Mickael Pietrus News

The Orlando Magic will try to right the ship tonight when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to Amway Arena.

Paul Pierce scored 24 points to guide the NBA champion Boston Celtics to a 107-88 victory over the Orlando Magic Monday, their ninth successive victory.

You never know which one of these trendy Orlando Magic teams is going to show up.

Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be out three to five weeks because of a torn ligament in his right thumb.

Dwight Howard scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic in a 105-90 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.

Dwight Howard scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic in a 105-90 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.

Coach Stan Van Gundy will have to get more acquainted with players who usually sit down near the end of the Orlando Magic 's bench.

Conseco Fieldhouse almost feels like home to Magic rookie G Courtney Lee . "Played quite a bit at Conseco," he said before the Magic faced the Pacers.

An Orlando Magic team without Hedo Turkoglu and a limited Dwight Howard got 12 points in the first half from Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson and lead the Houston Rockets 53-51 at halftime.

Magic at Pacers, 7 p.m. by Brian Schmitz, Sentinel Staff Writer , Orlando Sentinel *WHERE: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis *RECORDS: Magic 8-3; Pacers 5-5 *ON THE AIR: TV -- FSN; Radio -- 580 AM , ...

The Orlando Magic will shoot for a season high five straight wins tonight, when they pay a visit to the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Magic shooting guard Mickael Pietrus, who missed Tuesday night's game with bruised ribs, said Wednesday after practice that he expects to play Friday night when the club faces the Pacers in Indy.

Turkey's Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis each scored 22 points to spark the Orlando Magic past Toronto 103-90, spoiling a 40-point effort by the Raptors' Chris Bosh.

WHERE: Amway Arena RECORDS: Magic 7-3, Raptors 5-4. ON THE AIR: TV - Sun Sports; Radio - 580 AM ; Spanish-language 1030 AM .

Caron Butler went through a few sets of protective eye goggles before settling on a pair from Oakley during practice yesterday. They were stylish, but that's not the reason for Butler's new look.

During the first half of Saturday's loss in Orlando, Butler butted heads with Magic guard Mickael Pietrus and suffered a gruesome cut just above his left eye.

The cut led to severe swelling and bled into Butler's eye. Doctors closed the cut with glue. He doesn't expect it to be a major problem tonight against the Utah Jazz as the Wizards look for their first win of the season.

Orlando's victory over Dallas last night was pretty indicative of the early season for the Magic; it wasn't pretty, but the team managed to find a way to get things done, winning 102-100 . The win spells the ...

Rashard Lewis scored 23 points, including the tying and go-ahead points on free throws with 10.9 seconds left, to give the Orlando Magic a 102-100 victory over the careening Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.The ...

Orlando Magic forward Dwight Howard, left, is fouled by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, right, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Nov.

Pietrus drops 17 on Wednesday : Orlando SF Mickael Pietrus scored 17 points on Wednesday night against the Thunder.

Orlando -- Ht. -- Avg. -- Pos. -- Los Angeles -- Ht. -- Avg. Jameer Nelson -- 6-0 -- 10.9 -- G -- Earl Watson -- 6-1 -- 7.6 Mickael Pietrus -- 6-6 -- 12.9 -- G -- Kevin Durant -- 6-9 -- 22.0 Dwight Howard -- ...