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Entries Tagged ‘Philadelphia 76ers’

Magic December is going to be tough.

   The Magic have played four games since my last post and had put on a good showing in all but last night’s big one against the Celtics. Now I’m not going to pick on them for losing an away game, in Boston, while down three major contributors in Mickael Pietrus, Keith Bogans and Jameer Nelson. Pietrus hurt himself [...]

Magic win with free throws. Injuries stacking up.

   The Magic pulled out a weird win at home against the Milwaukee Bucks 108-101. Dwight Howard led the bunch 24/13 even though he only played 31 minutes because of foul trouble again. This is becoming a disturbing trend and is not going to end well for the Magic if Howard can’t get his foul [...]

The Magic’s season really starts in December

   The Orlando Magic have looked pretty good so far this year. A 9-3 record is good enough for first place in the Southeast. Quality wins over the Sixers, Mavericks and Bulls help build some confidence toward the long road ahead. The real season starts for the boys in blue next month though. That’s when [...]

Magic win third straight at home.

   The Magic have kept their momentum going at home with a 98-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a game that gave me a sense of disappointment and excitement at the same time. I was very disappointed to see big Dwight Howard’s double double streak end five games into the season. He had [...]