Jan 08
Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images BOX SCORE The Blazers and Magic have a number of similarities, but are riding streaks of opposite types at the moment. Both teams came into the season with little to no expectation of success and feature new coaches who have done impressive work replacing mainstays in their respective …
Jan 07
Essentials Teams: Orlando Magic at Portland Trail Blazers Date: January 7, 2013 Time: 10:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Rose Garden Records Magic: 12-21 Blazers: 18-15 Probable starters Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo DeQuan Jones Andrew Nicholson Nikola Vucevic Blazers: Damian Lillard Wesley Matthews Nicolas Batum LaMarcus Aldridge J.J. Hickson Advanced stats Magic: Pace: …
Jan 07
The Orlando Magic earn “Team of the Weak” honors from David Aldridge of NBA.com: “The Magic’s flirtation with .500 has come back to earth with an eight-game losing streak, almost directly in correlation with Glen Davis’ absence following a shoulder injury. But Orlando has competed almost every night, as exemplified by Nicola Vucevic’s 20-point, 29-rebound …
Jan 07
In sports, we often hear the term “game of his life” to describe a phenomenon where the stars align for a player for one night and he plays to his full potential. It’s a rare event, but when it happens, it’s something to behold. Back in 2009, Jameer Nelson had the game of his life …
Jan 05
AP Photo/John Raoux BOX SCORE On a good offensive night for Orlando, the Magic needed more defense, especially down the stretch, to fend off the Knicks in a 114-106 loss. It was the night of the backcourt for Orlando. Nelson (29 points on 10-for-20 shooting) and Afflalo (29 points on 10-for-14 shooting) abused the New …
Jan 05
Essentials Teams: New York Knicks at Orlando Magic Date: January 4, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Amway Center Records Knicks: 22-10 Magic: 12-20 Probable starters Knicks: Jason Kidd Ronnie Brewer Carmelo Anthony Marcus Camby Tyson Chandler Magic: Jameer Nelson Arron Afflalo DeQuan Jones Andrew Nicholson Nikola Vucevic Advanced stats Knicks: Pace: …
Jan 04
Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: “The Orlando Magic won’t attempt to convince Dwight Howard to rejoin their team when Howard becomes a free agent in July, an NBA source with knowledge of the Magic’s thinking told the Orlando Sentinel.” Since Glen Davis sprained his left shoulder on December 19 against the Washington Wizards, the …
Jan 04
#ORLrank 1: Dwight Howard
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by Nate Drexler
at 1:24 pmPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images G MP PER VORP WARP WS/82 2010-2011 78 2935 26.0 6.55 20.5 15.1 Dwight Howard’s best season with the Magic How can you quantify a man so loved and then so despised? Generally, it is exactly how most Magic fans have resigned themselves to the subject of Dwight …
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