Archive for October, 2009

Orlando’s next game will be Monday, October 19 against the Chicago Bulls and it will be shown live on NBA TV. Finally, a Magic game on TV! Josh Robbins takes a look at why none of Orlando’s preseason games have been televised. Brian Schmitz discussed last night’s win in Wichita and talked about how excited the fans in college basketball country were to see some pro basketball. Howard played as fans trained their cameras at him and clicked away. “Hey, Superman! Over here!” said two young teens wearing blue Howard No. 12 jerseys. Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy wasn’t going [...]

Here are few upcoming Magic evens that fans can attend. MEET THE 2009-10 MAGIC DANCERS –Event is free and open to the public– WHO: Orlando Magic Dancers, STUFF the Magic mascot, Magic emcee Scotty B and the Magic Street Team WHAT: The Magic will host a Meet the 2009-10 Magic Dancers event where fans are invited to meet and get autographs from the 2009-10 Magic Dancers and STUFF, the Magic’s mascot. The event will feature: · Performances, photo opportunities and autographs by the Magic Dancers and STUFF · Food specials · Budweiser specials – $3 pints and $11 pitchers · [...]

The Orlando Magic defeated the New Orleans Hornets 121-86 in Wichita, Kansas on Tuesday night. Orlando dominated from start to finish, taking a 30-14 lead after one quarter of play. Orlando held leads of over 30 several times throughout the game starting in the 2nd quarter and finished with a 35-point victory. Orlando did a lot right, but turnovers were the issue once again. For the second straight game, Orlando committed 23 turnovers. For the second straight game, Orlando’s defense played well. They held the Hornets to just 38.9% shooting from the field (28-of-72) and 33.3% from behind the arc [...]

Tonight the Orlando Magic will take on the New Orleans Hornets at 8:00 EST in Wichita, Kansas. As usual, the game will not be televised in Central Florida. You can hear it on WDBO AM 580. The Spanish broadcast can be heard on WONQ AM 1030. Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy is going to continue giving his players a rest. Tonight, Shooting Guard JJ Redick and Forward Matt Barnes are scheduled to have the night off. End of 3rd Quarter: Magic lead 100-64. Ryan Anderson has 22 points and is 6-for-9 from downtown. The Magic are shooting 62.5% from [...]

The Orlando Magic defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 102-83 on Monday night. The Magic ended the first quarter with a 30-21 lead and were in control for the entire game. Orlando once again shot the ball well. They were 36-of-75 in from the field (48%) and shot 11-of-29 from downtown (37.9%). Remember, Orlando did all of this without Point Guard Jameer Nelson, Shooting Guard Vince Carter and Forward Brandon Bass, who were all given the night off. The Magic shot the ball well, but the offense was far from perfect. Orlando committed 23 turnovers and you can bet Magic Head Coach [...]

Brian Schmitz is reporting that Memphis Coach Lionel Hollins is claiming that the officials show favoritism towards Magic Center Dwight Howard. “Dwight Howard’s a great player and Thabeet didn’t get a fair share of the calls right from the start of the game,” Hollins said. “It’s not Dwight Howard against Thabeet — it’s us against the Orlando Magic.” You can see the full story

The Orlando Magic will take on the Memphis Grizzlies at 8:00 PM EST at the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Once again, the game will not be televised in Central Florida. You can hear it on WDBO AM 580. The Spanish broadcast can be heard on WONQ AM 1030. Tonight’s Starters: Orlando Magic Dwight Howard Rashard Lewis Matt Barnes Mickael Pietrus Jason Williams Memphis Grizzlies Hasheem Thabeet Darrell Arthur DeMarre Carroll OJ Mayo Mike Conley Usual starting guards Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter have been given the night off. Brian Schmitz has three notes about the game. 1. New [...]

The Orlando Magic defeated the Houston Rockets 113-104 Friday night to improve to 3-0 in the preseason. The Magic did a couple things really well. They really limited their turnovers tonight. After committing 23 turnovers on Wednesday night against the Heat, Orlando only turned the ball over 8 times against the Rockets. The Magic also shot 49.4% from the field, but that’s where the positives seemed to end. The defense was not nearly as good. In fact, Head Coach Stan Van Gundy was very upset about the way the defense played. “Playing defense is not easy and our guys aren’t [...]

The Orlando Magic take on the Houston Rockets tonight at 7:00 PM EST. Since the game will not be televised, I will be providing a running blog live from Amway Arena. Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy would not announce the starters, but Tania Ganguli found out that Mickael Pietrus will rest his injured ankle as a precaution and that Rashard Lewis is going to start at Power Forward. Click here to see other news and notes about tonight’s game. Starters for Orlando: F Rashard Lewis F Brandon Bass C Marcin Gortat G Vince Carter G Jameer Nelson Probable Starters [...]

Orlando is and should be one of the favorites to win the NBA finals, but if they have made some improvements in certain areas, they will not capture their first title this year. I’m not saying that I believe any of this will come true, but these are potential problems this very talented squad could run into that could prevent them from winning a championship in 2009-10. 11. The addition of Shaq in Cleveland. With the addition of Shaq, LeBron James’ Cavaliers should be even more of a force. 10. They can’t match up with the Lakers The Lakers big [...]