Apr 11
Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images Orlando Magic 103 Final Recap | Box Score 93 Milwaukee Bucks Nikola Vucevic 14-26 FG | 2-3 FT | 20 REB | 5 AST | 30 PTS | +16 How about this for a mind-boggling stat? Vucevic became the first player to record at least 20 …
Apr 08
Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images Cleveland Cavaliers 91 Final Recap | Box Score 85 Orlando Magic Nikola Vucevic 10-20 FG | 1-3 FT | 21 REB | 6 AST | 21 PTS | 0 His long arms once again controlled the boards as he posted his third 20-20 game of the …
Apr 07
Essentials Teams: Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Date: April 7, 2013 Time: 6:00 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Florida Arena: Quicken Loans Arena Records Magic: 19-58 Cavaliers: 23-52 Probable starters Magic: Beno Udrih Maurice Harkless Tobias Harris Andrew Nicholson Nikola Vuvevic Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving Wayne Ellington Alonzo Gee Tristan Thompson Tyler Zeller Advanced stats Magic: Pace: …
Mar 18
John Schuhmann of NBA.com: “Maurice Harkless is yet another young Magic player who has opened some eyes. The rookie has scored in double-figures in 15 of his last 17 games, shooting 51 percent from the field and 41 percent from 3-point range in that stretch. The Magic’s young core of Harkless, Tobias Harris, Andrew Nicholson …
Aug 09
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images I recently revisited Game 1 of the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Magic and Cavs. Cleveland was hot, and maybe even the team to beat coming into the series. Orlando had other intentions, though. My foggy memory was filled with ideas of a three-point shootout, a lot of LeBron …
Jul 21
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Pythagorean wins is a formula that converts points scored and allowed into a predicted winning percentage. The results can show, among other things, teams that over/under perform, win/lose many close games, or just experience good/bad luck. To predict an NBA team’s winning percentage, the following calculation is performed: (Points …
Jul 06
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images 2010-2011 regular season Dwight Howard Games Played 78 Minutes Played 37.6 adj. +/- +14.09 net +/- +9.8 statistical +/- +7.24 PER 26.0 WARP 20.5 Win Shares/48 .236
Jun 22
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images 2010-2011 regular season Hedo Turkoglu Games Played 56 Minutes Played 34.1 adj. +/- +1.09 net +/- +5.3 statistical +/- +2.09 PER 13.5 WARP 4.9 Win Shares/48 .143
Jun 08
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images 2010-2011 regular season Gilbert Arenas Games Played 49 Minutes Played 21.8 adj. +/- -5.22 net +/- -1.8 statistical +/- -1.06 PER 8.6 WARP 0.6 Win Shares/48 .008