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WASHINGTON, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) – German forward Franz Wagner’s 31-point performance sparked Orlando to an eighth consecutive victory on Wednesday, ripping Washington 139-120 to move one game behind NBA overall leader Boston. The Magic connected on 60.7 percent of their shots in improving to 13-5 and matching Milwaukee for second in the Eastern Conference behind the Celtics (14-4). “We believe we can win every day and we want to play up to our standards,” […]
LOS ANGELES, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) – The Milwaukee Bucks erased a 26-point deficit to beat Portland 108-102 on Sunday as Phoenix and Orlando stretched their NBA winning streaks to seven games. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Bucks. Teammate Damian Lillard added 31 in his first game against his former team and Milwaukee authored the biggest comeback victory of the season so far. Lillard, who played 11 seasons in […]
Jaylen Brown scored 26 points as the Boston Celtics got back to winning ways with a 119-116 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in their top-of-the-table NBA Eastern Conference clash on Wednesday. The Celtics had kissed goodbye to a six-game winning streak on Monday after crashing to an upset defeat against the lowly ranked Charlotte Hornets. But Boston ensured there was no chance of a repeat against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the visiting Bucks in Wednesday’s game […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jimmy Butler returned from an eight-game injury absence to post a double-double in the Miami Heat’s 93-83 NBA victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Butler, who was sidelined with a bruised tailbone, scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, handing out four assists and coming up with three steals. His return from an injury that has seen him miss 15 games this season couldn’t have been more […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DJ Augustin and Nikola Vucevic combined for 45 points as the Orlando Magic snapped a four-game losing skid with a 122-101 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. The Magic, who have the league’s worst offense, grabbed the lead halfway through the second quarter for a four-point advantage at the half, 62-58. They built on that in the second half to put the game away. Augustin finished with a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Vucevic led the scoring with 28 points as the Orlando Magic sent the Philadelphia 76ers spinning to a second straight defeat in a 119-98 upset on Monday. Vucevic dominated a Sixers line-up missing Ben Simmons through illness to finish with 11 rebounds and four assists as well as a double-digit points tally. The victory left the Sixers in third place in the Eastern Conference standings with 47 wins […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Vucevic finished with 31 points and 15 rebounds as the Orlando Magic snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ three-game winning streak with a 108-104 victory on Sunday. Terrence Ross had 16 points including a clutch layup with 34 seconds left as the Magic beat the Lakers for the second time in eight days. On November 17, Orlando defeated Los Angeles 130-117. Aaron Gordon had 17 points and D.J. Augustin […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Billionaire businessman Richard DeVos, owner of the NBA’s Orlando Magic and founder of health and home care product manufacturer Amway, died Thursday at his Ada, Michigan, home. He was 92. DeVos, the father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, bought the Magic in 1991 and under his watch took five division titles and reached the NBA Finals in 1995, losing to Houston, and 2009, falling to the Los Angeles Lakers. “Mr. DeVos’ […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA champion Golden State Warriors were firing on all cylinders Friday in a 133-112 victory over the Orlando Magic in Florida. The banged-up Warriors, with Stephen Curry nursing a painful bruised finger, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson battling troublesome ankles and David West suffering from a sore left knee, nevertheless proved more than a match for the Magic. Thompson scored 27 points, while Durant connected on 10 of […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Orlando Magic star Serge Ibaka is to join the Toronto Raptors in a trade deal which will see Terrence Ross head in the opposite direction, it was confirmed Tuesday. The Magic will also acquire a 2017 first-round draft pick as part of the deal which delighted Raptors star Kyle Lowry. “I think he’s a great addition to any team, especially ours where we add some shot-blocking, some outside shooting, some […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fifty-two points from John Wall weren’t enough for the Washington Wizards on Tuesday as they fell 124-116 to the surging Orlando Magic. Wall became the fourth NBA player to score 50 or more points in a single game this season. He connected on 18 of 31 shots, including five of eight from three-point range, but with little help from his supporting cast the Wizards lost for the third time in […]
