 13-24 Probable starters Pacers: George Hill Lance Stephenson Paul George David West Roy Hibbert Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo DeQuan Jones Glen Davis Nikola Vucevic Advanced stats Pacers: Pace: 89.6 …
Monthly Archive: January 2013
Jan 16
Wednesday’s Magic Word
Ben Golliver of The Point Forward on the Orlando Magic’s rebuilding efforts: “While it takes a little work to get excited about Orlando’s pieces, there’s no questioning the general culture that’s been instilled under Vaughn. That goes a long way in keeping a team out of the “awful” category for multiple years. Like Cho, Magic …
Jan 15
Tuesday’s Magic Word
Ish Smith had one of the most amazing plays you’ll see all season. In last night’s game against the Washington Wizards, Smith jumped over John Wall after biting on his pump fake, then recovered to block his shot. The Orlando Magic have lost 11 of their past 12 games. This headline says it all: “Jameer …
Jan 14
Recap: Washington Wizards 120, Orlando Magic 91
Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images BOX SCORE Heading into tonight’s game, the Washington Wizards ranked dead last in the league in Offensive Rating — averaging 95.7 points per 100 possessions. To put that number in perspective, when the Charlotte Bobcats finished with the worst winning percentage in NBA history last season, they averaged 95.2 points …
Jan 14
Preview: Orlando Magic at Washington Wizards
Essentials Teams: Orlando Magic at Washington Wizards Date: January 14, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Verizon Center Records Magic: 13-23 Wizards: 6-28 Probable starters Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo DeQuan Jones Andrew Nicholson Nikola Vucevic Wizards: A.J. Price Bradley Beal Martell Webster Emeka Okafor Nene Hilario Advanced stats Magic: Pace: 91.5 …
Jan 14
Monday’s Magic Word
In the wake of Glen Davis’ absence, Nikola Vucevic has emerged as a double-double machine for the Orlando Magic. Joe Kaiser of ESPN Insider has more: “Since Davis’ injury, though, he’s pretty much become a dream for any fantasy basketball owner, rattling off eight double-doubles over the last 11 games (including six in a row) …
Jan 14
J.J. Redick shuts down Lob City
Since the start of the season, J.J. Redick has been the subject of trade rumors and it’s easy to see why. At 28 years old, Redick is an elder statesman on a rebuilding team. Only Jameer Nelson (30) and Hedo Turkoglu (33) are older. With the Orlando Magic in the middle of a rebuilding phase, …
Jan 13
Recap: Orlando Magic 104, Los Angeles Clippers 101
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein /NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE Despite facing off against the Los Angeles Clippers — tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the best record in the NBA (28-8) — on the road, the Orlando Magic finally won a close game and snapped their season-high 10-game losing streak with a …
Jan 15
The clock is ticking on J.J. Redick
Commentary
by Nate Drexler
at 12:07 pmPhoto by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images At one point, it was pretty difficult, almost impossible, to imagine the Magic running out of the tunnel without Dwight Howard. Now, just months after his departure, things have normalized, at least in a sense, in Orlando. While the few veterans left on the roster continue to chip …
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