The Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic both had harsh losses last night. The Heat fell to the team that was once last in the Eastern Conference–the 76ers–only to take their spot in the cellar. Now 12th in the conference and 4-9 on the season, the Heat is running out …
Read More »Florida Takes Down Belmont 78-61; 4-0 for First Time Since 2012-2013
For the second straight game, Canyon Barry’s second half rally led the Gators to victory. Florida took down Belmont on Monday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, 78-61, thanks in part to Barry’s 14 points in the second half on 5-of-6 shooting. The son of NBA legend Rick Barry …
Read More »Miami Heat Snap Six Game Skid Against Milwaukee
The Miami Heat defended their home court last night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Miami shooting guard Dion Waiters came up big for his team with a 23 point showing. His offensive efforts, combined with Heat center Hassan Whiteside’s lockdown defense in the paint, snapped a six game losing streak for …
Read More »Miami Heat On Slippery Slope, Lose 6th Straight Game
The Miami Heat’s story stayed the same Tuesday night. They came up short, dropping their sixth straight game of the season—this time to the Atlanta Hawks 93-90 in the American Airlines Arena. It marked the first time Miami (2-8) has had a losing streak since the 15-win team from the 2007-08 season. …
Read More »Heat Lose 94-40 Despite Spurs’ Sloppy Second Half
The Miami Heat continued their early-game struggles Monday night on the road at San Antonio, falling 94-90 to the Spurs. The Heat’s record(2-7) at the start of this season has been the worst in the franchise’s history. San Antonio finally had all five of its starters on the court for Monday night’s game. Spurs …
Read More »Frank Vogel Falls to Former Team With Magic
Imagine it’s 2011 again. At 37 years old, Frank Vogel is the youngest coach in the NBA. The Indiana Pacers had him set up to be their interim head coach. Vogel would lead the Pacers for six seasons to come, and become the coach to hold the most wins in …
Read More »NBA Preview: Orlando Magic Host Utah Jazz
The Magic (3-5) are looking to break their two-game losing streak on Friday night as they take on the Jazz (5-4) at home. Orlando’s season so far has been up and down. They started with three straight losses, then followed that up with three straight wins. But it seems like the team …
Read More »Oklahoma City Tramples Miami Heat
Monday was not a good night for Florida’s two NBA teams. While the Magic were getting ripped apart by the Chicago Bulls, the Miami Heat lost on the road to Oklahoma City Monday night, 97-85. The Thunder gained a lead in the first quarter and never let go. Twelve minutes into …
Read More »Orlando Magic Fall to Chicago Bulls
The Orlando Magic went into last night’s game optimistic. Coming off a Saturday win against the Wizards, Orlando had hopes of reaching a 4-3 record against the Chicago Bulls. After last night tough, the winning streak was snapped; they lost 112-80 to the Chicago Bulls. Where’s the Defense? The Magic wanted this season to be …
Read More »Steph Curry Sets NBA Game Record for Three Pointers
Saying that Steph Curry is a “video game” does not do the man justice. After blowing the single-season three-point record out of the water last season, Curry splashed into new heights Monday night. He nailed 13 three pointers in a winning effort against New Orleans, setting the record for most in a single …
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