Tonight's Orlando Magic Game: at Washington Wizards
by Evan Dunlap on Mar 13, 2010 5:00 PM EST
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The Orlando Magic will look to extend their winning streak to 8 games tonight when they visit Verizon Center to take on the cellar-dwelling Washington Wizards, who've lost 6 straight. Washington has the distinction of being the only Eastern Conference team not to fall to Orlando yet this season, having won each of the first two matchups after surmounting double-digit deficits. But those wins came before the Wizards cleaned house by shipping out Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood, and others at the trading deadline. Further, tonight marks Washington's third game in as many nights due to its having to play a make-up game on Thursday. It would seem that the Magic indeed have all the advantages.
| 2009/2010 NBA Season | ||
|---|---|---|
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@ | ![Washington Wizards [Bullets] throwback logo](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/incurock31/3QC/Logos/was_hwcx.png) |
| 46-20 (19-14 away) Won 7 | 21-42 (12-21 home) Lost 6 | |
| March 13th, 2010 | ||
| Verizon Center | ||
| 7:00 PM | ||
| Sun Sports / NBA TV | ||
| Probable Starters | ||
| Jameer Nelson | PG | Randy Foye |
| Vince Carter | SG | Mike Miller |
| Matt Barnes | SF | Al Thornton |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | Andray Blatche |
| Dwight Howard | C | JaVale McGee |
| Previous Meetings | ||
| January 8th: Wizards 104, Magic 97 | ||
| February 5th: Wizards 92, Magic 91 | Advanced Stats | |
| 92.6 (15th) | Pace | 92.0 (18th) |
| 109.8 (8th) | ORtg | 104.5 (22nd) |
| 102.5 (3rd) | DRtg | 109.1 (19th) |
| Game Officials | ||
| Ed Malloy | ||
| Brian Forte | ||
| John Goble | ||
The Wizard on whom the Magic need to focus is Andray Blatche, who's blossomed since the Wizards' roster-clearing trades, with per-game averages of 23.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 56.2% True Shooting, which recall those of perennial All-Star Chris Bosh. And it may surprise you to learn that he leads the entire NBA in points per post-up possession. Rashard Lewis and Brandon Bass have to attend to Blatche, whose range extends to 15 feet, not unlike Bosh. And if he sneaks free inside and draws Dwight Howard's attention, JaVale McGee figures to benefit. He dunked eight times against Atlanta on Thursday, which beats Lewis' season-long total by three.
Apart from Blatche, though, the Wizards have little offense. In theory, Mike Miller could average 20 points per game on a lottery team, but he's continued his puzzling trend of refusing to shoot even when incredibly wide-open, with his usage rate less than two-thirds what it was just three seasons ago. Al Thornton, Randy Foye, and Nick Young are all inefficient, perimeter-oriented chuckers, as long two-pointers comprise 39.2% of their combined shot attempts. We should acknowledge, though, that Foye has caught fire against the Magic twice this year, and Young can get hot in a hurry. But overall, this is a team without much firepower, and one Orlando's defense should handle easily.
The Magic have spent much of the season giving away big leads to bad teams, and ultimately losing. But not during this winning streak, during which they've raced out to, and subsequently maintained, huge leads against bottom-feeding teams. Jameer Nelson has noticed a change in attitude, telling the Orlando Sentinel, "It's a lot more serious and especially now. Everybody is focusing in on everything." Tonight's game will put his assertion to the test.
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I like the Bullets logo in the preview box
Never trust a fart
by AB's triple double on Mar 13, 2010 5:29 PM EST reply actions
The Mitchell & Ness Hardwood Classics Bullets Jerseys are dope.
"It can be done, you can just crush somebody"
That's them, so smooth!
I like the original Mitchell & Ness version a little better (before Adidas bought them) because they don’t have the 2 upper pectoral logos (Adidas & NBA). They’re affordable now ($90 instead of $300-$400) but those logos are somewhat annoying IMO. It’s no reason to not grab one but I wish they would just work them into the patches on the bottom left (that goes for all jerseys).
"It can be done, you can just crush somebody"
Magic wearing their throwbacks tonight, so we're going with throwback logos
Last time this season. :-(
its 10 times already?
what is our record so far, i knew they were going to wear them 10 times total.
It's the two-month anniversary
of Brandon Bass’ last assist. Someone should get him an anniversary present.
Perhaps some dishes?
Bass is a kind of fish.
Maybe there should be a ticket contest on the game when Bass gets his next assist
And if I win, I think it is fair if the prize comes with paid air fare.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
I'm not sure there's enough games left in the season for Bass to record another assist
but I like that contest.
Or ‘How many FGA will Bass take before he passes the ball"? It’s probably a multi-game question like the assist.
"It can be done, you can just crush somebody"
Shard
Has 5 dunks on the season? Wow.
FEED THE BEAST!!!
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by Wmillion on Mar 13, 2010 6:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
bass
Tough crowd in here today. Going hard on Bass.
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by Wmillion on Mar 13, 2010 6:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
To be honest, I was just going with the flow
Bass is a backup power forward who only plays about 10-15 minutes in a close game, and I don’t really care about his assists. He is playing good individual defense (still struggling with the team defense though), and he brings a lot of energy into the game with those almost out of nowhere dunks of his. It’s like he slightly ducks down to compress an impressive amount of kinetic energy and then explodes like the big bang upward for the dunk.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
Yeah just messing around though
I’ve been very supportive of Bass during the 7 game streak and namely his performance in the past 2 games. He really has been the Matt Barnes of the 2nd unit. If he can maintain that role (largely an energy/hustle role) and not be a liability on defense it’s going to be big in the playoffs.
"It can be done, you can just crush somebody"
Honestly, even I'm messing around at this point.
I still don’t really think Bass should be playing over Anderson, but at this point, we’re playing so well, it doesn’t matter who gets the backup PF minutes.
If Bass is helping with this winning streak, cool. I’d like to be able to support Bass — it’s like Vince earlier this season. What we saw from Vince was discouraging. But now that we’re all seeing an effective Vince, isn’t everyone on his side? I certainly am.
And if Bass isn’t helping, if he’s just going along for the ride… well, he’s obviously not killing us out there. And we probably have to give him time, so at least it’s during a stretch where he’s going to look good (if only for trade value reasons), and where if he does play badly, it doesn’t endanger wins for us.
Bass is a kind of fish.
Game chart looks great. Like the team stats worked in.
But a bit more clunky when viewed in Google Reader. Shading doesn’t come through and the table shows up as double-lined. fwiw.
And I liked the throwback logos on the game post, too. Nice.
"I've had people say, 'I don't need to check the [player statistics]. I've seen it with my eyes.' Well, I would also say your eyes lie to you sometimes, and some of the guys you may really like and think are really doing things, when you get deeper into it, aren't or vice versa." ~Stan Van Gundy
any idea
The difference between ORTG and DRTG and offensive and defensive efficiency?
FEED THE BEAST!!!
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It's the same thing.
I write for Orlando Pinstriped Post and have a Twitter account.
"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat
ok thanks
Do you know why we are higher in efficiency than rating?
FEED THE BEAST!!!
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Differences in weights, most likely.
I write for Orlando Pinstriped Post and have a Twitter account.
"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat
Hey Eddy,
do you happen to know if Magic are going to play soon one of those games the nba takes to Europe ? Paris, by preference ?
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
they schedule the games in the summer-time
usually the schedules are released some time around july-august i don’t exactly remember when. all of the international games are announced when schedules are released.
thank you sir,
I thought they were announced earlier than that
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
Schedules are released in August, usually.
I write for Orlando Pinstriped Post and have a Twitter account.
"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat
Time to show the wiz who's the boss tonight
I’ve been makin’ fun of Bass too but it would be a big advantage to have him being confortable within the team
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
I'm just glad this game isn't on a Friday. I think we have a chance now! lol
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
Probably here, but I'll post the occasional tweet from time to time!
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
Magic are 12 point favorites
…with an over/under of 194 1/2.
The Magic are 6-1 on Saturday nights this season.
The Wizards are 8-20 this season against teams with a winning record, with two of those wins coming against the Magic; of course, the Wizards are a much different team now than the last time they faced the Magic, and the Wizards and the Magic are going in opposite directions since then.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:00 PM EST reply actions
evening mike
ready for a good game against washington for once? i know i am
Hey Mark whats going on
Haven’t seen you in the last couple game threads.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
was gone this week
went to the lakers game on sunday, and this week was spring break so i was over at a friend’s hanging out for a couple days, and then i went to the chicago game on thursday
ill be here for tonight at least, as i am going to the game against charlotte tomorrow =)
that's a nice calendar you got there man
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
Nice that you get a chance to see a lot of games in person
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
And yes, I'm looking forward to a good performance by the Magic tonight
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know too much. Athletic, but scrawny, especially compared to Dwight.
After the game, the Suns announcers asked Lopez what he was going to do to celebrate and he said, "I'm going to kill Bart Simpson."
He's averaging 4.9 points per game
…and less then 3 rebounds a game.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
He's more of... a center version of Tyrus Thomas?
Young, athletic, not strong, very unpolished. Doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who should give Dwight trouble.
Bass is a kind of fish.
According to ESPN's "Daily Dime"
McGee is a monster. He’s ahead of Dwight Howard who’s ahead of Dwight Howard who’s tied with Dwight Howard for most dunks in a game this season. 8,8,7,7.
Is that typical? The person who most recently ties the number gets the top spot?
"It can be done, you can just crush somebody"
That escaped my mind.
I attributed that loss to Caron Butler going off.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
He doesn't want to show off.
After the game, the Suns announcers asked Lopez what he was going to do to celebrate and he said, "I'm going to kill Bart Simpson."
Dunk or not...
You don’t miss that layup in the NBA. That’s just absurd.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
yep, a dunk sort of solves a lot of a layup's problems of the possible block and etc.
unless you’re Lamar Odom
I'm sure he would rather be there.
After the game, the Suns announcers asked Lopez what he was going to do to celebrate and he said, "I'm going to kill Bart Simpson."
Wasn't it the 2000-'01 season that Miller was selected rookie of the year when he was on the Magic
Can’t believe this is his 10th season in the league already.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
You are correct sir.
After the game, the Suns announcers asked Lopez what he was going to do to celebrate and he said, "I'm going to kill Bart Simpson."
he was rookie of the year that year
he played extremely well for the magic. i was sad when he was traded.
I kind of miss Miller and Harpring.
In sentiment only.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
I totally miss Harpring.
I mean, Harpring in his prime was basically a higher-scoring, less out-of-control Matt Barnes.
Never really got THAT attached to Miller… he’s a good three-point shooter, too, which makes it a little odd that I didn’t like him more.
Bass is a kind of fish.
I was going to say "Go Pistons!" but they are already down 22-7 with just under 6 mins left in the 1st!
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
yeah, looks like they ain't going nowhere
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
Rashard needs to dunk the frigging ball.
by i2ambler on Mar 13, 2010 7:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions
nice to see lewis go out of the game
he wasn’t looking particularly smooth out there
I knew Vince was better lately, but I didn't realize HOW much better.
Did you guys know Vince has been shooting 52.2% (120-230) since the beginning of February? And 51.5% (34-66) for three? Those are just insane numbers…
Bass is a kind of fish.
Hope he gets even better in the playoffs
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
Yeah, it's really great how much better the team chemistry is now with VC than it was in Dec.-Jan.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
how about Barnes?
he’s really been doing well off the 3 point line lately. Jameer’s not really chucking up the 3s more so than driving and PnR-ing
Actually, Jameer's attempted more threes than in any other month.
4.3 per game. (He’s made 42% of them… it’s cool.)
But yeah, Barnes was in a slump early in the season… we knew he could be an effective outside scorer, and it’s nice to see it happen.
Bass is a kind of fish.
Magic have 5 TOs already
I can’t watch the game, do they play bad D? Or wiz hit everything ?
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
A little of both.
After the game, the Suns announcers asked Lopez what he was going to do to celebrate and he said, "I'm going to kill Bart Simpson."
The Wiz are hitting most of their shots...
but it doesn’t hurt when they’re wide open every time
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
actually on pace for 36 turnovers
6 per 8 minutes
Getting outhustled by a depleted team on the 3rd day of a back-to-back-to-back is disheartening!
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
They probably thought they could show up, go through the motions, and walk away with a W
That combined with Washington’s confidence against us leads to the current results.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Are the Wizards Magic's new Pistons ?
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
I seriously doubt the Wizards will continue to shoot 62 1/2% the rest of the game
…like they are doing now.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:31 PM EST reply actions
Is he palyin' nelson with j-will and Bass?
WTF?
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
I'm a little disturbed that the Magic are playing like...
they are the ones coming off the 2nd game of a back-to-back-to-back
...and this is the Wizards' third game in as many nights
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I'm saying.
We have a major role reversal here.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't foresee this happening...
against a team playing on it’s 3rd consecutive night…
Those two losses to the Wiz this year were pure disgrace
they better wake up in the second quarter
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
theyre running a layup line against us
there is that wonderful brandon bass defense we have all come to know and love
5 missed layups in the quarter.
I’ve taught 4th grade teams that had better success.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
We have them right where we want them.
In the other two games, we had the big lead and gave it up. This time, we get to come from behind to win the game. Right!??
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
they're shooting well credit to them
only because the Magic let them.. they’ve been cutting in and losing their assignments so it’s been a mix of both
Alright fellas, time to wake up and start playing some defense!
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
eep! 13 points down?!
WTH?
Magic Fan since the 1992-1993 Season.
by North of the South on Mar 13, 2010 7:39 PM EST reply actions
Well, that was about as great a quarter as the Wizards could play
…and about as bad as the Magic could play.
Wizards are outshooting the Magic 65% to 38%; Magic have 7 turnovers, the Wizards 2 TOs.
Andre Blatche has 15 points on 7 of 9 shooting.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:39 PM EST reply actions
*Andray Blatche
spelling fail.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
Rashard has 2 fouls; everyone else no more than 1 foul
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Rashard with two is the only problem we have so far.
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
Magic like to make things interesting
You’d think they’d have more of a killer instinct 3 games from setting the franchise win streak record. Especially consider how valuable all wins are now, not to mention ones against terrible teams playing on no rest.
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Mar 13, 2010 7:40 PM EST reply actions
I think Bass may be playing his way out of being the first PF off the bench if he keeps it up!
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
I knew this game was going to be a problem the moment the pregame show emphasized how the Magic SHOULD win this game . . .
The Magic better wake up SOON or suffer yet ANOTHER humiliating loss to the Wizards!
C’MON Magic!!!
Sigh . . . Now I need new AVATAR!
JJ will give us some life I bet
At least hes a good passer and is a pretty smart all around player
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Mar 13, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
D12 in double figures with 10 points
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:43 PM EST reply actions
Wow.. Getting blown out early by the crappy wizards.
by i2ambler on Mar 13, 2010 7:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Oops I misread the score.. @ work
by i2ambler on Mar 13, 2010 7:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You know things are bad when the team's relying on JJ for offense!
Sigh . . . Now I need new AVATAR!
I would guess specific instructions by SVG
the Wizards don’t exactly have shot blockers… JJ’s been driving through them like hot knife through butter, they’ve been collapsing. So maybe when we get Meer or VC back
8 points in a row by the Magic since they were down 37-23
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:46 PM EST reply actions
Like I said, we had them right where we wanted them! lol
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
Magic only took 3 threes even being down by 13
good sign
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
Well, Dwight's been great.
And you can’t really fault Jameer. We’ll catch up — we have to. They can’t keep up this pace.
Bass is a kind of fish.
they can't defend... so it's only up for our scorers to score
and for Bass to keep to his defensive assignment
rashard should be checking back into the game soon
he at least has the potential to play good defense
Wasn't Blatche 5-5 before Shard went out?
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
i said "potential"
didnt mean it to say he had played good defense while he was in earlier, merely that he could do it
Ahhh...
I’m picking up what you’re putting down.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
D12 could have a triple double tonight
…12 points, 9 boards, and 4 turnovers.
Hopefully, the turnovers stop right there.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:48 PM EST reply actions
For real
He’s set up for a monster game
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Mar 13, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
they are making everything even with hands in their face
gotta think they can’t keep that pace up either
"Andray Blatche":
Most aesthetically unappealing name in the NBA?
Bass is a kind of fish.
Wow... Redick has been to the FT line 5 times in 3 minutes
…and has 8 points.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:50 PM EST reply actions
And the Wizards are in some foul trouble.
McGee with three fouls, Oberto with two. Who’s the center if both have to sit? Blatche? James Singleton (6’8", 230)?
Bass is a kind of fish.
damn my stream's down for the meantime
I just read in nba.com’s play by play someone got a T from the WIz?
Phew I can relax
I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to enjoy this game. :)
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Mar 13, 2010 7:53 PM EST reply actions
10 points on 2 FGs from J.J.
Talk about efficiency!
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:53 PM EST reply actions
i think they realized they would get obliterated in the next practice if they had lost this game
there is no excuse to play down to your competition
Magic have been darn near perfect this quarter
…6 of 7 shooting and 9 of 9 FTs.
22 points in 5 minutes!
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:55 PM EST reply actions
For the whole game, right
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
yes that is both quarters
but i think we only shot 2 (dwight went 1-2)
Magic were 2 of 3 on FTs in the first
Dwight 1 of 2 and Jameer 1 of 1.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
I haven't had it in a while...
but hey if it’s some sign from above that we’ll keeping piling the points against the Wizards.. I’ll just hang around here
shaun livingston might miss a shot eventually too
his staunch season averages of 1.7 points per game
still missing defensive assignments, as most of their points are coming into the paint
but we have been flawless on offense
50-47 Magic
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Good Job by our bench...
Clearly , our starters came into this game overconfident…
Mostly it's the insane FG% by WAS
That’ll come down
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 13, 2010 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Brandon started off poorly tonight, but improved the more he played
6 points and 3 rebounds in 14:29.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:01 PM EST reply actions
Wow. Obvious loose ball foul...
And then Pietrus gets called because Blatche lowered his shoulder into his chest.
Man...I hate that Blatche is in our division...
He’s going to be lighting Lewis up for years to come…
16/11 for Dwight
…along with 4 assists and 4 turnovers.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:05 PM EST reply actions
he's been feeding Bass
normally in life you’d be feeding off bass. after catching it, scaling then cooking it of course
Wait a minute.
Is bass… some sort of fish?
Bass is a kind of fish.
bit of both
he had 15 points in the first quarter alone. Right now he’s around about 50% of the Wizards’ points
Magic stats got way better
I would love if they could keep them around ten points
in the forth quarter
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
I really liked the style of play
a lot of physical offensive plays
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 13, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
21 first half points for Blatche now
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:08 PM EST reply actions
Dwight shpuld pull a D Rose at him
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
Well, he's the only scorer left on the team.
But really, the kid has some potential. He’s struggled with decision-making for a few years, but he’s always had flashes of brilliance on the court. Maybe this is what he needs in order to become a star.
Bass is a kind of fish.
yeah i read something about him that said he had typically played well whenever given the minutes to do so
now he is getting consistent minutes so his production has gone up a lot
omg
my live stream comes back…. at the beginning of half time.
I’m gonna play some COD then come back sometime in the 3rd
haha
I was just thinking the same thing…
by BlueSkyOneCloud on Mar 13, 2010 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Got to love a 41-point quarter.
And Dwight 18/11/4 for the half. No blocks, though… guess he heard that his blocks are inefficient. :)
Bass is a kind of fish.
What blazing analysis from Cheryl Miller
“I feel bad for the Wizards. Had the game finished at the end of the first quarter, that would have been it!”
Please, tell us more about your hypothetical yet obvious observations Cheryl!
such a sad day that they black out nba tv when the magic are on local programming
how i wish i could hear the national commentators talk about the magic……
oh wait no i dont
It's been pretty bad this season.
They are still convinced that Boston will win the East and the Magic have no chance whatsoever.
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
cant see the game ; crap. The stream went out when
the wiz was up 35-20. Guess im not suppose to see so we could win
that's how I felt as well
the excitement is somewhat dulled when you just see “Michael Pietrus 3 point shot” in nba.com instead of watching it
i know they have done it at least three times including this game
don’t know exactly, i know one of them was against milwaukee
On a couple other occasions
Can’t recall offhand if this is a season high for them in a quarter (41 points).
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
I thought they had a high 40s quarter at some point early in the season
by TheNole9Yards on Mar 13, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Nope... not quite that high
They did have a 40+ point quarter against the Bucks earlier as Mark said; that was the game where the Magic shot 76% in the second half.
A couple other games as well where they had 40+ points in a quarter.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
40+ pt qtrs this season
10/28 PHI – 41 pts in 2nd qtr W 120-106
11/06 DET – 40 pts in 1st qtr W 110-103
12/02 NYN – 41 pts in 3rd qtr W 118-104
12/05 @GS – 42 pts in 1st qtr W 126-118
01/20 IND – 40 pts in 1st qtr W 109-98
02/10 @CHI – 41 pts in 1st qtr W 107-87
02/11 @CLE – 40 pts in 2nd qtr L 106-115
03/13 @WAS – 41 pts in 2nd qtr Outcome TBD
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
What a second quarter for the Magic!
…outscoring the Wizards 41-22 on 14 of 19 FGs, 2 of 4 3 PT FGs, and 11 of 11 FTs.
Wizards shot 9 of 20 in the second… down from 15 of 23 FGs in the first quarter.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:12 PM EST reply actions
Thanks dude
I saved the box score from the first quarter; I’m following the game on Yahoo’s GameChannel.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
9/20 is still pretty good, though...
…then again, no threes and only 4 FT attempts kind of drags the efficiency down.
Still the Magic can hold the Wizards to worse shooting than that. Let’s see that in the second half.
Bass is a kind of fish.
Yeah, it's not as if the Wizards were completely inept shooting the ball
Like you said, 0 threes and 4 FT attempts makes a difference in efficiency.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, the Wizards had 2 turnovers in the second
…so did the Magic, with 2 second quarter turnovers, after 7 first quarter turnovers.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
I'm glad Bass stepped it up because the vultures (haters) were already starting to swoop in
Me Against The World And I'm Winning
when their power forward scores 25 points in a half when he played 15 minutes it is understandable
lewis wasn’t much better than he was on defense, for what it’s worth.
It's funny when you look the stats,
VC and Barnes are -13. Even Bass is +4.
some times I imagine this team with VC & J-Will at their prime...
vince started the game reasonably well, but took some shots tougher than they needed to be
he was pushing it a little bit because the offense was struggling so much
That shows what a crappy first quarter the Magic had
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
i wonder why they don't put howard on blatche to try to prevent some of his scoring
it isn’t like lewis would do much worse against fabricio oberto or javale mcgee
Yeah, I'm sure Van Gundy is ticked off after seeing Blatche score 23 points in the first half
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
BTW; MANNY'S FIGHT IS TONIGHT.
After this game; maybe you folks could watch him fight.
Its halftime..so there’s the intermission
what a great way to start the second half!
dwight is an absolute monster this evening
He's got 5 assists, also
I think his season high is 6 assists, but not sure on that one.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Oh OK
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
oh damn the announcers just reminded me
we have to set our clocks forward an hour tonight
Thanks for the heads up
I’m in Manhattan and my flight leaves at 10 am tomorrow. Definitely would have forgotten…
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- Warren Zevon
by Wally Balls 407 on Mar 13, 2010 8:34 PM EST reply actions
Another solid night from Nelson running the point
8 assists to 1 turnover after the alley-oop to D12.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:35 PM EST reply actions
Very quiet night for Rashard up to this point
3 points on 1 of 3 shooting and 2 rebounds.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:37 PM EST reply actions
He's not gotten much opportunity to do much
PIZZA?!?
by Transplanted on Mar 13, 2010 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
That shows how many offensive weapons the Magic have
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
D12 played the first 30:24 of the game before being taken out tonight
…just like the other night when he played the whole first half and part of the third quarter.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:40 PM EST reply actions
we were up 30 points against chicago at the time
only up 15 at this point in the game so there is a chance that he could be put back in the game
The 10 points is a season high
His previous season high was 6 points on 2 occasions.
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
I know this was a joke, but Livingston had scored 31 pts before tonight in 212 mins (17 games played)
NBA Championship or bust in '09-10!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!
he was a high lottery pick so he had some skills
it was unfortunate he had the injuries he had
Yeah; he came right out of high school from Peoria, IL
"Everyone is passionate about the Magic and that's great, but the key is keeping things in perspective and staying realistic." - erivera7
by Mike from Illinois on Mar 13, 2010 8:45 PM EST up reply actions