A 103-97 team victory saw the Magic tame the Raptors in Toronto. It was for Orlando a team performance built on a strong foundation of defence. In fairness to Toronto, they looked tired being on the second night of a back-to-back and playing their sixth game in eight days. That being said Orlando played well and targeted Toronto’s vulnerability effectively. They played with energy as…
A fourth quarter collapse saw the Magic throw it away against the Pacers. Going down 122-114 Orlando managed to throw away an 18 point lead. Orlando snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, giving up an 18 point lead in the final quarter and being forced into overtime. The Pacers moved ahead 101-99 on a Tyrese Haliburton 3-pointer with 4:58 remaining in the fourth quarter,…
All hail to the King of the Magic: Markelle Fultz returns as Orlando outpace Indiana in the Amway Center to take a 103-119 victory. His return could not have gone any better. However this was a team win built on strong and determined defence, from which came great offensive rhythm. We have to first talk Markelle Fultz. With a shade under 4 minutes to play…
The landmark of All-Star Weekend has passed and the Magic returned to action with a 119-111 over the Houston Rockets. With the play-in tournament looking almost impossible, there are a number of storylines for Magic fans to follow as we eye the final 21 games of the season. 'I'm back.' After over a year missing, Magic fans got a much needed injury boost when Markelle…
Last night in the Amway Center Chuma Okeke shone as Orlando took the win over Houston by a final score of 111-119. That result saw the season series split 1-1 between the two youthful rebuilding teams. Orlando had a sluggish start, trailing by 14 points during the first quarter. The team rallied, taking their first lead late in the second quarter. Chuma Okeke turned in…
The weekend is over and it is time to look back at the young guns who represented the Orlando Magic at All-Star 2022. At the weekend’s culmination Team LeBron won the All-Star game, with Steph Curry sinking 16 three-pointers. However, that isn't what we are here to talk about. We are here to talk about the Magic young guns of Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner and…
Last night saw Orlando lose on the road in Denver by 111-121 to close the road trip West. A poor start saw the Magic fight hard to recover. Despite closing the gap often realistically the team had too much to do against the reigning MVP and a strong Nuggets team. Trailing by as many as 22 points Orlando repeatedly fought back. As Denver responded time…
Tonight Orlando conclude the trip in Denver as the Magic take on the Nuggets. The road trip has seen two loses and a win so far. The tip time from the Ball Arena is shown on the Orlando Magic website as being 2am here in the UK (9pm Eastern for our friends in Orlando). To watch the game live or on demand in the UK you will…
Beyond the 407, trade deadline was a frenzy of activity seeing everything from superstar trades, smart piece acquisition, key role players, salary cutting and moves with an eye to the future. The Magic move of acquiring Bol Bol was already covered exceptionally by our very own savant, Paul Bacon and needs no further discussion.(To read, Paul's article click here) However, if we break away from…
Sometimes you just have to say “well played” and that was the case last night as we saw Phoenix outclass Orlando to win comfortably, 105-132. Phoenix are perhaps the blueprint for rebuilding through the draft. Devon Booker, Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson all played their part in the victory. That patient draft rebuilding landed them their veteran star in Chris Paul. Paul is…