In their last home game before a 4 game road trip, the Magic will host the New York Knicks tonight at 7 p.m. EST. The Magic have lost their last 7 games, the majority of which were against relatively weak teams. This is their longest losing streak since February 22nd, 2006, when they snapped an 8 game losing streak. The Knicks have also slowed down recently, dropping 5 of their last 9 games.
Against the Bulls on Wednesday night, the Magic nearly pulled it out with a late 4th quarter run, but they came up short in the final minute. Nik Vucevic, who continues to make a case for Most Improved Player, had 20 points and 12 rebounds in that contest. Jameer Nelson had one of his best games of the season with 32 points/5 rebounds/4 assists. He missed the final Magic attempt at tying the game on a leaning jumper. The Magic come into Saturday's contest boasting the 12th best defensive rating and are 10th in rebounding.
The Knicks upset the Spurs 100-83 on Thursday night at MSG. Bringing...
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PLAYERS:
Jameer Nelson,
Marcus Camby,
Raymond Felton,
Rasheed Wallace,
Al Harrington,
Glen Davis,
Carmelo Anthony,
Ronnie Brewer,
Tyson Chandler,
Jason Kidd,
Steve Novak,
Pablo Prigioni,
J.R. Smith,
Kurt Thomas,
Chris Copeland,
James White,
Nikola Vucevic,
J.J. Redick,
Arron Afflalo,
Gustavo Ayon,
Andrew Nicholson,
Josh McRoberts,
Moe Harkless,
DeQuan Jones
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls
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