Friday, February 22, 2008

Tonight's Game: Sixers @ Magic

Magic (34-22) vs. Sixers (24-31)

Amway Arena
7 PM
Sun Sports

Probable starters:
Nelson PG Miller
Evans SG Green
Turkoglu SF Iguodala
Lewis PF Evans
Howard C Dalembert
The 76ers have won 6 of 7 heading into tonights game, lead by forward Andre Iguodala, who is averaging 19.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists in those last seven games.
Yahoo Sports describes Orlando as one of the few East teams that appears to have a firm hold on a playoff berth. The Magic have the third-best record in the Eastern Conference and a 7 1/2-game lead in the Southeast division.
Last time we played the Sixers, earlier this month, we barely made it out of there with a 108-106 victory. This victory was right after Hedo found out he had been snubbed from the All-Star game. He responded by more of his signature clutch performances in the 4th quarter to lead the Magic to victory on free throws.
The last two games have been polar opposites for the Magic, blowing out the Pistons but then getting trounced by the Raptors. Lets see which Magic team comes to play today. Either way Jameer is returning to his hometown and should have a good game because his family will be watching.
Dwight makes it known that he loves games against the Sixers, as he has averaged 21.6 points and 13.9 rebounds and shooting 67% from the field in his last 8 games against them. But not to forget that Louis Williams had 20 points on us last game, so watch for him to do the same.
The Magic have a pretty easy remaining schedule this month with tonights game vs Philly, Sunday vs the Kings, Tuesday vs the Nets, and Wednesday vs the Sixers again.
You can check out 3QC's game preview for tonights game here.

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