The Magic close preseason with a win in hard fought one point victory over the Boston Celtics by 102-103 in the Amway Centre last night. The Magic finished preseason with a 1-3 losing record. This was the third of four preseason games that had come down to a one point game for Orlando. In the previous two the Magic’s had missed the opportunity to take…
Orlando return home for preseason as they face a visiting San Antonio Spurs. This is exhibition game 3 of 4 for the Magic, seeking a first win following two defeats so far. The tip time is shown on the NBA app and the Orlando Magic website as being 11:00pm here in the UK (6:00pm Eastern for our friends in Orlando). To watch the game live or on demand…
A second Magic preseason loss came last night at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans for Orlando by a score of 86-104, dropping an early 13 point lead. THE MENTIONS IN A SECOND MAGIC PRESEASON LOSS For Orlando Coach Mosely went with a different starting lineup as he used preseason to experiment with the rotations. For the first quarter it was good, with nice…
Magic preseason resumes in New Orleans tonight as Orlando face the Pelicans. For the Magic it is the final road game before opening night. After tonight Orlando return home to the Amway Centre to close out preseason against San Antonio (Oct 10th) and finally Boston again (Oct 13th). The tip time is shown on the NBA app and the Orlando Magic website as being 1:00am here in the UK (8:00pm Eastern…
The Magic fall in Boston in their first preseason game by a single point. A final score of 97-98 held a lot of positives for the Magic. A TECHNICAL WIN FOR THE MAGIC As we wrote in our game preview preseason is not about getting the W, it is about chemistry, fitness, running plays and defensive sets against an opponent. It is also about avoiding…
Orlando preseason begins in Boston tonight with a testing road game against the Celtics. Magic basketball is back! Tip off here in the U.K. is at 12-30am (7:30pm for our friends in Orlando). You can watch the game on NBA League Pass. THE MATCHUP AS THE ORLANDO PRESEASON BEGINS IN BOSTON Preseason is not about getting a W. It is all about shaking off the…
The Orlando Magic 2021-22 squad is set to take on the challenges of a difficult season. What can this new look roster achieve this season? A tough schedule, along with a new head coach and young roster will see the team undoubtably have to fight for any win all season. With only 50 days until the Magic season starts we look at the depth and…
On this weeks episode of Penny For Your Thoughts, Geraint, Mikey and Paul are joined by Orlando Magic fan from Scotland Angus Craig to talk about his Orlando Magic fandom. We recap the NBA Summer League, we take a look at the 2021/22 Orlando Magic schedule including some key games and tip off times and we announce details of our Jalen Suggs jersey competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOeJoBTapDw&t=8s…
The NBA Summer League 2021 is upon us. Our Orlando Magic begin their involvement tonight, being seen as an important step in the team's growth. THE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE 2021 - WHAT IS SUMMER LEAGUE AND HOW DOES IT WORK? Summer League is an NBA competition held annually now in Las Vegas. All 30 NBA teams will participate and a total of 75 games will…
What the Magic did this summer is a continuing story of a rebuild in full effect. The old is gone and youth has the keys to the Magic Kingdom! The time is right to take a look back, as we recap the summer and also look forward to an exciting future for the Magic. WHAT THE MAGIC DID THIS SUMMER - COACHING During June Coach…