<div align="center"> @ Things to think about: -The Magic have lost 4 straight games. -This marks Doug Christie's first return to ARCO, too bad he won't be playing. -Orlando beat the K's on March 2nd, 114-111. The Kings keep on kingin' without Big Brad Miller. Mike Bibby has done his best to fill the void, nailing game winner after gamewinner. Their three game win streak was ended Sunday by the Rockets. They'll be looking to start another one tonight. The Magic of Orlando are fading fast, losing seven of the last ten. They are only a game and a half ahead of the ninth seeded CWebb's. So in a way, winning this game could help out our old buddy Chris, as well as our playoff dreams. Key Injuries . ORLANDO ? Andrew DeClercq (IL) ? DeShawn Stevenson (Possible Suspension-Questionable) ? Doug Christie (IL) ? Tony Battie (Possible Suspension-Questionable) ? Kevin Cato (Questionable) SACRAMENTO ? Bobby Jackson (IL) ? Brad Miller (out 4-6 weeks.) ? Erik Daniels (IL) [imgr]http://www.nba.com/media/magic/francis_140_041027.jpg[/imgr][imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/act_mike_bibby.jpg[/imgl]Key Matchup Michael Bibby vs. Steven Francis Last time these two teams played, Francis was huge for the Magic, finding open teammates at will. He tallied up 10 assists, and he also assisted the ball into the basket 17 times. That's 29 points my friends, and that's what he wants to do again tonight. It was an impressive performance, but Bibby was too busy to notice. Bibby equaled Francis' assists total with 10, and he scored 26 of his own points. So technically, Francis won the matchup, and his team won the game. That's the way it will be again, and the better individual performance will earn the victory. Prediction Bibby will have a solid night, Cuttino will torch his old team, and the Sacramento Kings will defend their home court. It'll be a combination of offense, and more offense, and entertaining as ever. Kings 116 Magic 106</div>
Heh, this should be the battle of the injured teams... Kings comming of a big loss at home, facing an eastern conference team, at Arco. As long as we can keep tabs on Howard, this one should be in the bag. Kings by 8
Kings win.Glad to see they took care of business.Did D-How get shut down or what?Pleased to see the opposing teams starting bigmen made NONE of their shots.I have to say having some bigmen that can move around and play D is very refreshing.
was a really great looking first half, horrible 3rdQ and Bibby had a great 4th. they need to get away from having these long stretches of just plain bad play.
