Archive for January, 2011

After defeating the Houston Rockets Saturday, the Orlando Magic will look to keep up their winning ways when they host the Detroit Pistons Monday night. The Pistons, who have given the Magic more heartache than any other team, knocking them out of the postseason on thee separate occasions, have struggled over the past two season. They are just 16-28 this season but having been playing better and are a one-point win over the Phoenix Suns Saturday night. Detroit is fourth in the Central division and 11th in the east but are only two games behind the Charlotte Bobcats for the [...]

Here is the official word from the Magic: ORLANDO’S DWIGHT HOWARD NAMED NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Orlando, Fla. – The Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Jan. 17, through Sunday, Jan. 23. It marks the third time this season and the 14th time of his career that Howard has earned the league’s top weekly honor. Howard led Orlando to a 3-1 record, averaging 26.0 ppg. and 13.3 rpg. while lifting Orlando to its eighth consecutive victory at home and an Eastern Conference-best three-game winning streak to close [...]

The Orlando Magic blew out their opponent for the second straight game and defeated the Houston Rockets Saturday night by a score of 118-104.  Despite traveling after their game last night, the Magic came out with plenty of energy and shot the ball light outs during the first half to keep the game from every being in question.  No conclusive word on if this was a revenge victory from 1995. The Magic scored 68 points during the first half and led by 17 points.  Five of their scorers were already in double figures at the half.  The Magic would finish [...]

The Orlando Magic will look to win their third straight game when they travel to Houston to take on the Rockets Saturday night. The Rockets lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 115-110 Friday night after previously winning three straight games. The loss dropped them to 20-24 on the season. They are last in the Southwest division and currently 11th in the Western conference, four games behind the Portland Trail Blazers for the eighth seed. The Magic’s 40-point win over the Toronto Raptors Friday night made them 28-15, good for second in the Southeast division (two games behind the Miami Heat) and [...]

The Orlando Magic escaped with a 40-point win on Friday night at home against the pride of Canada, the Toronto Raptors, by a score of 112-72. After only being up 8 at the half, the Magic upped their intensity and shut down the Raps in the second half behind a beastly 17 point 3rd quarter from Dwight Howard.  Dwight finished the night with 31 points and 19 rebounds and would have likely dropped 40 if he wouldn’t have been pulled for the night at the end of the third.  A 39 point 4th quarter from the Magic sealed the blowout. [...]

After defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime Wednesday night, the Orlando Magic will look to continue their winning ways when they play host to the Toronto Raptors Friday night. The win over the 76ers pushed the Magic’s record to 27-15, good for third in the Southeast division and fifth in the east. The Magic are just 2.5 games behind the Heat for the division lead and the #2 seed. The Raptors blew an 11-point lead and fell to the San Antonio Spurs 104-95 Wednesday night. The loss was their fifth straight and dropped them to 13-29. They’re fourth in the [...]

Ryan Anderson Stepping Up Just over a month ago, Ryan Anderson had fallen out of Orlando’s rotation in favor of Brandon Bass and Rashard Lewis. Shortly after, Anderson sprained his right foot and that injury cost him nine more games. After Orlando dealt Rashard Lewis to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Gilbert Arenas, leaving Anderson as one of Orlando’s only two power forwards, Anderson rejoined the rotation. Since returning from his injury, Anderson has played in 14 games, averaging 12.6 points per game and has scored in double figures in 12 of those games. Anderson led the Magic in [...]

The Orlando Magic finally returned home Wednesday night when they took on the Philadelphia 76ers. The Magic, who lost to the 76ers 97-89 back December 18th, presented a different look this time. In that game, they were without their four newcomers. This time, Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu all played but it was Ryan Anderson who was the hero for the Magic. Anderson finished with 20 points and four rebounds, helping the Magic to a 99-98 overtime victory. Lou Williams again led the 76ers in scoring with 19 points off of the bench. The Magic got off to [...]

The Orlando Magic, losers of three of their last four games, will try to back on the right track when they host the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night. The 76ers defeated the Magic in Orlando back on December 18th, winning 97-89. On that day, the Magic were short-handed and could only play three backups, two of them being point guards Chris Duhon and Jason Williams, because the Magic had just completely their major trades. Lou Williams scored 24 points off the bench to lead the 76ers while Dwight Howard had 26 points and 20 rebounds. The 76ers have won two straight, [...]

The Orlando Magic’s improvement on the offensive end since the deals that brought them Hedo Turkoglu, Jason Richardson, Gilbert Arenas and Earl Clark has been well-documented and rightfully so. Since the deals were completed, the Magic are scoring 8.5 more points per game, are shooting at a higher percentage from the field (46.7% to 46.4%) and from beyond the arc (41.5% to 35.2%) but their poor play on the defensive end in a cause for concern. The Magic were giving up 92.8 points per game before December 20th, which was the first time the team played together, and are giving [...]