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Morning Magic: Your daily headlines

A round-up of Orlando Magic content from around the web

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Each morning we will gather Magic content from around the web and deliver it to you. Consider it one-stop shopping for all Magic headlines. But first...

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Magic Headlines

The Magic suffered a third-quarter collapse against LeBron James and the Cavs, writes our Will Ogburn in his game recap.

An offensive rebound by Isaiah Thomas, who is 5-foot-nine, highlighted the Magic’s problems in their loss to the Cavs, writes Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel.

Khem Birch will be sticking with the Magic for the remainder of the season, Robbins writes.

For every Magic burst, LeBron James and the Cavs had a response, writes John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com.

Evan Fournier is learning to adjust without Nikola Vucevic on the court, Denton writes.

Mario Hezonja, who recorded his first career double-double on Saturday, earned an ‘A-’ for his performance in the nightly grades column by Philip Rossman-Reich of Orlando Magic Daily.

For Jonathon Simmons to find his shot, he should start by attaching the basket more, Rossman-Reich writes.

The Fastbreak Breakfast podcast wonders if this is the year the Magic finally trade Nikola Vucevic and Elfrid Payton. Magic talk begins around the 29 minute mark.

Zach Lowe of ESPN analyzes the ”uselessness” of Bismack Biyombo on the offensive end by showing how far and how early defenders stray away from him.

Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points in his first start with the Cavs, and LeBron James was one assist shy of a triple-double as the Cavs defeated the Magic, writes Chris Manning of Fear the Sword.


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