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| Southeast-leading Magic to pay a visit to hapless Nets |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2010 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Orlando Magic will shoot for their fourth straight win when they visit the lowly New Jersey Nets tonight at the IZOD Center. Orlando made it three straight wins with a 117-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors Wednesday from Amway Arena. Dwight Howard posted 28 points and 12 rebounds for his league-leading 48th double-double of the season. "It wasn't a hard game to play...our job is to get better going toward the playoffs," Howard said afterward. "We're playing a lot better basket |
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| Hawks to host road-challenged Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2010 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Atlanta Hawks will welcome the Golden State Warriors to town this evening for a showdown at Philips Arena. Atlanta can't seem to gain any ground on the Orlando Magic, who are two games ahead of the Hawks for both first place in the Southeast Division and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks kept plugging away with the their third straight win, however, a 112-93 triumph versus Philadelphia on Wednesday. Marvin Williams posted 21 points and eight rebounds, while Sixth Man |
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| Orlando has little trouble dismantling Golden State |
NBA Basketball |
03/04/2010 |
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| Orlando, FL (Worldwide Gamble) - Dwight Howard posted 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead a 117-90 Orlando Magic rout of the Golden State Warriors at Amway Arena. The rest of the starting five hit double-digit scoring as well for a Magic squad that beat Philadelphia by 21 on Monday and won for the ninth time in 12 tries. Rashard Lewis had 17 points, Vince Carter 15, Jameer Nelson 13 and Matt Barnes contributed 12 and seven rebounds. Reserve Brandon Bass added 10 and a season- best seven rebounds as Orlando shot |
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| Magic host woeful Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2010 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Orlando Magic are back at home and will try to ride the momentum from a blowout win in south Philly tonight, when they play host to the Golden State Warriors at Amway Arena. The Southeast Division-leading Magic crushed the 76ers, 126-105, on Monday at the Wachovia Center after Chester, PA native and Saint Joseph's product Jameer Nelson dropped 22 points and 10 assists on his local team. Rashard Lewis and Vince Carter each added 19 points for the Magic, who had seven players with 10-pl |
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| Heat hope to stop slide vs. Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2010 |
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| mi Heat are still struggling. Tonight they'll try to put the brakes on a four-game losing streak versus the Golden State Warriors in the opener of a three-game homestand at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami dropped a 96-80 decision to the division-rival Orlando Magic on Sunday, as Wade returned from a four-game absence because of a left calf strain and had a team-high 21 points in defeat. "It felt good to be out there and I wanted to be aggressive," Wade said. "I'll see how I feel tomorrow and hopefully don't ta |
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| Struggling Sixers tangle with Magic at Wachovia Center |
NBA Basketball |
03/01/2010 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - After playing a stretch of tough games against respectable opponents, the Orlando Magic will catch a break over the next few days starting with the woeful Philadelphia 76ers tonight at the Wachovia Center. Orlando will also play Golden State and New Jersey on the upcoming schedule and has won seven of its last 10 games, including Sunday's 96-80 victory over Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat at Amway Arena. Rashard Lewis finished with 22 points, Vince Carter added 17 and J.J. Redick scored 15 |
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| Wade returns but Heat still fall to Magic |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2010 |
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| Orlando, FL (Worldwide Gamble) - Rashard Lewis finished with 22 points, as the Orlando Magic downed the struggling Miami Heat, 96-80, at Amway Arena. Vince Carter added 17 points and J.J. Redick scored 15 off the bench for the Magic, who bounced back from Friday's loss in New Orleans to win for the third time in four games. Dwight Howard, playing in foul trouble much of the game, finished with seven points, five rebounds and three blocks. "We told Dwight in there afterwards that we certainly owed him, he's be |
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| Surging Mavs host Hornets in Big D |
NBA Basketball |
02/28/2010 |
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| ilitating three by Nowitzki. The Hornets, meanwhile, are also coming off an impressive win on Friday when David West finished with 40 points and 10 rebounds, as New Orleans fought back from a big second-half deficit to take a 100-93 victory over the Orlando Magic. Rookie Marcus Thornton added 18 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while fellow freshman Darren Collison had 16 points and seven assists for the Hornets, who trailed by as many as 18 in the third quarter. But New Orleans held the Magic to 4-o |
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| West drops 40 to lead Hornets' comeback over Magic |
NBA Basketball |
02/27/2010 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Worldwide Gamble) - David West finished with 40 points and 10 rebounds, as the New Orleans Hornets fought back from a big second-half deficit to take a 100-93 victory over the Orlando Magic. Marcus Thornton added 18 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while Darren Collison had 16 points and seven assists for the Hornets, who trailed by as many as 18 in the third quarter. But New Orleans held the Magic to 4-of-18 shooting and 13 points in the fourth quarter on the way to ending a two-game |
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| Spurs and Rockets meet in Texas tussle |
NBA Basketball |
02/26/2010 |
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| Division rivals collide Friday night in Houston, where the Rockets play host to the San Antonio Spurs at the Toyota Center. The Rockets are caught in a funk and have lost three straight and six of their last seven games. In a 110-92 loss versus the Orlando Magic on Wednesday in the opener of a short homestand, Aaron Brooks finished with 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Rockets, who are four games behind Portland for the final postseason spot in the Western Conference. Houston newcomer Kevin |
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