Despite dropping a 16 point first half lead Orlando leave New Orleans with the W 108-102, as the bench unit played the entire final quarter. The veteran presence of Terrence Ross and Gary Harris was the difference, with both making important shots through the final period. Late in the third quarter the Pelicans tied the game. The Magic responded with 10 unanswered points to re-establish…
A close and hard fought matchup saw Phoenix rise over Orlando just, taking a win by 99-102 in the Amway Center. The loss was certainly in part down to an inexplicable over use of the long ball by Orlando against the team ranked number 1 in defending the three-pointer. Orlando shot the three at only 17.9%, going 7 of 39! Phoenix played without Devin Booker,…
Sometimes as a fan a game can be hard to watch and seeing the Memphis Grizzlies again maul the Magic by 96-124 was one of those nights. Orlando were outclassed by Memphis for much of the game. The first quarter was competitive but the statistics do not lie. Memphis held the lead for 47 of the 48 minutes. Memphis led by at least 15 points…
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…