Friday, March 28, 2008

Tonight's Game: Magic @ Bucks


Magic (46-27) vs. Bucks (24-46)

Sun Sports

Bradley Center
8:30 PM

Probable Lineups:
Howard
C Bogut

Lewis PF Villanueva
Turkoglu
SF Mason
Evans SG Redd
Arroyo
PG Williams


Even though the Bucks are underachieving, the Magic can't let their guard down again. These two teams faced off in December, and the Bucks blew us out of their building. Michael Redd was only 1 assist shy of a triple-double as he led the Bucks to a huge win against the then 16-6 Magic.

Now with some extra time to get some much needed rest, the Magic will try to win their 24th road game of the season tonight. Orlando (46-27) has dropped 18 of 21 games in Milwaukee since April 14, 1996, with 13 of those losses coming by double digits. The Magic have won only once in their last nine games at the Bradley Center. The Magic are a combination of three wins or Washington losses away from clinching their first division title since 1995-96. Winning tonight's game will give us the team record for most road wins in a season.

Lately, the defense has been solid but Orlando’s offense, which turns out an Eastern Conference-best 104.6 points per game, has been lacking. The Magic have averaged just 96.5 points in losing three of four, including the 107-97 defeat to San Antonio on Tuesday.

The Magic fell to 13-6 since the All-Star break. ... Orlando is five games ahead of Cleveland for third place in the Eastern Conference with nine games left in the regular season.

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