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Southeast Division at a Glance: Orlando Magic Head into All-Star Break at 21 1/2 Games Back
February 14th, 2013 at 4:35 PM
The Miami Heat continue to be the beasts of the East, with the best record in the conference as well as the best mark in the Southeast Division. The Heat have won six consecutive games behind leading Most Valuable Player candidate LeBron James to build a seven-game lead over the...

Southeast Division at a Glance: Orlando Magic Sit in Third at 15 Games Back
January 28th, 2013 at 3:53 PM
With the NBA season around its halfway point, the Miami Heat are sitting pretty, as expected. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the rest of the Heat currently have a 28-13 record, which puts them 4 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Atlanta Hawks, who are 25-19 at the moment. Despite...

Sports Illustrated Predicts That the Orlando Magic Will Finish Last in the Eastern Conference: are They Ranked Too Low?
October 27th, 2012 at 5:21 PM
In its October 29th 2012-13 NBA Preview issue, Sports Illustrated predicts that the Orlando Magic will finish 15th in the Eastern Conference, which would put them in last place. This would place them below the likes of the Charlotte Bobcats and Washington Wizards, who finished with a combined record of 27-106...

Orlando Magic Play Regular Season Finale Tonight in Memphis Against the Grizzlies in Game 66
April 26th, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Game Details: Time: 7:00 PM EDT Arena: Verizon Center (Washington, DC) Broadcast: Sun Sports Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game off of a huge win over the Charlotte Bobcats that sealed the Magic's postseason fate. The Magic are now locked in at the 6th seed and will get to face the third seeded Indiana...

ESPN Reports Dwight Howard Will Ask for a Trade When Orlando Magic Season Ends
April 23rd, 2012 at 4:50 PM
ESPN's Stephen A Smith, according to www.iamagm.com, will ask for a trade at the end of the season. ***PHOTO1*** "The minute this season is over, according to what I am hearing from his camp, you can expect Dwight Howard to tell Orlando, 'Get me out of here. I don't want to be here any...

Orlando Magic Face Important Test Tomorrow Night on the Road Against the Boston Celtics
April 17th, 2012 at 6:34 PM
The Orlando Magic are currently in the middle of a two game winning streak after getting drubbed by the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Have the Orlando Magic righted the ship after the loss of Dwight Howard and Hedo Turkoglu (mostly the loss of Howard) or did the Magic just...

Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard not Likely to Play Friday Against Atlanta
April 12th, 2012 at 7:23 PM
After missing the past two Orlando Magic games, Dwight Howard was expected to be back in the starting lineup Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Or so the team had hoped. ***PHOTO1*** "I don't think I'm going to play" Howard said. The Magic are 1-1 in their past two games against  Detroit...

Orlando Magic Look to Defeat the Washington Wizards Tonight in Game 58
April 10th, 2012 at 7:11 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 7:00 PM EDT Arena: Verizon Center (Washington, DC) Broadcast: Sun Sports Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game off of a great win over the Detroit Pistons without Dwight Howard. The Magic also defeated the Philadelphia 76ers. The Magic will get a chance to win their second straight game tonight without Dwight Howard...

Orlando Magic Look for Revenge Tonight Over the Detroit Pistons in Game 57
April 9th, 2012 at 6:16 PM
    ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 7:00 PM EDT Arena: Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Broadcast: Sun Sports Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game off of a sluggish but necessary win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The win snapped a horrible 5 game losing streak for the Magic. The Magic will get a chance to exact revenge against one...

Orlando Magic Drop Fifth Straight to the New York Knicks 96-80
April 5th, 2012 at 9:33 PM
The Orlando Magic looked like a team that was in the middle of turmoil tonight by dropping their fourth straight game against the New York Knicks. As writer Randy Holbrook reported earlier, the Orlando Magic are stuck in the middle of an inside feud between star player, Dwight Howard, and...

Orlando Magic Look to End Two Game Losing Streak Tonight Against the Denver Nuggets in Game 53
April 1st, 2012 at 6:39 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 6:00 PM EDT Arena: Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Broadcast: Sun Sports Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game on a two game losing streak. They lost both games in a completely different fashion, but both losses were bad losses. They didn't show against the New York Knicks and were embarrassed, and...

Orlando Magic Look to Win Fourth Straight on the Road Against the New York Knicks in Game 51
March 28th, 2012 at 6:09 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 7:00 PM EDT Arena: Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) Broadcast: ESPN Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game on a three game winning streak with home wins over the Phoenix Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers and a road win over the Toronto Raptors. The Magic will get a...

Orlando Magic Travel to Toronto to Face Raptors in Game 50
March 26th, 2012 at 6:46 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 7:00 PM EDT Arena: Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Canada) Broadcast: Sun Sports Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game on a two game winning streak with home wins over the Phoenix Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Magic will get a chance to push their winning streak to three games tonight,...

Orlando Magic Take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 49
March 23rd, 2012 at 1:42 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 7:00 PM EDT Arena: Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Broadcast: Fox Sports Florida Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game off of a nice bounce back win over the Phoenix Suns. The Magic will get a chance to push their winning streak to two games tonight at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers. -The...

Did the Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard Make the Right Decision?
March 20th, 2012 at 4:38 PM
The Orlando Magic have played three games since last Thursday's NBA trade deadline. The Magic are 1-2 in those three games since Dwight Howard agreed to waive his early termination clause in his contract and stay on for the 2012-2013 season. But was that the right decision by Howard? Was...

Orlando Magic Look to Knock Off Chicago Bulls Again in Game 47
March 19th, 2012 at 6:45 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 8:00 PM EDT Arena: Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Broadcast: TNT Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game off of a frustrating loss to the Miami Heat. The Magic were in the game until the end where they just fizzled in the fourth quarter. The Magic will look to bounce back against...

Orlando Magic Look to Cool the Miami Heat in Game 43
March 13th, 2012 at 7:03 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 7:00 PM EDT Arena: Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Broadcast: Fox Sports Florida Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game on a two game winning streak by defeating the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers, who are two big Eastern Conference rivals. The Magic will play their biggest rival tonight, the Miami...

Orlando Magic Look to Win Season Series Over Indiana Pacers Tonight in Game 42
March 11th, 2012 at 4:01 PM
  ***PHOTO1*** Game Details: Time: 6:00 PM EDT Arena: Amway Center (Orlando, FL) Broadcast: Sun Sports Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game off of one of their biggest wins of the season. The Magic just dropped a game to the worst team in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats, and they needed their win over the...

Orlando Magic Forward Hedo Turkoglu Suspended for One Game
March 10th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
***PHOTO1***The Orlando Magic were able to defeat the team with the NBA's best record, the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. This was a monumental win for a franchise that was desperate for a signature win on national television. The Magic had dropped some devastating games on national television recently (Boston...

Orlando Magic Look to Knock Off NBA’s Top Dog, the Chicago Bulls, in Game 41
March 8th, 2012 at 6:58 PM
  Game Details: Time: 8:00 PM EDT Arena: United Center (Chicago, IL) Broadcast: TNT Game Notes: -The Orlando Magic are coming into this game off of one of their worst losses in franchise history against the team with the league's worst record, the Charlotte Bobcats. The loss might actually be the worst in team history given the circumstances of...