Archive for February, 2011

Magic Search For Consistency Throughout the Stan Van Gundy era, the Magic have been one of the most consistent teams in the league. They’ve won 59 games in each of the last two seasons, defeated every team in the league at least once last season and rarely lost two games in a row. That hasn’t been the case this season. In the last couple of weeks, the Magic have reached two different extremes. Back on February 13, the Magic dominated the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers en route to an 89-75 victory. Twelve days later, they blew out the [...]

Here is the official word from the Magic: ORLANDO’S DWIGHT HOWARD NAMED NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK -Honor marks the fifth of the season for Howard, an NBA-high- Orlando, Fla. – The Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 27. It marks the fifth time this season, which is an NBA-high (LeBron James-4), and the 16th time of his career that Howard has earned the league’s top weekly honor. Howard led the Magic to a 2-1 week, averaging a league-high 30.3 points on .673 [...]

Per Tim Kawkami of the San Jose Mercury News, Troy Murphy has officially been bought out of his contract by the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors have reached a buy-out agreement with Troy Murphy that will pay him less than 100% of his remaining salary, according to multiple sources. Murphy must sign with a new team had to be waived before Tuesday to remain eligible for a playoff roster on a new team. CLARIFICATION: There is a later deadline for signing with a new team. Originally, it appeared the Magic were the front runners to acquire Murphy but now both Kawkami [...]

Dwight Howard had a “quiet” 20-point, 10-rebound game in Orlando’s 100-86 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. (Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger and ESPN 1080′s Magic Insider (http://espn1080.com). Subscribe to his RSS feed, add him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter to follow him daily. You can download the HTD app here).

The Orlando Magic showed no letdown after their big win against Oklahoma City and easily handled the Charlotte HornetsBobcatsMJs tonight winning by a final score of 100-86. The 89th consecutive sell-out crowd at the Amway Arena/Center was able to sit back and relax for the most part as Orlando led from start to finish.  Even when the game was close, it certainly didn’t feel like it.  Which is probably to be expected since the Bobcats just traded away their second best player in Gerald Wallace and were completely reliant on Stephen Jackson.  Captain Jack finished with 35 points but no [...]

J.J. Redick had six points in Orlando’s win over the Bobcats while Jason Richardson scored 11 points. (Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger and ESPN 1080′s Magic Insider (http://espn1080.com). Subscribe to his RSS feed, add him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter to follow him daily. You can download the HTD app here).

The Magic defeated the Bobcats 100-86 Sunday night. (Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger and ESPN 1080′s Magic Insider (http://espn1080.com). Subscribe to his RSS feed, add him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter to follow him daily. You can download the HTD app here).

The Orlando Magic will look to build off their blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night when they host the Charlotte Bobcats Sunday evening. The two Southeast division rivals have met just once this season. The Magic took down the Bobcats 91-88 in Charlotte in a tough game way back on November 6. Dwight Howard had 22 points and eight rebounds in the victory. As you’ll remember, these two teams met in the first round of the postseason last year with the Magic sweeping the series despite losing Howard to foul trouble for a good part of the [...]

Here’s a fantastic video that was put together after Dwight Howard scored 40 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked six shots in Orlando’s 111-88 home victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night. To watch Howard’s postgame media availability, click here. (Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger and ESPN 1080′s Magic Insider (http://espn1080.com). Subscribe to his RSS feed, add him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter to follow him daily. You can download the HTD app here).

Dwight Howard had 40 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks in Orlando’s 111-88 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday night. (Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger and ESPN 1080′s Magic Insider (http://espn1080.com). Subscribe to his RSS feed, add him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter to follow him daily. You can download the HTD app here).