<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Magic have five players averaging double-digit scoring (Tracy McGrady, Gordan Giricek, Tyronn Lue, Juwan Howard and Drew Gooden) but most of the team's scoring is coming in the first half. In the first half of the Magic's games so far this season (34), they have led at halftime 10 times and have had a halftime lead of five points or more six times. They have also been tied at halftime in six of those 34 games. Discarding a team-record 19-game losing streak from November to early December, the Magic are 4-2 in games they have lead at halftime.</div>
This is something you really have to think about. The Magic have been getting lots of points the first half but they need to get points the whole game. If they could just play a solid 4 quaters with defense consitet scoring and rebounds they would most of their games they're expected to lose. Thanks for the article Jump, I never really thought about it.
You're right Tim. We need to play the full 48 minutes. We must go out with intensity, but more importantly, sustain that fire throughout. We are digging ourselves holes in games, that do not need to be dug.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting jump:</div><div class="quote_post">You're right Tim. We need to play the full 48 minutes. We must go out with intensity, but more importantly, sustain that fire throughout. We are digging ourselves holes in games, that do not need to be dug.</div> Well put Jump. We do this every game sometimes we crawl out of em sometimes we just missed the top and sometimes we sink deeper into them. But well said jump
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">No wonder the Miami Heat were so giddy Friday night against the Magic. The Heat are the worst-shooting team and second-lowest scoring team in the NBA, but they scored a whopping 40 points in the first quarter against the Magic's no-look defense.</div>This is what we are talking about. I mean what is up with that. 40 points? Miami? 1st quarter? I think we did the same thing against the Suns when we snapped the losing streak. Thankfully we climbed out of that one, but there is no need to put that sort of task on ourselves. I liked the way we played on Christmas Day against Cleveland, both teams played solid ball throughout, no big streaks. We are just too inconsistent at the moment, who knows what will happen against Indiana? <font size="1">Quote taken from the Orlando Sentinel</font>
I agree with you Jump. We shouldn't let a team get a run or a big lead like that early or late or anytime of the game. Maybe the Pcaers won't score too much on us in the first half
Its really not a matter of scoring throughout the game... If you are on average of 92-95 Points a Game. I say that you are in pretty good shape. But it all goes back to the problems on defense. You have to hold a team to not making alot of points. 95 in my mind is a score you should win with 3 out of 4 times.
Lately we have been struggling in the 1st quarter. We fall to a double digit deficit in the 1st quarter. We need to come out strong to get W's and then follow playing strong for 48 minutes.
