<font color="Blue"><font size="3">Courtesy of IceBreaker - </font> </font> http://www.justbball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11232 <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> vs <font color="Blue">Orlando Magic</font> at <font color="Green"> Memphis Grizzlies</font> When: Saturday, January 3 Where: The Pyramid Time: 8:00 ET TV: Local Records Grizzlies: 16-17 Magic: 8-25 Previous Games <u>Orlando</u> <ul>January 2, Loss 112-101 @ Miami December 29, Loss 114-86 vs New York December 26, Loss 98-83 @ San Antonio[/list] Last 10: 5-5 <u> Memphis </u> <ul>January 2, Won 100-88 vs Utah December 30, Loss 105-99 vs Seattle December 29, Loss 94-86 @ Indiana[/list] Last 10: 3-7 Probable Starters Andrew DeClercq vs Lorenzen Wright Juwan Howard vs Pau Gasol Gordan Giricek vs James Posey Tracy McGrady vs Mike Miller Tyronn Lue vs Jason Williams Injury List <u> Orlando</u> Pat Garrity Reece Gaines Grant Hill <u> Memphis</u> Troy Bell Ryan Humphrey Theron Smith Team Updates <u>Orlando</u> The Orlando Magic started the New Year with a 112-101 loss at Miami. Drew Gooden had a monster game with 29 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Juwan Howard added 22 points and 8 rebounds for the Magic as well. Tracy McGrady was questionable for the game, and played producing 22 points and 10 assists. Tryonn Lue is back in the starting lineup for the Magic, sending veteran Rod Strickland to the bench. The Magic are currently riding another losing streak with 3 in a row, and have dropped the past 4 of 5 games. If the Magic want to make a push at the playoffs, serious changes need to be made. <u>Memphis</u> The Memphis Grizzlies recently broke a 7 game losing streak with a 100-88 victory against the Jazz. Bonzi Wells came off the bench to score 21 points and dish out 6 assists on 8-16 shooting. Lorenzen Wright had a soild game with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Gasol had a near double double with 10 points and 8 rebounds on 5-14 shooting. If the Grizzlies take this game, they will climb back to .500 and look to extend their streak. [quoteright] "Winning is contagious, just like losing is. This win gives us confidence and gets the monkey off our back." ?Earl Watson[/QUOTERIGHT] Keys to the Game <u> Orlando</u> <ul>Contain Pau Gasol. The Magic always have a problem with big men out west. He will cause serious match up problems and could be one of the X Factors for the Grizzlies.[/list] <ul>Play Defense. The Magic have not played a solid defensive game since their classic victory against the Cavs on Christmas day.[/list] <ul>Get off to a good start.[/list] <u> Memphis </u> <ul>Set the tempo early. The Magic seem to have problems coming back in games because they often set themselves back so early.[/list] <ul>Feed it to Gasol; He is near impossible once positioned well down low.[/list] <ul>Organize the premiere defenders. Gordan, Lue, McGrady and Strickland are all capable of knocking down the 3's.[/list] Current Team Leaders <u> Orlando</u> <ul>Points: Tracy McGrady (24.3) Rebounds: Drew Gooden (8.2) Assists: Tracy McGrady (5.9) Steals: Tracy McGrady (1.2)[/list] <u>Memphis </u> <ul>Points: Pau Gasol (17.5) Rebounds: Pau Gasol (8.4) Assists: Earl Watson (5.5) Steals: Earl Watson (1.6)[/list] Key Bench Players <u> Orlando</u> Drew Gooden<ul>13.1 Points Per Game, 8.2 Rebounds Per Game, 1.3 Assists Per Game[/list] Rod Strickland<ul>6.3 Points Per Game, 2.3 Rebounds Per Game, 3.0 Assists Per Game[/list] Keith Bogans <ul>4.1 Points Per Game, 2.8 Rebounds Per Game, .6 Assists Per Game[/list] <u>Memphis </u> Bonzi Wells <ul>14.7 Points Per Game, 3.7 Rebounds Per Game, 2.5 Assists Per Game[/list] Earl Watson <ul>6.8 Points Per Game, 2.5 Rebounds Per Game, 5.5 Assists Per Game[/list] Shane Battier <ul>9.3 Points Per Game, 4.0 Rebounds Per Game, 1.4 Assists Per Game[/list] Key Matchup Pau Gasol/ Juwan Howard The Magic don?t have an answer for Pau Gasol. Juwan Howard must step up and try to defend him to his best ability. The 'X' Factor(s) <ul>Gasol/Wells: The Magic will have a very hard time containing both of them.[/list] What to watch for Mike Miller will return to play his against his best friend, Tracy McGrady. Ice's Take Grizzlies by 7 Recap and Boxscore following the game <font size="1">Go to NBA.com for the official preview</font></div>
