Today's a BIG Day!

Tonight is the last game before departing to enemy territory for Thursday's game, in Toronto. Going up north with a 2-0 lead would give us a huge advantage for the rest of the season. Not to get lazy, but just in case the Raptors get a game on us up there. But the Magic can't get relaxed because they have a one game cushion. The series is not even close to being ours yet.

It really makes me mad when reports like this one by Jerry Greene, from the Orlando Sentinel. He talks about how the Magic did their part in last Sunday's game, but the fans came up short. He says that the fans were not loud enough and " You let them down". Idiot. I was in the stands and the whole arena was much louder than any regular season game. It was insane. I got a headache because it was so loud in Amway Arena. Everyone was yelling, screaming, and making lots of noise with their Rally Rackets. For playoff game two 18,000 thunder sticks will be given out along with 9,000 blue and 9,000 white “Blue and White Ignite” T-shirts.

To win this game, we need Jameer to step it up big, again. What put Jameer's play over the top, in Sunday's game, was his defense on T.J. Ford. He played superb offensively, but what really made our mouths drop was his shutdown of Ford on defense. He sure isn't known for his defensive prowess, but he showed us that he does have it in him. Keeping up that great play, even if it's only on defense, is critical in our winning of this series.

Lets see if Raptors Coach Sam Mitchell will go with Andrea Bargnani again to defend Hedo Turkoglu. That sure didn't turn out to be the right decision. If you never have started him at small forward during the season, why try it now in the playoffs?? That is something you do in training camp and practice, but not randomly in the playoffs. Horrible coaching decision. Mitchell might try the same lineup again to "show" everyone that he didn't totally make a big mistake in the starting of Bargnani. But lets just wait and see what he does. If Moon returns to the starting lineup, it will be Mitchell admitting defeat and a coaching mistake. I'm so glad the Magic have Van Gundy.

UPDATE: Mitchell is reportedly going to start Bargnani at small forward again in tonight's game.