Tonight's Game: Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers

by Evan Dunlap on Feb 22, 2008 10:09 AM EST in 2007/2008 Previews

	vs.
34-22		24-31
Amway Arena
7:00 PM
Sun Sports HD
Probable starters:
Jameer Nelson	PG	Andre Miller
Maurice Evans	SG	Willie Green
Hedo Turkoglu	SF	Andre Iguodala
Rashard Lewis	PF	Thaddeus Young
Dwight Howard	C	Samuel Dalembert

The Magic will try to capitalize on the beginning a favorable late-November schedule which includes no games versus teams with records above .500, including two games against Philadelphia. The 76ers gave the Magic quite a bit of trouble the last time they played, with reserve point guard Louis Williams (20 points, 7-of-12 FGs) doing most of the damage. Fortunately, the Magic won, thanks to Hedo Turkoglu's free throws in the final seconds. But given Williams' strong play, and the Magic's inability to contain Toronto's Jose Calderon, it's going to be a long night for Jameer Nelson and Keyon Dooling. Maybe we'll have a Carlos Arroyo sighting? For better or for worse, he's here for the rest of the season. Might as well use him.

Interesting thing for which to watch: will Pat Garrity be active? He had been for the past several games leading up to the trade deadline. Now that the deadline's passed, it doesn't make sense to activate him over James Augustine, who had been in street-clothes to facilitate showcasing Garrity.

Check out Sixers4Guidos for the view of Philadelphia from Italy (!). Ricky, who runs the site, is running a campaign for the 76ers to bring back their classic uniforms, which I fully endorse.

I'll be away from the computer for most of the day, which means I won't get a chance to respond to the comments in the ~~Otis-bashing~~ trade deadline thread until later. Leave love.

Or vitriol.

Um, go Magic!!!1

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thanks for putting the link to my campaign

much appreciated.

Nice to see even non-Sixers fans agreeing !!

btw I think I will ask for your help soon, I have an idea reguarding uniforms... (yes, I am a freak)

as for the game, it's gonna be fun I think. Sixers are WAY more confident in themselves than last time and Thad Young and Andre Miller are playing to a very high level

Expect Miller to post your guards up over and over, and Orlando to rain threes on us, as usual (our perimeter defense can be REALLY terrible).

I think the key for us is gonna be Dalembert, if he can contain somehow Howard (say: 18 and 12 kind of night) then we have a chance

later !!

by Ricky Sixers4guidos on Feb 22, 2008 4:52 PM EST reply actions

Andre Miller

In a game in Philadelphia last season, Magic analyst Matt Guokas predicted that Miller would post-up Jameer Nelson all night. The 76ers won the tip, and Miller proceeded to post-up Jameer on the left block. It was uncanny.

by Evan Dunlap on Feb 22, 2008 4:57 PM EST up reply actions