Portland come to play in Orlando tonight. The Magic are looking to win consecutive games, breaking an 11 game win, lose, win, lose sequence. The game is also a very friendly 11pm U.K. tip time from the Amway Center, Orlando. The Stats The Orlando Magic Orlando have a 27-37 record, remaining 13th in the Eastern Conference. Orlando score 110.8 points per game (28th of 30) and…
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…
Last night was an example of what unity and spirit can achieve, as an on the road Orlando played as a team to beat Portland by 113-95. The win came on the back of effective ball movement, resulting in a season high 34 assists for the Magic. Orlando are on a 4 game road trip West and beating an undermanned Portland Trail Blazers was a…
Tonight Orlando are in search of some MAGIC in Portland against the Trail Blazers. Orlando will look to improve after two poor performances at home over the weekend. Portland will look very different from the team Orlando faced on January 17th. The tip time from Portland is shown on the Orlando Magic website as being 3am here in the UK (10pm Eastern for our friends in Orlando).…
Orlando’s offensive play lacked any rhythm last night as Boston’s defence shut down the Magic. By the close the Celtics had won 116-83. The win extended Boston’s winning streak over Orlando to 9 games. It also saw Boston sweep the season 3-0. As a Magic fan it was an ugly game and not fun to watch. The Magic failed to find any rhythm all night.…
There was simply no MAGIC for Orlando in the loss to Portland last night in the Amway Center. Cold shooting saw Orlando lose by 98-88 to the Trail Blazers, as the Magic were unable to lay a punch against the NBA’s lowest ranked defensive team. Jusuf Nurkic bullied Orlando in the paint taking a double-double of 21 points and 22 rebounds. Orlando were out rebounded…
On Magic Game Day 46 Orlando are home to face Portland. The Trail Blazers will be a tough match for a Magic team seeking winning form. Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic and a returning CJ McCollum are all challenging match-ups. There could be a good crowd in the Amway Center tonight as it is a US National Holiday for Martin Luther King Day. The tip time…
On the second night of a back-to-back for both teams it was a dull loss in Dallas for Orlando by a scoreline of 92-108. The Magic made mistakes and lacked energy in the face of a swarming Mavericks defence. As so often this season fouls and turnovers were a huge part of Orlando’s downfall. A low scoring game saw Orlando register less than 27% when…
It’s Game Day 45 which see Portland arrive in the Amway as the Magic hit reset. This is the first night of a new beginning for Orlando following the huge moves at the trade deadline yesterday. It is also the final night of a home stand against tough opponents from the Western Conference. To watch the game live or on demand here in the UK…
Damian Lillard shone in Portland to beat Orlando in a game the Magic led only briefly in. This was another loss in tough circumstances. THE OPENING QUARTER Orlando were hit early by Damian Lillard dishing assists out to a red hot Gary Trent Jr, who was drilling the 3 ball. With 4:30 played in the quarter Al-Farouq Aminu joined the Magic team on court. This…