Entries Tagged as 'Orlando Magic'

Orlando Magic 103, Phoenix Suns 93 — Defense left at Disney World

March 21st, 2012 · 23 Comments

The Orlando Magic showed what an NBA team can do when left wide open for 48 minutes in a 103-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night in Orlando.
The Magic hit 11-of-23 from beyond the arc, including seven by Ryan Anderson, who had a team-high 29 points. Dwight Howard was dominant in the paint, scoring [...]

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Tags: Marcin Gortat · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap

Preview: Phoenix Suns (23-23) at Orlando Magic (29-18)

March 21st, 2012 · No Comments

Orlando Magic 103, Phoenix Suns 93
Marcin Gortat has gone from being the best backup center in the NBA to perhaps the best center not to make an All-Star Game in the 15 months since the Suns acquired him from Orlando in a six-player trade.
Gortat will return to the Magic Kingdom for the first time tonight [...]

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Tags: Marcin Gortat · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Preview

Jason Richardson-Hedo Turkoglu trade fails to get Orlando out of first round

April 29th, 2011 · 16 Comments

The Phoenix Suns managed to dump Hedo Turkoglu’s contract and steal away Marcin Gortat because the Orlando Magic figured they had to shake up their core for a shot to win now.
If we’re going to judge the Aaron Brooks trade as a failure because it did not lead to a Phoenix playoff berth, not only [...]

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Tags: Hedo Turkoglu · Jason Richardson · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis

Amare Stoudemire finds no playoff success away from Phoenix; Hedo Turkoglu, J-Rich also struggling

April 24th, 2011 · 6 Comments

So as it turns out Amare Stoudemire ended up winning as many playoffs games as Steve Nash this year.
That was the case after the Boston Celtics finished off Amare’s New York Knicks this afternoon in a series that was very competitive in Boston but not so much in Madison Square Garden.
Stoudemire’s advanced stats were beyond [...]

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Tags: Amare Stoudemire · Hedo Turkoglu · Jason Richardson · New York Knicks · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Analysis

Orlando Magic 111, Phoenix Suns 88 — The Nash Effect

March 13th, 2011 · 13 Comments

PHOENIX — If Sunday’s matinee against the Orlando Magic was a glimpse into the future of a Steve Nash-less future, Suns fans better enjoy every healthy minute they have left with Two Time.
With an ailing Nash missing the game due to pelvic instability, the Suns’ offense fell apart in the second half of this 111-88 [...]

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Tags: Aaron Brooks · Marcin Gortat · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Steve Nash

Steve Nash to miss Orlando game with pelvic instability

March 13th, 2011 · 4 Comments

PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash will miss this afternoon’s game against Orlando with pelvic instability after gutting out the last few games despite being hampered by the injury.
Nash is day by day, as the Suns made the decision that Nash couldn’t go this morning and will go through the same process before tomorrow’s [...]

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Tags: Aaron Brooks · Hedo Turkoglu · Jared Dudley · Jason Richardson · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns News · Steve Nash