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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Vucevic weighed in with 24 points as the Orlando Magic defeated the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Monday in an Eastern Conference upset. Montenegrin center Vucevic also hauled down 12 rebounds to give Orlando their second win of the season in a 93-90 victory. Orlando surged into an early 28-19 lead at the end of the first quarter and held a 48-45 lead at half-time. The […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon headlines the field announced Thursday for the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest on February 17 in Los Angeles. Gordon, the 2016 runner-up, will be taking part for the third straight year. His challengers include first-time All-Star Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Nance Jr. of the Los Angeles Lakers and rookie Dennis Smith Jr. of the Dallas Mavericks. All four have had their […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — James Harden became the first player in NBA history to record a 60-point triple double as the Houston Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic 114-107 on Tuesday night. The 60 points were also a franchise single game record as he surpassed Calvin Murphy who scored 57 points in 1978. Murphy was in attendance at the game as a member of the Rockets’ Root Sports television broadcasting crew. Harden scored […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Orlando Magic parlayed a big third quarter into a 103-95 upset of the Boston Celtics on Sunday, their third win in 20 games coming against the NBA’s Eastern Conference leaders. Elfrid Payton scored 22 points for the Magic, who had lost their last 14 games in Boston in a skid stretching back to February 2010. Orlando spoiled the return from injury of Boston point guard Kyrie Irving, whose 40 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The resurgent Detroit Pistons equaled a franchise record with 17 three-pointers en route to 114-110 win over the shorthanded Orlando Magic on Sunday. Forward Reggie Bullock scored a career-high 20 points for the Pistons who made 50 percent of their attempts from beyond the arc and won their third consecutive game after losing seven straight. Playing the Magic seems to bring out the best in 26-year-old American Bullock. His […]
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) – A shorthanded New York Knicks team suffered their fourth loss in five games, falling 105-100 to the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon. Playing without their top two scorers, Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr., the Knicks struggled to contain the Magic early as Orlando shot a blistering 14 of 23 from the field including 3 for 7 from […]
Written By: Adrian Manguit, Eagle News Service US, Florida Bureau (Orlando, FL) – Friday night’s game was a tale of two teams. First we have the Orlando Magic who are trying to figure how to play as a team after their major trade of Serge Ibaka for Terrance Ross from the Toronto Raptors. Second, we have the Detroit Pistons who are vying for a playoff spot in the eastern conference. Most assumed the Pistons would […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked every inch the reigning NBA champions Wednesday, opening the preseason with a 117-102 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Cavaliers led by as many as 31 points, even with Kyrie Irving taking a night off, the Cavaliers preferring to rest their star guard for the exhibition after his exertions in helping the United States to Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. “Playing, […]
