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Game 21 - Dec 14th 2011







Durant drops 51 in loss to Magic


With a season high of 51 points Kevin Durant could not deny the loss of his OKC Thunder against the Magic in Loud City. The divinely duo of Durant and Westbrook combined 71 points, Westbrook also booked 12 assists. The only reason the Thunder could not grab the win was once again a tremendous performance by Dwight Howard.

Howard also scored a new season high with 40 points 17 rebounds and 8 assists. Howard led his team to a 16-5 record this season, he is the designed MVP so far, he already won the Player Of The Month award in November.






Magic - scorebox

D. Howard - 40pts 17reb 8ast 0stl 0blk
G. Davis - 11pts 5reb 3ast 0stl 0blk
H. Turkoglu - 6pts 2reb 3ast 1stl 1blk
J. Richardson - 18pts 8reb 2ast 0stl 0blk
J. Nelson - 4pts 1reb 5ast 1stl 0blk

J.J. Redick - 6pts 2reb 1ast
Q. Richardson - 10pts 1reb 2ast 0stl 0blk
C. Duhon - 10pts 1reb 6ast 2stl 0blk


Thunder - scorebox

K. Perkins - 4pts 7reb 2ast 3stl 1blk
S. Ibaka - 4pts 8reb 1ast 1stl 4blk
K. Durant - 51pts 7reb 3ast 2stl 0blk
J. Harden - 13pts 3reb 2ast 1stl 0blk
R. Westbrook - 20pts 2reb 12ast 4stl 0blk

T. Ariza - 8pts 2reb 0ast 1stl 0blk
E. Maynor - 6pts 1reb 3ast 0stl 0blk
N. Mohammend - 4pts 4reb 1ast




Player Of The Game

Dwight Howard - 40 points 17 rebounds 8 assists

Last edited by Radioman on Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:49 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Please don't be confused about this thread because i used my older New York Knicks Association as a template, so some comments dont fit into the content anymore.

Game 22 - Dec 16th 2011





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Dwight Howard 23/20/10/5

The Orlando Magic on their fourth straight win, beating the Sacramento Kings at Amway Center 114 - 103. Dwight Howard surpassed all his great performances of this season against the Kings.

23 points along with 20 boards and 10 assists, Howards 3rd career triple double and the second this season. Howard turned into an almost unstoppable force with his court vision he had today. All the other credits went to Quentin Richardson, who had a season high of 20 points giving a boost from the bench.

The Kings seemed to be a bit overcharged by the Magicians from Orlando. Marcus Thornton had an incredible first half scoring 25 points, but he faded in the second scoring only 5 points.

With this victory the Magic went 17-5 and are still tied with the Celtics at the top of the Conference. Next will be the Pistons at the Palace, Orlando is willing to complete their first 5 game winning streak this season.






Magic - scorebox

D. Howard - 23pts 20reb 10ast 1stl 5blk
G. Davis - 10pts 8reb 4ast 1stl 1blk
H. Turkoglu - 14pts 2reb 1ast 0stl 1blk
J. Richardson - 13pts 5reb 2ast 0stl 1blk
J. Nelson - 0pts 1reb 3ast 1stl 0blk

Q. Richardson - 20pts 5reb 0ast 0stl 0blk
A. Hunt - 8pts 4reb 1ast 0stl 1blk


Kings - scorebox

D. Cousins - 18pts 8reb 0ast 2stl 4blk
J.J. Hickson - 6pts 8reb 1ast 3stl 2blk
F. Garcia - 13pts 10reb 5ast 1stl 1blk
M. Thornton - 30pts 0reb 1ast 0stl 0blk
T. Evans - 20pts 6reb 7ast 3stl 0blk

J. Fredette - 5pts 3reb 0ast 0stl 0blk




Player Of The Game

Dwight Howard - 23 points 20 rebounds 10 assists 1 steal 5 blocks

Week 7

Dec 17th 2011 - Magic Power Ranking : 3rd (3rd)


Player of the Week

West:
Kevin Durant - OKC

East:
LeBron James - MIA




Schedule (3:0)

20- ORL @ LAL - 100 - 81 : W
21- ORL @ OKC - 116 - 110 : W
22- SAC @ ORL - 103 - 114 : W


Southeast Division 7-0

1. Orlando Magic 17-5
2. Miami Heat 14-8
3. Atlanta Hawks 13-10
4. Charlotte Bobcats 12-12
5. Washington Wizards 4-18


Around the League / Transactions:


sign
13/12 Bucks sign Garret Siler > 1yr 473K
16/12 Grizzlies sign Earl Boykins > 1yr 4.18M
16/12 Blazers resign Marcus Camby 2yr 2.98M
1812 Mavericks resign Jason Kidd 1yr 3.42M

trades
15/12 Pistons trade Teyshawn Prince to Golden State
Warriors trade Kwame Brown, Jeremy Tyler, '12 1st round to Detroit

Game 23 - Dec 18th 2011







Magic complete first 5 Game streak


Dwight Howard with his 19th double double this season to complete the Magics first 5 Game winning streak this year. This time it was also a solid performance from the rest of the Magic squad having 6 players into double digits.

The Detroit Pistons were able to resist throughout all 4 quarters but they could not take the lead. Ben Gordon was lighting it up for the Pistons, he had 37 points.

Next game will be in Dallas againt the reigning NBA Champions.




"Big Baby" Davis had his first season double double 10 points 10 boards.



Magic - scorebox

D. Howard - 23pts 11reb 4ast 0stl 5blk
G. Davis - 10pts 10reb 2ast 0stl 1blk
H. Turkoglu - 15pts 7reb 0ast 1stl 1blk
J. Richardson - 15pts 4reb 4ast 1stl 1blk
J. Nelson - 11pts 7reb 6ast 2stl 0blk

J.J. Redick - 11pts 2reb 3ast 1stl
C. Duhon - 5pts 0reb 1ast 1blk
A. Hunt - 4pts 4reb 1ast 1stl


Pistons - scorebox

B. Wallace - 6pts 5reb 1stl 2blk
J. Maxiell - 4pts 14reb 2ast 3stl 1blk
R. Stuckey - 15pts 5reb 5ast 2stl 1blk
B. Gordon - 37pts 3reb 1stl
W. Bynum - 6pts 6reb 10ast 5stl 2blk

B. Knight - 15pts 3reb 3ast
G. Monroe - 6pts 1reb 1ast




Player Of The Game

Dwight Howard - 23 points 11 rebounds 4 assists 5 blocks

18-5 is a great record. Loving this Association after reading through it all. Keep up the good work.

18-5 is a great record. Loving this Association after reading through it all. Keep up the good work.

Thanks, i try to keep some hope in Orlando.

Game 24 - Dec 20th 2011







Champions stumble across Magic


The reigning NBA Champions the Dallas Mavericks welcomed the current leading force in the East , the Orlando Magic. Dallas who had a good start into the season sitting at the second spot of the Conference just behind the Golden State Warriors tried to defend their homecourt.

Dirk Nowitzki lead the Mavs in scoring with 26 points. Jason Kidd had a tremendous game, the NBA veteran scored 19 points 7 rebounds and 12 assists. On the Magic side Dwight Howard recorded his 20th double double in 24 games. Hedo Turkoglu and Jason Richardson were the Magic best shooters with 20 and 16 points.

It was also a special Game for Gilbert Arenas who faced his former teammates. Arenas signed with the Mavericks in November to enhance the Mavs backcourt and play a role from the bench. Arenas averages 10 points a game also 3 boards and 3 assists.

The Orlando Magic need to establish their top spot in the East facing the top of the West, the Golden State Warriors, in the next game at Orlando.






Gilbert Arenas facing his previous team, the Orlando Magic.



Magic - scorebox

D. Howard - 14pts 19reb 7ast 1stl 3blk
G. Davis - 6pts 7reb 2ast 2stl 1blk
H. Turkoglu - 20pts 3reb 1ast 0stl 0blk
J. Richardson - 16pts 7reb 3ast 1stl 0blk
J. Nelson - 10pts 4reb 8ast 0stl 0blk

J.J. Redick - 10pts 0reb 0ast 0stl
C. Duhon - 10pts 3reb 3ast 0blk
A. Hunt - 10pts 6reb 0ast
R. Anderson - 12pts 1reb 1ast 1blk


Mavericks - scorebox

B. Haywood - 6pts 9reb 1ast 2stl
D. Nowitzki - 26pts 6reb
S. Marion - 14pts 7reb 1ast 2stl 2blk
J. Terry - 19pts 2reb 7ast 1stl
J. Kidd - 19pts 7reb 12ast 2stl

G. Arenas - 8pts 1reb 2stl
L. Odom - 6pts 5reb 2ast 1stl 1blk






Player Of The Game

Dwight Howard - 14 points 19 rebounds 7 assists 1 steal 3 blocks

nice association! Impressed by the way u managed to consistently have double doubles with Dwight. Keep this up.Ill follow.

nice association! Impressed by the way u managed to consistently have double doubles with Dwight. Keep this up.Ill follow.

Thanks, Dwight Howard is really unmatched in the paint so far. I also hop i can keep it up.

Next update soon.

Game 25 - Dec 21st 2011







Magic beat Warriors in Overtime


The Orlando Magic faced the top of the Western Conference this week with the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks a day before.

The Warriors surprisingly lead the West with a 18-8 winning record. Monta Ellis and Steph Curry combine for almost 50 points a game. With the aquisition of Tayshawn Prince from the Pistons this team looks really scary so far.

The first half was a desaster for the Orlando Magic, shooting only 35% from the Field and a bunch of turnovers. It seemed the Magic were tired from the day before where they battled the Mavs in Dallas. Monta Ellis led the Warriors with 21 points in the first half to a 9 point margin.

Orlando somehow stayed alive and did not let the Warriors run away with a big deficit so the game was still disclosed until the last possessions. With the score tied at 103 - 103 Dwight Howard missed the winning shot and the game went into overtime.


Howard interview via FS:

"I do want the ball more in the fourth quarter," a frustrated Howard said after the game.

"I want to become a closer. The only way you get there is by getting the ball and have coach have the confidence in giving me the ball.

"That’s how Kobe (Bryant) and the rest of the great fourth-quarter players got that way. It’s trial and error. When Kobe first got in the league, it took him a while to become the killer he is in the fourth quarter now. That’s because he went through that phase where he had to learn what shots to take and just get confidence in taking shots in the fourth quarter.

"That’s one thing that I want for myself, so I can become the guy who finishes games for my team. I want to be that guy whose team wants him to close games out for them. Coach just needs to have confidence in me."
Via FOXSportsWisconsin.com

In Overtime it was a give and take by both teams. At the last possession the Magic were up in front by 1 point, Monta Eliis shot from the corner just in time but the ball bounced from the rim and the Warriors lost this game.




Warriors aquired Tayshawn Prince for a '12 1st rd, Kwame Brown and Jeremy Tyler


We will see what this 1st round pick is worth for the Pistons if the Warriors keep up this performance, but it is likely they make the playoffs.



Magic - scorebox

D. Howard - 21pts 19reb 5ast 0stl 2blk[/u]
G. Davis - 12pts 15reb 5ast 0stl 1blk
H. Turkoglu - 28pts 4reb 4ast 0stl 1blk
J. Richardson - 28pts 5reb 4ast 4stl 1blk
J. Nelson - 10pts 4reb 3ast 1stl 0blk

Q. Richardson - 4pts 1reb 1ast 0stl 1blk
C. Duhon - 7pts 0reb 1ast


Warriors - scorebox

A. Biedrins - 8pts 10reb 2ast 3stl 4blk
D. Lee - 2pts 8reb 5ast 4stl
T. Prince - 9pts 5reb 1ast 1stl
M. Ellis - 41pts 6reb 4ast 2stl
S. Curry - 30pts 3reb 6ast 2stl

N. Robinson - 6pts 5reb 2ast 1stl 1blk
K. Thompson - 11pts 2reb 1stl




Player Of The Game

Jason Richardson- 28 points 5 rebounds 4 assists 4 steals 1 block

Game 26 - Dec 23rd 2011








J-Rich man of the day


Jason Richardsons career rejuvenated this year with the Orlando Magic. J- Rich almost averages 20 points a game and became one of the Magics loaded weapons this season.

In this game against the Pistons Jason Richardson was able to achieve his first ever career triple double.

21 points 10 rebounds and 12 assists!

For the Magic this was the 11 th victory out of 12 games in December.

The Detroit Pistons are trailing the season series now 0:2, Ben Gordon was able to show up 35 points the rest of the team played under their deeds.

Dwight Howard took a rest today, he played only about 25 minutes- he scored 17 points and 6 boards. His efforts will be needed soon when the Magic face the Rockets , Spurs and Hawks next week.







Magic - scorebox

D. Howard - 17pts 6reb 2ast 1stl 2blk
G. Davis - 4pts 7reb 4ast 1stl 3blk
H. Turkoglu - 19pts 5reb 4ast 0stl 0blk
J. Richardson - 21pts 10reb 12ast 2stl 0blk
J. Nelson - 15pts 4reb 1ast 1stl 0blk

J.J. Redick - 9pts 2reb
C. Duhon - 7pts 2reb


Pistons - scorebox

B. Wallace - 2pts 13reb 1ast 1stl 0blk
J. Maxiell - 2pts 11reb 0ast 2stl 0blk
R. Stuckey - 15pts 3reb 5ast 1stl 1blk
B. Gordon - 35pts 5reb 2ast 1stl
W. Bynum - 10pts 3reb 8ast 2stl 0blk

B. Knight - 8pts 1reb 2ast
A. Daye - 6pts 1stl
C. Villanueva - 3pts 5reb 1ast 1blk




Player Of The Game

Jason Richardson- 21 points 10 rebounds 12 assists 2 steals

Week 8

Dec 24th 2011 - Magic Power Ranking : 2nd (3rd)


Player of the Week

West:
Monta Ellis - GS

East:
Jason Richardson - ORL




Schedule (4:0)

23- ORL @ DET- 100 - 94 : W
24- ORL @ DAL- 115 - 105 : W
25- GS@ ORL - 114 - 115 : W
26- DET@ ORL - 87 - 94 : W


next:

27 - HOU @ ORL
28 - SA @ ORL
29 - ORL @ ATL

Southeast Division 7-0

1. Orlando Magic 21-5
2. Miami Heat 16-9
3. Atlanta Hawks 15-11
4. Charlotte Bobcats 13-14
5. Washington Wizards 5-20


Around the League / Transactions:


sign
20/12 Cavaliers sign Jamario Moon 1yr 796K
24/12 Trailblazers sign Willie Warren 1yr 1.09M

resign
21/12 Rockets resign Cortney Lee 6yr 11.46M
21/12 Warriors resign Brandon Rush 4yr 4.51M
22/12 Kings resign J.J. Hickson 4yr 24.99M
23/12 Celtics resign Kevin Garnett 2yr 16.87M
23/12 Pacers resign George Hill 5yr 17.50M
24/12 Rockets resign Goran Dragic 5yr 8.71M

Game 27 - Dec 26th 2011










Rockets end 8 game streak


The Houston Rockets ended an eight game winning streak for the Orlando Magic. The spirit of 1995 when both teams wore their retro uniforms this night, no good omen for the Magic.

The Rockets killed the Magic from outside, 17 three pointers just too much to handle. Terence Williams scored 31 points in addition to that Kevin Martin with 26. Kyle Lowry served 12 assists combined with 12 points to lead the Rockets past the Magic.

Hedo Turkoglu showed horrible shooting tonight, only 2 - 14 from the field 0-5 from 3 point line.







Magic - scorebox

D. Howard - 18pts 13reb 3ast 1stl 0blk
G. Davis - 6pts 6reb 2ast 1stl 1blk
H. Turkoglu - 4pts 8reb 2ast 2stl 0blk
J. Richardson - 28pts 4reb 3ast 1stl 0blk
J. Nelson - 11pts 4reb 8ast 3stl 0blk

R. Anderson - 13pts 5reb 2ast 1blk
Q. Richardson - 12pts 1reb 4ast 1stl
J.J. Redick - 9pts 0reb 0ast 2stl 0blk


Rockets- scorebox

S. Dalembert - 10pts 6reb 3stl 2blk
L. Scola - 6pts 9reb 4ast 3stl
T. Williams - 31pts 7reb 3ast 2stl
K. Martin - 26pts 6reb 3ast 2stl
K. Lowry - 12pts 6reb 12ast 2stl

C. Lee - 13pts 1reb 1ast 1stl
C. Budinger - 8pts 1reb




Player Of The Game

Terrence Williams - 31 points 7 rebounds 3 assists 2 steals

Game 28 - Dec 29th 2011 - [22-6]









Jameer Nelson ballin'


Jameer Nelson led the Orlando Magic to their 22nd victory this season and to a 2:0 season series win over the Spurs. Like in the first game between both opponents it was only Manu Ginobili who could make a statement for the Spurs, 36 points.

Jameer Nelson outshined all of them with 12 points 11 rebounds and 11 assists . Nelson is the 3rd Magic player who was able to manage a triple double this season.








Player Of The Game

Jameer Nelson - 12 points 11 rebounds 11 assists 3 steals 1 block

Game 29 - Dec 30th 2011 - [23-6]









Magic take down Hawks


The Orlando Magic finish the year with a win over the Atlanta Hawks. It was not a bright year for the Magic loosing the first round of the 2011 Playoffs against Atlanta, at least they took revenge this night and also are optimistic going into the next games with a momentum on their side.









Player Of The Game

Dwight Howard - 19 points 13 rebounds 6 assists 1 steal 3 blocks

Week 9

Dec 31st 2011 - Magic Power Ranking : 2nd (2nd)


Player of the Week

West:
Russell Westbrook - OKC

East:
Amare Stoudemire - NY




Schedule (2:1)

27 - HOU @ ORL- 116 - 108 : L
28 - SA @ ORL- 100 - 110 : W
29 - ORL @ ATL - 103 - 96 : W


next:

30 - ORL @ WAS
31 - BOS @ ORL
32 - WAS @ ORL
33 - CHI @ ORL


Southeast Division 8-0




Around the League / Transactions:


sign
30/12 Magic sign Guard Chris Jennings 1yr 473K

resign
28/12 Cavaliers resign Antawn Jamison 3yr 9.35M
28/12 Suns resign Steve Nash 2yr 19.39M

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League Leaders







East Amare Stoudemire - 25.2ppg 9.0rpg 0.6apg 0.3spg 1.7bpg

West Russell Westbrook - 26.1ppg 3.9rpg 7.6apg 2.2spg 0.1bpg

Game 30 - Jan 1st 2012 - [24-6]







Magic need overtime to beat Wizards


An unexpected tough game when the top and the bottom of the league met today at Verizon Center. The Wizards who have the worst overall record in the NBA surprised by competing the whole game long with the Orlando Magic.

Nick Young, John Wall, Rashard Lewis and Andre Blatche all contributed with big numbers.


This game also produced some entries for my association record books:

• most blocks in a game: Dwight Howard - 7
• most Free Throws made in a game: Dwight Howard - 10
• most minutes played: Jameer Nelson - 40
• most rebounds - Team - 63
• most blocks - Team - 13
• most Free Throws made - Team - 20

Player Of The Game

Dwight Howard - 26 points 15 rebounds 8 assists 0 steal 7 blocks

7 blocks?! nice!

7 blocks?! nice!

Thanks, this was the best number i achieved so far in 2K12. I even tried to get a quadruple double but it was impossible this time.

Game 31 - Jan 2nd 2012 - [24-7]









Ray Allen shot the lights out in Orlando

The two best teams in the Eastern Conference faced in Orlando tonight and it ended with a superior win for the Celtics.

Ray Allen was on fire... 41 points - 25 of them in the first half. Allen shot 7-15 threes he was undefendable. Paul Pierce with 25 and Rondo with 22 points and 12 assists sealed the win for Boston.

Orlando was even in the lead until the 3rd quarter. Nothing went in when they were outscored by the Celtics 31 - 8 points. Next is going to be a rematch against the Wizards on Jan 4th at Amway Center.










Player Of The Game

Ray Allen - 41 points 5 rebounds 4 assists 2 steals 0 blocks

Game 32 - Jan 4th 2012 - [24-8]











Magic loose 2nd straight


The Washington Wizards with a sensational victory over the Orlando Magic in Orlando. Scoring 129 points was just to much to resist. Nick Young was the Wizards leader with 37 points in addition to that Blatche with 27 and Lewis with 21.

Even the Magic also scored a season high of 124 points it was not enough. This performance did not come out of nowhere, Washington already forced the Magic into overtime just 3 days before.

Howard with his second double double-double this season 30 points and 20 rebounds could not prevent this blow. Next will be the Chicago Bulls, this game is going to reveal where the Magic stand at this point.










Player Of The Game
Nick Young - 37 points 9 rebounds 4 assists 2 steals 0 blocks

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Game 33 - Jan 6th 2012 - [25-8]









Magic bounce back against Bulls


In a tightly contested game until the end, the Orlando Magic took the win over the Chicago Bulls with a 7 point margin.

Dwight Howard and Glen Davis have been the key to this victory competing against Noah and Boozer in the paint. Howard had 34 points and 14 boards, Davis 20 points combinded with 8 boards.

On the Bulls side Rip Hamilton showed a huge game with 32 points including 6 threes. Derrick Rose the reigning season MVP scored 20 points 7 rebounds 10 assists.

The Magic are now going on a road trip in the Wild Wild West facing the Kings, Warriors, Clippers and Trailblazers.







Player Of The Game
Dwight Howard - 34 points 14 rebounds 3 assists 1 steal 4 blocks