The Orlando Magic will take on the Charlotte Bobcats tonight. See my game preview here.
See the Orlando Sentinel’s preview here.
Brian Schmitz discusses Orlando’s biggest problem so far this season – defense.
"“We are one of the worst defensive teams in the league,” he snarled after the Magic were upset by the Oklahoma City Thunder, 102-74, on Sunday."
See the full story here.
Zach McCann is not ready to panic.
The Third Quarter Collapse wonders who Orlando’s fifth starter should be once Rashard Lewis returns.
There are four Magic players on the All-Star ballot. Here’s the official word from the Magic.
"DALLAS, Nov. 10, 2009 – The Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard, Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson were named to the 2010 NBA All-Star Ballot that was unveiled today during a special tip-off event in Dallas, the Official Host City of NBA All-Star 2010. Howard, a three-time NBA All-Star, was the 2009 leading vote-getter in the NBA All-Star Balloting program presented by T-Mobile with 3,150,181 votes, becoming the first player in balloting history to crack the 3 million-vote ceiling. Howard is joined by Carter, an eight-time NBA All-Star, Lewis, a two-time NBA All-Star and Nelson, who was an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2009.NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile will begin this afternoon at 12:30 p.m. ET. The 2010 NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, before an expected crowd of more than 80,000 – the largest group ever to witness a live basketball game, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.2010 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile, with associate partner 2K Sports, allows fans around the world to vote daily for their favorite players as starters for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. For the first time in balloting history, fans can vote for All-Stars any time by texting a player’s last name from their mobile phones. Fans can cast one SMS vote per day, per phone number.There are several ways fans can cast their votes, including: at each NBA arena; in 20 languages on NBA.com; and through mobile phones by texting the player’s last name to 6-9-6-2-2 (“MYNBA”), via Web2Go® on T-Mobile phones or wap.nba.com for any wireless carrier. A T-Mobile-branded All-Star Balloting widget will also be available on NBA.com so that fans can “grab” the widget and place it on their blogs, social network pages, or personal Web sites allowing others to vote directly from the widget. Paper balloting will continue through Jan. 10, while wireless balloting and voting on NBA.com will conclude Jan. 18. Starters will be announced live on TNT on Thursday, Janaury 21, 2010."
The Magic have dropped to third in ESPN.com’s power rankings.
"First Stan Van Gundy says he’s not sure “how many people have noticed” Rashard’s suspension because Orlando is so deep. Then the Magic get waxed in OKC and SVG says they’re “very, very soft.” Midseason form."
Click here to see all of Marc Stein’s rankings.
NBA.com talked to Magic Forward Matt Barnes.
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