As if Dwight Howard's stuffing of Detroit guard Ben Gordon in the first quarter wasn't impressive enough Friday night, the block also proved historic for the Magic center.
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There was certainly a feel-good vibe to Thursday's ceremony inside the state-of-art facility in downtown Orlando. In a year's time, the mammoth building that is nearly three times the size of Amway Arena has taken shape.
As absolutely astonishing as Tuesday night's disaster in Detroit was for the Orlando Magic, Wednesdays bounce-back offering should have come as no shock at all to those who follow the team closely.
Ryan Anderson admits he's been joking with Rashard Lewis about who will be the Orlando Magic's starting power forward when the All-Star returns from suspension. For now, it's no joke: Anderson is filling in just fine. Anderson had 20 and 10 rebounds, Dwight Howard scored 25 and the short-handed Orlando Magic defeated the previously unbeaten Phoenix Suns 122-100 on Wednesday night.
Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter was sidelined against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night with a sprained left ankle. Carter was first injured Friday against New Jersey. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said Carter aggravated the ankle again Tuesday night versus Detroit. Carter's status is day to day. The 32-year-old guard was Orlando's biggest acquisition this summer.
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Two nights after torching Toronto with a torrid shooting performance, Orlando had little to nothing going in a bizarre 85-80 loss to Detroit. The Pistons shot 37 percent, didn't make a 3-pointer and had just eight assists, and strangely enough, they still
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In terms of sheer calendar days, the past offseason was the shortest in the Orlando Magic's 20-year history. But for point guard Jameer Nelson, the player with the most to prove this season, it might have been the longest offseason ever.
Larry Bird doesn't understand what all the fuss was about. So what if LeBron James didn't shake hands with the Orlando Magic after his Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the Eastern Conference finals? "When basketball is over you live the rest of your life, and you'll have plenty of time for that," Bird said of players being friends with their opponents.
Dwight Howard has been named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the first week of the season. It marks the eighth time during Howard's career that he has earned the league's weekly honor.
With Orlando playing without Vince Carter (sprained left ankle), Mickael Pietrus (flu-like symptoms) and Rashard Lewis (suspension), J.J. Redick picked up the scoring slack and poured in a career-best 27 points in Orlando's 125-116 defeat of the Raptors.
Courtney Lee said he'll enjoy seeing his former Magic mates, but it will be all business once he steps on the court.
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Orlando's Vince Carter sprained his left ankle in the second quarter against his former New Jersey Nets teammates on Friday and left the game. A Magic spokesman said Carter's return to the game in which he scored 16 points was questionable. He was not on the bench for the start of the second half.
In the words of Sharapova's Thighs, "Stan Van Gundy would rather be at a knitting convention while...
New Philadelphia coach Eddie Jordan said that while Howard, Rashard Lewis and Vince Carter are the Magic's unquestioned leaders, he feels that point guard Jameer Nelson is the glue that keeps the team together.
The Magic flexed their muscles with their tremendous depth, showing off many of their shiny, new acquisitions from a busy summer in which they re-tooled (and reloaded) a roster that got to The NBA Finals last spring.
The Orlando Magic are taking a smaller lineup into opening night this season after waiving reserve forward Linton Johnson III. The move Wednesday trimmed Orlando's roster to 13 players, hours before the team opened the regular season against Philadelphia. The Magic will also be without Rashard Lewis for the first 10 games after the All-Star forward was suspended by the league for testing...
Ryan Anderson confirmed Tuesday that his first regular-season game with the Orlando Magic will be as a starting power forward.
Few will argue that the Magic aren't better this season than last year. When owner Rich DeVos and CEO Bob Vander Weide allowed the team to move into the NBA's luxury tax realm, the Magic created an embarrassment of riches of sorts with their roster.
The Orlando Magic have announced that longtime Florida and NBA beat writer John Denton will provide exclusive Magic and NBA coverage on the team's official website, orlandomagic.com.
It's finally, thankfully, over. The NBA's preseason wrapped up over the weekend, and not a moment too...
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