As narrow as it seems, the window of opportunity for the Orlando Magic is still very much open. Returning from last season’s team that fell short against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals are 10 players.
If you were unable to catch the Elite 24 High School All-Star Game broadcast from Venice Beach this past Saturday, you missed out on an MVP performance from Winter Park senior Austin Rivers, who had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists despite suffering an injury.
The next chapter in Orlando Magic basketball begins Oct. 28 at Amway Center in front of a national audience. The Magic break in the city’s new palace against the Washington Wizards on TNT then go on to face the Heat in Miami the next day.
Looking to add a little depth to its backcourt, the Orlando Magic signed free agent guard Chris Duhon last week while the team’s pro summer league squad finished just 1-4 after Patrick Ewing and the team hosted opposing teams at RDV Sportsplex.
Orlando Magic draft picks Daniel Orton and Stanley Robinson headline the Magic’s roster at the 2010 AirTran Airways Pro Summer League this week. The 20-game event, which will run from Monday through Friday at the RDV Sportsplex, features eight NBA teams.
It was a tough Friday night for local sports fans in Orlando. The NBA’s Magic and AFL’s Predators each suffered big losses to rival teams. Football spectators at Amway Arena were treated to a double dose of heartache as the NBA game was shown on the arena jumbotron.
By the end of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday at Amway Arena, the Orlando Magic had disposed of four opposing players en route to a 113-92 win over the Boston Celtics. The series picks back up with Game 6 in Boston on Friday at 8:30 p.m.
With the basketball world having already left them for dead, the Orlando Magic gutted out a 96-92 overtime win in Game 4 on the road in Boston. That effort returns the Eastern Conference Finals to Amway Arena on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.
When the Orlando Magic need a clutch shot in the final moments of a big game they turn to Rashard Lewis, the $118-million dollar man the team signed in 2007. Though in the Eastern Conference Finals it’s as if Lewis is nowhere to be found.
As bad as things got for the Orlando Magic in Sunday’s opener of the Eastern Conference Finals, such as trailing by 20 points and never holding a lead, the home team nearly pulled out the comeback before falling to the Boston Celtics 92-88.