Orlando Magic @ Miami Heat <u><font color="Blue">Orlando Magic</font> @ <font color="Red">Miami Heat</font></u> When: Friday, January 2<font size="1">nd</font> Where: American Airlines Arena Time: 7:30 ET TV: Sunshine, WBFS, NBALP Records <u>Orlando:</u> 8-24 <u>Miami:</u> 13-19 Last 10 <u>Orlando:</u> 5-5 <u>Miami:</u> 6-4 Previous Games <u>Orlando</u> <ul> [*]December 29, Lost 114-86 vs New York [*]December 26, Lost 83-98 @ Spurs [*]December 25, Won 113-101(OT) vs. Cavaliers [/list] Streak: Lost 2 <u>Miami</u> <ul> [*]December 30, Lost 102-73 @ New York [*]December 30, Won 90-83 @ Chicago [*]December 27, Lost 100-80 vs New York [/list] Streak: Lost 1 Head Coaches vs. Johnny Davis vs. Stan Van Gundy Probable Starters vs. Rod Strickland vs. Rafer Alston vs. Tracy McGrady vs. Eddie Jones vs. Gordan Giricek vs. Caron Butler vs. Juwan Howard vs. Lamar Odom vs. Andrew Declercq vs. Brian Grant Injury List <u>Orlando</u> Pat Garrity Reece Gaines Grant Hill <font size="1">Tracy McGrady (Day to day)</font> <u>Miami</u> Jerome Beasley Udonis Haslem John Wallace Stat Comparison ESPN Key Factor <font color="Red">By TimFlem</font> Tracy Mcgrady as all of you should no is hurt. Will he play or will he be resigned to the sidelines. Will he come over this injury and lead the Magic to a victory over the short-handed heat or will he sit out and watch SKIP a.k.a Rafer Alston skip all over the court scoring easy buckets. Key Matchup <font color="Red">By Magic Johnson</font> Odom and Howard, although Odom being the better player, also improving as of late, will have the contain the decent offensive capabilities of Howard. And vice versa. Odom if left unguarded might be able to expose and abuse his slight three point skills. Butler will undoubtedly play a lock down play, especially if played man to man against Giricek. If he and Odom defend in unison or in conjunction, it'll provide a great defensive play for use on both sides of the court, meaning defence and offence. Keys to the Game <u>Magic</u> <ul> [*]Rebound [*]Get a substantial lead early on [*]Hold on to any leads [/list] <u>Miami</u> <ul> [*]Rebound [*]Force Magic to take the outside shot [*]Get to the free throw line [/list] Predictions <u>Magic Johnson</u> Both are missing two key offenders, hence overall I'd say the Magic are superior in both the matchups and actually teamwork, meaning players and statistics. I predict Magic by about 6. Magic 98 Heat 91 <u>TimFlem</u> If Mcgrady plays it should be easy for us (The Magic) to get the W if he doesn't then we'll have to fight for it. Magic in a nail-biter by 4. Magic 101 Heat 97 <u>Jump</u> This game will probably come down to McGrady's fitness. If he is able to get on the pine, and put his minutes in, I believe we stand a strong chance, however this does not mean to say that I am confident. Nothing in the Magic this year has installed confidence in me. Just when I believe they are back in the playoff hunt, we give away a silly loss. If we lose this one, it will be very hard to snatch a playoff spot. I would love to say that the Magic will win this, but something in my is saying that the Magic will lose, so Im going to go with my conscience. Heat 102 Magic 94 <font color="Red">By Jump, TimFlem and Magic Johnson.</font>
Yes Tmac will be a BIG factor in this game. Heat have been hot in the last couple of games, so if there is no Tracy, magic will need help from everybody, but things have looked worse. Magic by 5
It'd be tough should T-Mac be out or play hurt. So, I expect a close game which can easily go either way. Prediction: Magic by 3
If Tmac is not sure of his fitness. I say dont play him, its not worth the risk of him missing a season or so. Start some fresh players and play about with the roster a bit so that the young guys with potential can really begin to develop their game.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting deestillballin:</div><div class="quote_post">, but things have looked worse.</div> I want to know when. This is the worst thing that has happened to the Magic since their 19 game losing streak so that's what you're probably refering to anyway I already stated my opinion and Thanks it's a Damn good preview.
PREVIEW: Magic @ Heat <font size="5"><font color="Red">Preview by Ice Breaker</font></font> vs <font color="Blue">Orlando Magic</font> at <font color="Red">Miami Heat </font> When: Friday, January 2 Where: AmericanAirlines Arena Time: 7:30 ET TV: Local Records Magic: 8-24 Heat: 13-19 Previous Games <u>Orlando</u> <ul>December 29, Loss 114-86 vs New York December 26, Loss 98-83 @ San Antonio December 25 Won 113-101(OT) vs Cleveland[/list] Last 10: 5-5 <u>Miami </u> <ul>December 30, Loss 102-73 @ New York December 29, Won 90-83 @ Chicago December 27, Loss 100-80 vs New York[/list] Last 10: 6-4 Probable Starters Andrew DeClercq vs Brian Grant Juwan Howard vs Lamar Odom Gordan Giricek vs Caron Butler Keith Bogans vs Dwyane Wade Rod Strickland vs Eddie Jones Injury List <u> Orlando</u> Tracy McGrady (day to day) Pat Garrity Reece Gaines Grant Hill <u>Miami </u> Jerome Beasley Udonis Haslem John Wallace Team Updates <u>Orlando</u> Orlando lost badly to the new look, New York Knicks. Tracy McGrady played just 11 minutes and suffered a strained right hip and is listed as questionable. Head Coach Johnny Davis isn't happy with McGrady either; Tracy received treatment and failed to return to view the remainder of the game. He left the TD Waterhouse before the game finished. Along with McGrady, Tyronn Lue also missed practice Tuesday because he was attending an out-of-state funeral. The Magic appear to have fallen back into their slump, having lost 3 of their last 4 games. <u>Miami </u> Miami is coming off of a terrible 102-73 loss to the New York Knicks. In that game, Lamar Odom scored 19 points and added 5 rebounds. The Heat have had a disappointing season thus far. Their positive light has been rookie Dwyane Wade, averaging 16.2 points per game. Additional notes, the Heat activated 7'1 Center, Wang Zhi-Zhi off the injured list. They also placed forward Udonis Haslem on the list with a right knee sprain and a strained knee ligament. [quoteright] "Brian and Eddie get blamed for making too much money. The only reason their names always come up is because they make too much money. To me, it's a discredit to what I think they've done for the franchise." - President Pat Riley[/QUOTERIGHT] Keys to the Game <u> Orlando</u> <ul>Get off to a fast start. This will be a low scoring affair, so the Magic need to start out fast.[/list] <ul>Bench Production. With McGrady possibly out, everyone must step up.[/list] <u>Miami </u> <ul>Make the easy baskets[/list] <ul>Play Defense. The Heat did just the opposite in their embarrassing loss to the Knicks.[/list] Current Team Leaders <u> Orlando</u> <ul>Points: Tracy McGrady (24.4) Rebounds: Drew Gooden (8.1) Assists: Tracy McGrady (5.8) Steals: Tracy McGrady (1.2)[/list] <u> Miami </u> <ul>Points: Eddie Jones (17.9) Rebounds: Lamar Odom (8.9) Assists: Dwayne Wayne (4.4) Steals: Dwayne Wayne (1.3)[/list] Key Bench Players <u> Orlando</u> Drew Gooden<ul>12.6 Points Per Game, 8.1 Rebounds Per Game, 1.3 Assists Per Game[/list] Tryonn Lue<ul>11.4 Points Per Game, 2.8 Rebounds Per Game, 3.4 Assists Per Game[/list] Shammond Williams<ul>6.5 Points Per Game, 2.2 Rebounds Per Game, 3.5 Assists Per Game[/list] <u> Miami</u> Rafer Alston <ul>8.1 Points Per Game, 2.3 Rebounds Per Game, 3.3 Assists Per Game[/list] Rasual Butler <ul>6.3 Points Per Game, 1.4 Rebounds Per Game, .3 Assists Per Game[/list] Samaki Walker <ul>4.1 Points Per Game, 3.8 Rebounds Per Game, .1 Assists Per Game[/list] Key Matchup Juwan Howard/Lamar Odom The 'X' Factor(s) <ul>Bench Production. If the Magic don't have Tracy McGrady, everyone must step up for them to take this game.[/list] Ice's Take Expect a close yet low scoring game. Magic by 1 Recap and Boxscore following the game <font size="1">Go to NBA.com for the official preview</font>
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TimFlem:</div><div class="quote_post">it's a Damn good preview.</div> :mrgreen: We did ourselves proud, but it took for ever.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting jump:</div><div class="quote_post">:mrgreen: We did ourselves proud, but it took for ever.</div> You have no Idea How proud I am for this preview and How long I waited for it to get through.
As I stated before already, Ice Breaker is unable to log on to JBB, but she is still going to make the previews. Yes you guys already made one and you can tell you put a lot of work into it, but so did Ice Breaker. Both will remain open. She is using a friends computer tonight so I will let her make the decisions tonight.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting jump:</div><div class="quote_post">Fair enough but its not fair that this one is sticky and our is not. </div> I know we put so much into that. well Life isn't fair so we just have to deal with it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TimFlem:</div><div class="quote_post">You have no Idea How proud I am for this preview and How long I waited for it to get through.</div>And then there was two.
Why watch if T-Mac and Wade are not playing? j/k (not) Close game, the team that comes in overlooking the other team will lose. Flip a coin.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting jump:</div><div class="quote_post">And then there was two. </div> I'm pretty proud/impressed myself, not to sound cocky or anything hehe. Anyway going back on topic, I think Brian Grant and Juwan Howard ought to go at it, since they both aren't as good as they use to be. Having Gooden as a 6th man ought to provide some good boards, minutes and maybe some bench points.
Yeah thanks. we all worked so hard on thse previews and it's only wright that they should be joined. Thanks again
I hope Keith can bring a spark since he might start.. I think he has to be someone the magic hold on to.. He looks like he can be a well rounded player... I am hoping he shows it and help them bring out a win with Tracy hurt.. It would give them alot of confidence on winning without him, and winning big with him..
