The NBA Playoffs move into round two. The number of teams is down to eight. Two of these teams are the Miami Heat and Billy Donovan’s Oklahoma City Thunder. Another Florida Team for the Bucks The Miami Heat will face the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs. …
Read More »Florida Sports Roundup
Wednesday is a busy day for Florida professional sports. There are five teams in action across four different sports. In addition, several teams played on Tuesday. Florida baseball teams seek series wins Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays (20-11) beat the Baltimore Orioles with a solid pitching performance by Tyler Glasnow. …
Read More »Magic face Bucks in pivotal Game 2
Last season, the Orlando Magic stole game one from the Toronto Raptors. D.J. Augustin nailed the game-winning three with seconds remaining. However, the eventual NBA champions cruised through the next four games to advance. One year later, the Magic are in the same position. They shocked the Milwaukee Bucks in …
Read More »Magic Upset Bucks; Heat Upset Too
Those who say they saw this coming are lying between their teeth. The Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-110. The Bucks entered the game as the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Magic entered as the lowest. Last year, Milwaukee swept the eighth seed out of the first …
Read More »NBA Playoffs Has Rockin’ First Night
The first night of the NBA playoffs is in the books. The Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers hit the hay with Game-1 victories in the books. Strong Fourth Quarter Wins it for Celtics The 76ers finished the first quarter up 26-25. However, a strong second …
Read More »Magic take on Nets today in NBA restart
A venue was chosen. A bubble was created. Players tested positive for the virus and, players opted out for personal reasons. All that is behind us, because the NBA restart is here. There is a group of teams using the eight games before the playoffs as a tune-up. Think of …
Read More »Bubble success promising as NBA restart approaches
One word comes to mind when considering the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World in Orlando: successful. There have been very few positive coronavirus tests. As a result, the regular season resumes soon. Behind the bubble According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA feels as if it got it right …
Read More »NBA Bubble; No Positive Coronavirus Tests
Zero is the new magic number for the NBA. Since July 13, none of the 346 coronavirus tests taken by players at the league’s Orlando bubble have come back positive. Previously, the NBA announced that of its initial tests, two out of 322 bubble players tested positive. According to ESPN’s …
Read More »Westbrook tests positive for COVID-19
When Russell Westbrook and James Harden did not travel with the Houston Rockets to Walt Disney World, questions lingered. On Monday, the team received some clarity. Westbrook finally attributed his absence from the NBA Bubble to a positive coronavirus test. He tested positive prior to the team’s trip to Orlando. …
Read More »Joel Embiid Returning to Play
Despite his concerns, Philadelphia 76ers Center Joel Embiid will return to play in Orlando. This decision came as he made a very mixed stance on the idea of returning. Embiid feels he can’t trust other players to be responsible and follow all the protocols. He claims to follow all the …
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