Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Magic Cast Spell on Wizards; Win by 30


Wow! Just wow. I was expecting a win, but not this kind of win. The Magic dominated, with great ball movement, in a second half throw-out by the Wizards en route to a 30 point walloping, 122-92.

Rashard Lewis had three 3 pointers in the first quarter to set the tone for the rest of the game. The Magic had a 34-20 lead after the first quarter had ended. From about halftime on, the Wizards seemed to give up and play lackluster ball. In my eyes, it looked like the local AAU team came to play us. The Magic didn't need to play tough defense, the Wizards just sucked.

After his super hot shooting streak against us, Antawn Jamison finally had a bad shooting night. The Wizards had not played since beating the Hornets at home on Saturday night. The Magic were on the second night of a back-to-back.

We gave up only 2 fastbreak points all game to the Wizards! That one bucket was scored in the fourth quarter. They didn't have one fastbreak point in all the first 3 quarters, in this possible playoff preview.

This win gave us 40 on the season matching last season's win total. BUT, we still have 19 games left! 7 on the road, 12 at home. 5 against teams with over .500 record, and 14 against teams with less than a .500 record.

If you wonder about this great second half (or so) of the season, we look no further than Mo Evans. Ever since he was inserted into the starting lineup 27 games ago, we have gone 18-9. Mogans, as some call him, fell in love with that left corner three tonight. He buries a few consecutive from that same spot. David Steele said, "What a wierd contrast-with Stevenson's long beard, and Evan's without a hair on his head." When talking about the Stevenson-Evans matchup.

One great thing I heard following a timeout was either David or Matty talking about SVG's comments in the huddle. He said something about the Magic not letting up during games like these. He talked about how he wanted the Magic to run the teams out of the building and get an identity that they will not back down. SVG wants this type of attitude come playoff time, so teams wont take us lightely. I love this because that is someting that this Magic team has not had in a long time. We are normally on the other end of the stick so its great to have a coach with that mindset.

The Magic have a few nights off as their next upcoming game is at home against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. Tip off is at 7 PM on Sun Sports HD. Dooling is available for this game but is watching how he feels. He is day-to-day.


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