Preview: Magic @ Pacers vs <font color="Blue">Orlando Magic</font> at <font color="Yellow">Indiana Pacers</font> When: Wednesday, December 17th Where: Conseco Fieldhouse Time: 7:00 ET TV: Local Records Pacers: 19-6 Magic: 4-21 Previous Games <u>Orlando</u> <ul>December 16th, Loss 102-88 @ Chicago December 13th, Won 105-102 @ Atlanta December 12th, Loss 99-95 vs New Jersey [/list] Last 10: 3-7 <u> Indiana </u> <ul>December 15th, Won 95-85 vs Cleveland December 13th, Loss 86-75 @ Chicago December 12th, Won 103-92 vs Atlanta[/list] Last 10: 6-4 Probable Starters Andrew DeClercq vs Jeff Foster Juwan Howard vs Jermaine O'Neal Gordan Giricek vs Ron Artest Tracy McGrady vs Reggie Miller Tyronn Lue vs Kenny Anderson Injury List <u> Orlando</u> Pat Garrity Reece Gaines Grant Hill <u>Indiana </u> Jonathan Bender James Jones Jamaal Tinsley Team Updates <u>Orlando</u> The Magic lost to the Bulls 102-88. McGrady displayed his usual performance with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Gooden and Gordan both recorded double doubles and helped lighten the load off McGrady's shoulders. Tyronn Lue did not play due to a hip flexor and his status is questionable. <u>Indiana</u> The Pacers are one of the top teams in the eastern conference. They are coming off of a 95-85 victory against the Cavs. In that win they got balanced scoring and team play. Anderson, O'Neal, Artest, Harrington, and Johnson all scored in double digits. Jermaine O'Neal is putting up all-star numbers and leading his team to the top. [quoteright] "The Pacers are the best team in the Eastern Conference and one of the best in the league." -Cavaliers rookie LeBron James[/QUOTERIGHT] Keys to the Game <u> Orlando</u> <ul>Rebound the basketball.[/list] <ul>Defend O'Neal[/list] <ul>Score in the Paint[/list] <u>Indiana </u> <ul>Contain McGrady. With Ron Artest on T-mac, this shouldn't be a hard thing.[/list] <ul>Continue team play[/list] Current Team Leaders <u> Orlando</u><ul>Points: Tracy McGrady (24.6) Rebounds: Drew Gooden (7.6) Assists: Tracy McGrady (5.4) Steals: Tracy McGrady (1.3)[/list] <u>Indiana </u> <ul>Points: Jermaine O'Neal (20.4) Rebounds: Jermaine O'Neal (9.8) Assists: Ron Artest (3.8) Steals: Ron Artest (2.2)[/list] Key Bench Players <u> Orlando</u> Drew Gooden<ul>11.8 Points Per Game, 7.8 Rebounds Per Game, 1.4 Assists Per Game[/list] Zaza Pachulia<ul>2.7 Points Per Game, 2.9 Rebounds Per Game, .3 Assists Per Game[/list] Shammond Williams<ul>6.6 Points Per Game, 1.6 Rebounds Per Game, 2.4 Assists Per Game[/list] <u> Indiana </u> Al Harrington <ul>12.9 Points Per Game, 6.7 Rebounds Per Game, 2.1 Assists Per Game[/list] Anthony Johnson <ul>7.6 Points Per Game, 1.9 Rebounds Per Game, 3.0 Assists Per Game[/list] Fred Jones <ul>3.6 Points Per Game, 1.1 Rebounds Per Game, 1.8 Assists Per Game[/list] Key Matchup Tracy McGrady vs Ron Artest <font size="2">It should be interesting to see how many points Artest will allow McGrady to score.</font> The 'X' Factor(s) <ul>Bench Production[/list] <ul>Which AllStar sets the tone first? (McGrady/O'Neal)[/list] What to watch for How will the Magic come out? They are playing back to back and lost to the Bulls. Their confidence has taken a hit and the first few minutes could determine the game. Ice's Take I've been told I don't have confidence in my team. The Magic don't even have confidence in themselves. I just dont see them taking this game...The Pacers are playing great basketball and have Artest to stop McGrady. The quote I chose sums up the Pacers this season. Pacers by 13 Recap and Boxscore following the game <font size="1">Go to NBA.com for the official preview</font>
Very nice preview again, Ice. Keep them coming. About the game, I see Jermaine getting a 20 20 game. Tmac will score around 20 and we will lose by about 15-20.
New magic fan right here.. I hope magic can make up for the loss vs chicago against the pacers.. because we were suppose to beat the bulls and lose to pacers..so if its the other way around i wont mind
With Tracy leading the team in scoring,assists, and steals, it depends how he plays. If he could some how put up 30+ and the Magic help him out a little I see them walking away with a W. Magic by 3. BTW Great Preview Ice and Welcome To The Magic Board dude.
I take that comment back :mrgreen: How come we couldnt play like this last night against a team like the Bulls. This game proves that the Magic are better than their record. I hope we can continue playing like this at home Friday against Oakland.
We won!! Gooden and Strickland came up big. Howard tried to lose it though, missing 3 ft's in the final 2 mins. Bogans played great, give him some minutes. Tmac had 10+ assists! Stupid Quote of the day. "We need to play about a minute and a half of good defense." -Goose Givens, when there was 4.6 secs left in the game.
I didn't watch the beginning of the game, he started? I thought that Howard started again. Howard had a bunch of key shots to keep us in the game.
I didnt see the beginning either because I forgot the game was on I caught the second half though, and I loved every minute of it
Howard did start. I was just pointing out how Howards errors proved that he can't handle the pressure real well and that gooden can.
I am surprised with the final score of this game. I expected this one to be a Pacers win easily... but NBA is full of surprises this year and the Magic are HOT HOT HOT. T-mac is playin great... I look foward to seein him play his next game on Friday against the Warriors.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting jump:</div><div class="quote_post">We will lose by 10+ with Jermaine having a huge game.</div>Perfect prediction by me then <div class="quote_poster">Quoting timflem:</div><div class="quote_post">I see them walking away with a W. Magic by 3.</div> Pretty much spot on man. :thumbsup:
