Don't change that dial
Opponent File
Orlando Magic
The Magic play in
the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida.
Their 2006- 2007 record was 40 - 42 (third in the Southeast). Here's
the Orlando
Magic Roster.
Local Papers:
Orlando
Sentinel | Magic
Team Pages:
CNNSI.com
| Magic
ESPN.com
| Magic
FoxSports
| Magic
NBA.com | Magic
Sportsline.com
| Magic
Head Coach: Stan Van Gundy
2007 Draft: F Reyshawn Terry, (#44), North Carolina (traded to Dallas).
New Players: C Adonal Foyle (Free agent); F-C Marcin Gortat (Trade); F Rashard Lewis (Trade).
Season Goal: Make Magic with Rashard Lewis added to the Dwight Howard show. Do they have enough pieces to make it to the playoffs and beyond?
Record vs. Nets: 2 - 1
G9: Magic 95, Nets 70
G31: Nets 96, Magic 95
G49: Magic 100, Nets 84
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Orlando Magic (36 - 22) - Tuesday, February 26,
2008, 7:30PM EST - Izod Center
This Magic Moment
Is there magic in the air for the Nets? The Post-Kidd Nets have won two of three, but the caliber of competition goes up tenfold with the return of the Magic to the Izod on Tuesday night. The Magic have succeeded where the Nets have failed, building a formidable team for coach Stan Van Gundy, all on the back of the former manchild, now just a beast, Dwight Howard. They're starting to gel as a team as well, working players like Brian Cook and Maurice Evans into the rotation while feeding Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis. They even passed on making a deal at the trading deadline, preferring to stand pat and take their chances coming out of the East. Howard was called out by his coach a few weeks ago for coasting on defense, and since then he's been, well, huge. So, with 11 more wins (and 2 against the Nets), can the Nets pull the rabbit out of the hat and get a win against the Magic? Devin Harris isn't due back, so the pressure will be squarely on Marcus Williams. Is he, and are the Nets, up to that task?
Why
Should You Watch? Should be great theater to see if the Nets can handle the jump in class without their former leader. Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson have to lead the way and set the example, but what Josh Boone, Sean Williams, Desagana Diop and Nenad Krsitc do up front with Howard will go a long way toward telling the tale. Coach Lawrence Frank needs to move the chess pieces defensively to make this one work - look for Diop and Trenton Hassell to play more extended roles in this one. Marcus Williams is 2 for 3, can he perform like his former starting PG and will the Nets to a win?
- Joe
Orlando Magic Cheat Sheet
The Story From Orlando: From the Orlando Sentinel: Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't make, according to Magic GM Otis Smith. " The way things are going, I'm not a guy who wants to change directions in the middle of the season," General Manager Otis Smith said after the deadline passed. "I like our team now the way it is. Any major deal will have to wait."
Pain Game: F Tony Battie (shoulder) is out for the Magic. G Devin Harris (ankle) is out for the Nets.
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