On Wednesday night, the Orlando Magic (13-24) will host the Indiana Pacers (23-15) at the Amway Center. The Magic suffered arguably their worst loss of the season to the Washington Wizards on Monday, losing 91-120. For a team that was thought to hang their hat on defense, the Magic definitely dropped the ball by allowing the league's worst offensive team to put up 120 points.
Everything that was good about the Magic during the first half of December is quickly fading. They have a bottom 10 defense and a bottom 5 offense. The season has not been without its positives. Jameer Nelson is having a very solid season and Nik Vucevic has become a double-double machine. Also, the rookies are getting significant minutes due to a plethora of injuries plaguing the veteran players. J.J. Redick and Arron Afflalo have been good, but not consistently so. People will say that their averages are up this season, but so is their usage. The fact of the matter is that the Magic are struggling to fin...
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PLAYERS:
Jameer Nelson,
J.J. Redick,
Arron Afflalo,
Paul George,
David West,
Roy Hibbert,
Glen Davis,
Nikola Vucevic,
Andrew Nicholson,
Josh McRoberts,
Gustavo Ayon,
DeQuan Jones,
George Hill,
Lance Stephenson,
Gerald Green,
Tyler Hansbrough,
Ian Mahinmi,
D.J. Augustin,
Jeff Pendergraph,
Ben Hansbrough,
Orlando Johnson,
Miles Plumlee,
Dominic McGuire
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards
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