All for the BEAT L.A.! We are going to kick some californian arsess!! ; )

I really want to see this team defeat every conference leader in this current stretch. Yeah, a victory against Sacramento would be good, but as a fan I am definitely looking past tomorrow’s game.

We could have played better last night, true. But with that said, I saw a lot of good stuff last night. To me, the “statement” was that this team, ecspecially the starting 5, refuses to give in to presure down the stretch. I know it doesn’t sound like a lot, but Orlando has had a lot of team’s that collpase under a late rally. It’s great to finally see five guys on the floor who refuse to lose.

both teams played very well i thought. the ball was moving very crisply, and when it slowed down, turk and jameer took over. i like how you mentioned our stars carrying us for parts of the game bc that really was the difference in the game.

in my mind, with this performance jameer really showed he deserves to be in the all-star game. yeah parker got his, but that wasn’t really his fault i thought. he was fighting hard through screens the whole game and the help defense was surprisingly subpar.

and on offense….whew… i’m way more surprised when he misses then when he hits, it seems like they’re all going to go in… it’s easy to forget this guy led the nation in scoring in college and was player of the year.

that we are learning to finish games. I feel like perennially, as a Magic fan, we have been INfamous for loosing leads in the 4th quarter. We have done that several times this year, however our leads were big enough to sustain us, or we have had a clutch last 2 minutes.

I saw we were down in the 4th, and thought there was no way we were coming back (I don’t watch much Magic basketball, thanks to the lack of national respect…I live in DC). I am glad they proved me wrong. Thanks for the write up!.

It’s been well written that his shooting has improved, but as a fan who has watched him since his first NBA game I can really tell how his form has changed. During his first few years, his shot always looked funky. It was always so high that it stressed me out regardless if he makes it. I could just be used to it by now, but his shot doesn’t look nearly as odd as it once did. Does anyone else know what I’m talking about, or am I just crazy?

I thought most of Tony Parker’s shots were outside jumpers that we didn’t contest. Dwight didn’t seem to want leave Duncan alone so Jameer had to really fight(foul) to contest. Yeah Parker got his, but he didn’t seem to be improving his teammates. Some other things I noticed:

-When JJ gets the ball, I just want him to shoot it. I noticed twice last night where he gave up open looks and then it lead to turnovers. JJ, you do 1 thing exceptionally well. Do it.

-Hedo was just doing his thing. Great game for him against a good defensive team.

-Still loving Lee’s defense. He has played so well on d, that Bogans is the forgotton man.

We got the Kings but I can’t wait for the Lake show. I’m in San Diego so I have to watch Laker games all the time. Hopefully, the refs won’t let Gasol be flop-tastic. Go Magic.

has about 5 good minutes on last nights game, and if you watch the whole thing (which you should) they get into the best NBA sneakers-featuring a certain ex-Magic.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/TBJ-Ep-370-Magic-Spurs-Beasley-and-kicks?urn=nba,133774#comments

ahead of the Lakers & Celtics, trailing the Cavs. Can’t wait for the next two weeks: road against Lakers, home against Celtics, let’s prove who’s elite and who is not.

There was one defensive sequence in the 2nd or 3rd quarter where Hedo was forced to cover Ginobli (probably in transition) for about 6-10 seconds, and then Ginobli ran down the baseline on a Spurs’ set play and came within the vicinity of Courtney Lee who was covering a Spurs’ small forward (maybe Michael Finley; not sure though) at the corner. When Ginobli passed by, Hedo shouted to Lee to take Ginobli, and Lee seamlessly covered him while Hedo went to guard the small forward. Albeit, Tony Parker did score easily later on that same possession from the opposite side, but it did show to me how well the Magic are actually communicating with each other on defense.