The Orlando Magic (30-36) are in the Kia Center on Thursday night as they host the New Orleans Pelicans (18-48). Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. Orlando enters the matchup having lost six of its last seven games, including a 97-84 road loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Rockets Trounce Magic in Houston 97-84
The Magic (30-36) traveled to Texas Monday night and got thumped by the Houston Rockets (40-25) 97-84. Rocket Power The difference maker in this game was clearly the Rockets depth. Anybody on the court can give an efficient shooting performance and then back it up on the defensive end. Five …
Read More »Western Home Teams Win Game 1 of NBA Playoffs
The 2024 NBA Playoffs started this past weekend. All home teams won game one of their respective series in the Western Conference. BOS, LAC, MIL, and OKC all take Game 1 at home! The #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel continues Monday on TNT & NBA TV. pic.twitter.com/UaatlvcjX4 — NBA (@NBA) …
Read More »NBA Western Conference to Start Playoff Action
The NBA’s Western Conference is absolutely loaded this season. All 10 teams that made it into the play-in tournament finished the regular season with at least 10 games over .500. With the first play-in games earlier this week, the Golden State Warriors were eliminated in their loss to the Sacramento …
Read More »San Antonio vs New Orleans play-in preview
The New Orleans Pelicans will host the San Antonio Spurs at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday. The winner will play the Los Angeles Clippers for the No.8 seed in the Western Conference. Tip off is at 9:30 p.m. The teams are both 6-4 in their last 10 games. San Antonio …
Read More »Magic Get Bounced Off the Court in a Loss to Hawks
The losing streak continues as the Magic fell 112-96 to the Hawks Tuesday evening. Atlanta pulled away in the second half, earning the team its 32nd win on the season. The Hawks remain the fourth-best team in the Eastern Conference while Orlando sits as the fourth-worst team in the NBA. …
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 set to return July 31 At Disney
After months of talks and negotiations, NBA owners voted almost unanimously to approve a plan to resume the season on July 31 in Orlando. The only team to vote “no” was the Portland Trailblazers. There will be a conference call today with each team’s representative to approve the plan from …
Read More »Rookie sensation Zion facing health concerns
Zion Williamson outdid himself on Tuesday night scoring a career-high 31 points, along with nine rebounds, five assists and one steal against the Trailblazers. Williamson made his debut in late January after suffering a knee injury over the summer. The number one pick of the 2019 NBA Draft has lived …
Read More »Warriors Win Game 5, Eliminate Spurs
For the fourth year in a row, the Golden State Warriors advance past the first round. They defeated the Spurs 99-91, anchored by Draymond Green’s 19 rebounds. San Antonio didn’t go down without a fight. The combination of a 30-point performance from LaMarcus Aldridge with a dismal 18.5 3-point percentage from …
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