<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Shooting guard J.J. Redick looked at Orlando Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy and held up his fist. That's the universal NBA sign by dead-tired players for, "Get me out before I faint." Biting at the bit to play major minutes after a lost rookie season last year, Redick even had to laugh at the irony. "I asked [Van Gundy] to take me out in the fourth quarter, and he was like, 'No. You wanted more playing time, right?' " Redick said. Redick not only got playing time (31 minutes), but he received his first pro start in the Magic's 123-99 pasting of the defenseless Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday at Amway Arena. Redick didn't waste the opportunity, scoring 17 points, 5-of-8 from 3-point range. "I'm always trying to build momentum and become a better player," he said. "I'm not going to take too much stock in the night, but it's a step forward. It's been a long time since I started a game. I'd like to start more often, but it doesn't matter to me. I just want to be in the rotation and help the team." He got more playing time after forward Rashard Lewis exited his second consecutive exhibition with an injury. Lewis played just eight minutes after spraining his right ankle. The club said X-rays were negative and listed Lewis as day to day. He left Monday's game against the Atlanta Hawks in the third with cramps in his right calf. Redick knows a thing or two about bad luck undermining the start of a career. The last time he was introduced to a crowd before a game he was a star of stars. But a lot happened to Redick between his last college start at Duke and his first pro start in Orlando.</div></p> Source: Orlando Sentinel</p>
