Archive for January, 2010

For the second consecutive game, the Magic blew a 16-point lead against one of the hottest teams in the league. Unfortunately for the Magic, they couldn’t hold on this time. Memphis scored the game’s final seven points and won 99-94 to extend their home-winning streak to 11 games. Zach Randolph had 23 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies. Dwight Howard had 27 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks for the Magic.

Orlando looks to win their third straight game Monday night when they travel to Memphis to play the Grizzlies. The Magic had a fourth quarter letdown and needed overtime to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats. The 23-19 Grizzlies have been the surprise of the league and last played on Friday night. They defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in a back-and-fourth game. The Magic put an end to Charlotte’s nine-game home winning streak on Saturday and will try to one up that performance by ending Memphis’s 10-game home winning streak. Memphis last lost at home on December 14th against the Boston Celtics [...]

The Orlando Magic look to extend their three-game winning streak while ending the Memphis Grizzlies’ 10-game home winning streak. You can read about the game here. Jameer Nelson has made strides since his knee surgery. “When you sit out last year and then come and play a little bit this year. . . . It’s like I never played,” Nelson said. “I just have to keep working and playing every day.” While Sunday was a day off for the Magic, Nelson said he expected to work out on his own heading into tonight’s game against the ever-improving Memphis Grizzlies. Nelson [...]

The Orlando Magic blew a 16-point third quarter lead and and had to go to overtime with the Bobcats on Saturday night. The Magic took over the extra period, outscoring the Bobcats 14-3. Click here for more on the game. Brian Schmitz talked about Vince Carter’s performance. Carter came alive to join Nelson as leading scorers for the Magic with 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting. He finished with his highest point total since last year, specifically Dec. 30, 2009 against Milwaukee. He had scored 25 points against the Bucks to build his average to 19.9, but it sank to 16.4 [...]

Late in the third quarter, it looked like the Magic were going to run away with the game, but they played a terrible fourth quarter defensively, and let their 16-point lead slip away. The Magic flipped the switch in overtime and outscored the Bobcats 14-3 in the extra period, earning a 106-95 win. Orlando’s two most criticized players, Vince Carter and Jameer Nelson, each scored 21 point and Dwight Howard had 20 rebounds and 7 blocks.

The Orlando Magic gave arguably their best defensive effort of the season in their 100-84 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. The Magic will look to win their third straight game for the first time in over a month when they play the Charlotte Bobcats Saturday night. The Magic defeated the Bobcats twice in the first 10 games, but before Friday night’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Bobcats were the hottest team in the NBA. They’d won six games in a row nine of their last 10. Charlotte is now 21-20 and is currently the sixth seed [...]

The Orlando Magic gave one of their best defensive efforts of the season . The Magic allowed just 27 points on 10-of-44 shooting during the middle two periods. Orlando outscored the Kings by 27 during those two quarters sending the fans in attendance home early. Dwight Howard led the Magic to the 100-84 victory with 19 points, 15 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 steals. Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy was happy with Orlando’s effort. “I thought our energy and intensity were tremendous. Did not have a very good offensive game but were able to dominate the game because our [...]

The Orlando Magic will look to start a new winning streak when play host to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. The Magic put an end to their three-game losing streak by beating the Indiana Pacers 109-98 on Wednesday night. The Magic seemed to let up in the second half but in the locker room afterwards,  the team just felt good to get the victory. It was Orlando’s first victory since they defeated Kings on January 12th. The Kings have not had it easy as of late either. Sacramento has lost five games in a row and is 0-4 on [...]

The Orlando Magic will take on the Sacramento Kings Friday night. Check out the game preview here.

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