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| 51-30 | 43-38 | |
| Amway Arena | ||
| 7:00 PM | ||
| Sun Sports | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Jameer Nelson | PG | Antonio Daniels |
| Maurice Evans | SG | D. Stevenson |
| Hedo Turkoglu | SF | Darius Songaila |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | Antawn Jamison |
| Dwight Howard | C | Brendan Haywood |
| Season series: | ||
| 3 Nov 2007: Magic 94, Wizards 82 | ||
| 5 Mar 2008: Magic 112, Wizards 92 | ||
| 19 Mar 2008: Wizards 87, Magic 86 | ||
Neither team has anything to play for except pride. I don't expect to see too much of Dwight, Hedo, or Rashard tonight. Granted, Stan Van Gundy said after the game last night that he always prefers to be on the winning side of the scoreboard, but I don't think he'll mind losing tonight, if that is indeed the result.
Hopefully, the inconsequentiality of this game will result in PLENTY of minutes for J.J. Redick, James Augustine, and Marcin Gortat. Yes, the fans pay to see the Big Guys, but the end-of-the-bench players are easy to root for, too. Especially J.J. Let me go ahead and start the chant:
J!-J!-RED!-ICK! clap, clap, clap-clap-clap.
J!-J!-RED!-ICK! clap, clap, clap-clap-clap.
Check out SB Nation's Wizards blog, Bullets Forever, for their P.O.V. and to get another look at the SBN 2.0 platform. We make the switch this Friday.
Tip's at 7 on Sun Sports. If you're going to the game, give the guys a huge ovation. And say hi to the guy in the lower bowl who always wears a Brian Cook jersey.
Go Magic.