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Start spreading the news. Your Orlando Magic play the New York Knicks tonight at Madison Square Garden.

The New Jersey Nets fired coach Lawrence Frank yesterday after losing their first 16 games during one of the worst starts in NBA history.

Orlando Magic faces the New York Knicks tonight at Madison Square Garden. Brian Schmitz November 28, 2009 Magic at New York Knicks , 6 p.m. Where: Madison Square Garden , New York.

We've learned a lot about the NBA throughout the first month of the season. If Boston is healthy, they're Orlando's toughest competitor in the East.

Orlando forward Matt Barnes says he'll appeal a $20,000 fine for throwing a basketball into the stands, and coach Stan Van Gundy joked he had a novel idea for Barnes the next time he needs to vent his frustration.

Ex-Magic player David Vaughn and wife Brandie relax at Orlando's Lake Eola Park recently after reconciling.

Lewis was suspended by the NBA for the first 10 games of the season after testing positive for a banned supplement that can raise testosterone levels.

Mo Williams doesn't mind being forgotten, lost in the gargantuan shadows cast by his superstar teammates.

It had become a familiar refrain following Orlando Magic games earlier this season.

Because of the broken jaw suffered by Lou Williams earlier this week, 76ers rookie point guard Jrue Holiday is going to see his learning curve accelerated quite a bit.

Orlando Magic's Jason Williams steals the ball in the first quarter of the game against the Miami Heat at Amway Arena in Orlando on Wednesday, Nov.

Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, right, reacts after a Celtics score, next to Kendrick Perkins in the third quarter.

Every week, we of the NBA season, we see more and more who the real contenders are and who the pretenders are.

While this blog is dedicated to the Orlando Magic and news from the National Basketball Association, sometimes we will look back into professional basketball's past.

The NBA season is so long that a World Series, a Super Bowl , a BCS title and a Final Four is decided within its breadth, along with a "Dancing With The Stars" finale.

The Magic are getting pretty good at this Replacing Jameer Nelson game. When Nelson went down last season with a shoulder injury, Magic GM Otis Smith swung a midseason deal for Rafer Alston, who helped lead the team to the 2009 Finals.

The news that Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy will attempt to be less negative has given his coaching brethren an opportunity to needle him.

An early season battle for Southeast Division supremacy headlines the Thanksgiving Day action in the NBA as the Orlando Magic pay a visit to the Atlanta Hawks.

The last time the Atlanta Hawks played a game on Thanksgiving, President Barack Obama was 34 years old and winning a Grammy for the audio version of his autobiography, "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance," according to the president's biography.

In the last few NBA post-seasons there is inevitably a team ready to break out and establish themselves as a "legitimate" contenders by winning an upset or two and pushing further than they were projected.

I'm keeping Tania Ganguli's seat warm tonight on the baseline at Amway Arena, blogging live from the Magic-Heat tilt.

It appears that the New York Knicks are going to pursue free agent Allen Iverson.

Vince Carter laughed as he watched as many as FOUR of his prankster teammates attempt to pin Dwight Howard to the floor while another tried hog-tying him with white athletic tape.

Paul Pierce had a what they refer to in Track and Field as "wind-aided" game - using not just a game against the Knicks, but going to overtime to drop 6 threes while grabbing 9 boards, dropping 6 dimes, and block 2 shots.

NBA Primetime breaks down the top five teams in the East and West. These rankings are based on overall record, upcoming schedule, and team performance.

Orlando Magic PG Jameer Nelson said Tuesday that the tear in his lateral meniscus in his left knee was more extensive than doctors previously thought.

The Magic are winning, but lately they haven't been able to follow their inside-out script of playing through C Dwight Howard .

Vince Carter scored 24 points and pulled down eight rebounds, as the Orlando Magic took their fifth win in a row with a 104-96 final over the Toronto Raptors.

This was the toughest week yet to sort out the top of the weekly NBA power poll.

Oklahoma City 85, LA Lakers 101: Kobe hit that shot over backboard, Shannon Brown flew through the air to flush a one-handed dunk , and the Lakers improved 10-3. We're about 1/6th of the way through the season and the team that has impressed us most is the Lakers .

Orlando Magic's Vince Carter, left, drives to the basket past Toronto Raptors' Hedo Turkoglu during first-half NBA action in Toronto, Sunday, Nov.

Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.

When the NBA and TNT met last spring to discuss the regular-season schedule, one topic of discussion was the Thanksgiving Day game.

" he was in uniform tonight. Really. Only person more pissed off than a Raptors fan should be is Marcus' dry cleaner.

Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu had 19 points in his first meeting against his old club, the Orlando Magic.

The Atlanta forward Josh Smith ran into foul trouble and played for less than a minute in the final period against the Houston Rockets - but he still managed to be in the right place at the right time to make the play that won the game for the Hawks with fractions of a second on the clock.

After finishing his chat with the media at large, he was asked directly if the Celtics [ team stats ] would have won last year's second-round playoff series against Orlando with Kevin Garnett in the lineup.

Just as you can't get too low by the loss to Cleveland earlier, I don't think there's much you can draw from this one except that the three teams at the top are going to battle it out for seeding .

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was in a jovial mood Friday when asked about his heart-to-heart meeting with coach Stan Van Gundy as reported in the Sentinel on Thursday.

Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh, right, rebounds the ball past Miami Heat Joel Angthony, left, during the first half.

The Celtics seem to be having trouble against the younger, more athletic teams, but they won't concede that.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Be bold, Orlando. There's no satisfaction in second place. Been there, done that.

NBA action now from the league's Eastern Conference. Last season's finalist Orlando Magic brought all-star Rashard Lewis back to its line-up after serving a 10 game suspension.

The agent for PG Antonio Daniels told the Sentinel on Wednesday that he spoke with the Magic about signing Daniels in the aftermath of an injury to starter Jameer Nelson .

RECORDS: Magic 9-3; Celtics 9-3. TV: Sun Sports, ESPN ; RADIO: WDBO 580 AM; Spanish language: WONQ AM 1030.

The Atlanta Hawks reclaimed a share of the lead in the NBA standings with a 105-90 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.

Magic Johnson would go along with LeBron James' plan to have NBA players stop wearing No.

Why join? Listen Live As the Orlando Magic get back on the court Monday night, they welcome back an old friend.

Before we talk about tonight's game, let's reflect on how right I was about the matchup problems against Miami.A Kidding.A But seriously, feels good to be right.

Allen Iverson may have found the answer he's been looking for, and it's better than he could have expected.

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It's that time again -- time for the release of my weekly NBA power poll. The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the top spot this week after they picked up quality road wins over the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat.

Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson takes a shot against Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge during the fourth quarter.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - Shaquille O'Neal's mysterious shoulder injury is expected to keep him out of Cleveland's game Tuesday against Golden State.

Families pass around the flu. Sports teams are no different no matter how many bottles of hand sanitizer you scatter around the training facility.

The Charlotte Bobcats hope to put an end to their four-game losing streak when they hit the road for three games starting with Monday's bout against the Southeast Division-rival Orlando Magic at Amway Arena.

If someone told you that the Southeast division would be the most competitive division in basketball through 10 games, you would have had them committed.

Orlando Magic power forward Rashard Lewis can begin filling in the blanks tonight in his belated regular-season debut.

Last week in the Orlando Magic Arcarde, we introduced to you Stan The Man: Detroit Edition .

The Magic face the New Jersey Nets tonight in their last game before the return of Rashard Lewis and possibly Ryan Anderson.

If it's not one thing, it's another. In this morning's practice the Magic prepared to get Rashard Lewis back on Monday from suspension and Ryan Anderson back from his sprained ankle.

Orlando knew they had a tough task on Wednesday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers came to town.

The Orlando Magic and Harris Corporation are teaming up to honor military men, women and their families with Seats for Soldiers Night on Monday, November 16.

Dwight Howard powered his way to 26 points and 12 rebounds in Orlando's win. LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 13 rebounds, helping the Portland Trail Blazers to an 86-78 victory over a Hornets team last night in New Orleans that lost Chris Paul to a sprained ankle while trying to adjust to new head coach Jeff Bower.

Prior to Cleveland's 102-93 win over Orlando, ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy said that the "rush to judgment is wrong" about the Cavaliers and that often you cannot tell exactly how good a team is going to be until the regular season hits the 20 game mark.

Now that LeBron James is keeping quiet about free agency, speculation is all we've got.

The Orlando Magic have played just nine games this season, but to hear their coach tell it, they already face a critical crossroads.

Ah yes, the debate about the ultimate good guy. A The believer of truth, justice, and the American way.

Nets guard Chris-Douglas Roberts returned to practice after missing time with the H1N1 virus.

In his notes this morning, Brian Schmitz pointed out that while the Magic play tonight in Charlotte before hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow.

Hubie Brown will call tonighta TMs game between the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers for ESPN along with play-by-play man Mike Tirico and fellow analyst Jeff Van Gundy.

Orlando VIPs signed the final steel roof beam this morning just before it was hoisted in place atop the Orlando Magic 's new Amway Center arena.

Dwight Howard had 25 points Wednesday to lead the Orlando Magic to a 122-100 rout of Phoenix, the Suns' first loss in the new NBA season.

Some of the employees still barricaded inside the Legions Place office building in downtown Orlando have posted messages on Twitter and Facebook to let their friends and family members know they were safe.

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face the team that ended their aspirations of making it to the NBA Finals last season, as they pay a visit to the Orlando Magic tonight at Amway Arena in a rematch of the 2008-09 Eastern Conference Finals.

In voting below, consider the circumstances of injury and suspension. Rashard Lewis returns before the Magic face Boston, but they'll face each of the other teams before then at least once without Lewis.

The +/- statistic caused a buzz earlier this fall when a post on ESPN's True Hoop blog noted that Kevin Durant's +/- statistics are the worst on his team.

Orlando guard J.J. Redick is fouled by Detroit forward Austin Daye during the Magic's 103-110 victory over the Pistons at Amway Arena in Orlando on Friday, November 6, 2009.

Kevin Durant shot 64.7% from the field and added 3 steals as OKC took down ORL. Honorable Mentions: Tyreke Evans owners are enjoying some good times with their little baby.

Even if Vince Carter and all the points he brings returns to the lineup tonight, the big early-season issue for the Orlando Magic isn't offense.

In what will be a flashback of last years Eastern Conference Finals matchup, the Orlando Magic will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time this season.

Shaquille O'Neal is done throwing jabs at Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy. As the Cleveland Cavaliers prepare for their first game against the Orlando Magic since last season's Eastern Conference finals, O'Neal on Monday called Howard a good player, "but nothing I haven't seen before." Cleveland plays at Orlando on Wednesday.

It's time to release my latest NBA Power Poll. You'll notice a few changes at the top.

Here's a quick question for NBA trivia buffs: Who is the last person to win the Most Valuable Player award who is no longer an active player in the association? Believe it or not, it's Karl Malone, who won the second of his two MVPs for the lockout-shortened 1999 season with the Utah Jazz.

Top story : The Magic are down to nine active players - just one more than the league minimum - with Rashard Lewis , Vince Carter , Ryan Anderson and Adonal Foyle missing in action.

Cavaliers guard Delonte West was indicted Tuesday on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his Sept.

Orlando Magic fans know there isn't much to like about Detroit. Dating back to Jan.

Stan Van Gundy had a message for his team prior to practice Saturday at RDV Sportsplex.

Jonas Jerebko continues to improve. The Pistons are just a player or two short right now, as the waning minutes against Orlando Friday showed .

The Knicks and Nets have had rough starts to their 2009-10 seasons. Both are 0-3, letting opportunities to win their first game slip past them.

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul falls to the floor as he grabs the basketball in front of Toronto Raptors forward Amir Johnson and teammate guard Bobby Brown in the first half.

The Orlando Magic looks to avenge its only loss of the season this evening, when the Detroit Pistons visit Amway Arena.

So the Orlando Magic aren't going to go 90-0 this season? Whoa. Didn't see that one coming.

I know what you're thinking. "How can someone have a 'resurgence' when they've never been relevant?" This point is a fair, logical one, especially when applied to Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson.

Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy said on Thursday --- an off-day for his team --- that he will start suspended forward Rashard Lewis the very game he becomes eligible.

Dwight Howard was a preseason favorite for Most Valuable Player in the league. Tuesday night, in Detroit, Howard looked like the most vulnerable player on the court.

Top story : Along with Boston and Denver, Phoenix is one of the remaining three unbeaten teams in the NBA.

If the Magic win tonight, fans can bring any size Dunkina Donuts Travel Mug they own into participating Dunkina Donuts restaurants in Orlando tomorrow and say a oeThe Magic Wona for a 99 cent coffee refill .

Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson emerged from the dressing room wearing a Philadelphia Phillies cap.

Dwight Howard was not happy with the officiating last night. Dwight Howard is one of the best players in the NBA, despite some pretty big flaws in his game on offense.

The Phoenix Suns are hoping to conjure up some old memories of the franchise tonight, when they shoot for the first 5-0 start since the 1984-85 season against the defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic at Amway Arena.

Hedo Turkoglu had a front-row seat -- better than the front row -- for one of the great playoff performances of all-time. Turkoglu's Orlando Magic faced LeBron James in the Eastern Conference final last season, and James went off.

While a sprained left ankle spoiled Vince Carter's return to New Jersey, it did nothing to slow down Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic.

He took in all the frantic energy from his seat caddy-corner to the Orlando Magic bench Wednesday night: The pregame pyrotechnics, the screaming fans and rock anthems from Queen and Phil Collins .

If you believe most of the so-called experts, 25 teams tipped off their NBA seasons last week only because they'd sold tickets.

The Orlando Magic hope to remain perfect on the young season on Tuesday, when they pay a visit to the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.

The Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic are introduced in style before their season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers at Amway Arena in Orlando on October 28, 2009.

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard and Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony were selected as the NBA's top players for the first week of the 2009-10 season, ending on November 1. Howard was quite simply a force for the season's first seven days, leading the defending Eastern Conference champions to a 3-0 record.

Suspended Magic PF Rashard Lewis wanted to watch his team's game against the New Jersey Nets on Friday night in his hotel room but that game-plan fell apart.

PAUL Pierce scored 27 points as the Boston Celtics continued their unbeaten start to the NBA season with a 97-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets today .

From the moment of tip-off against the New Jersey Nets last night you could see it in Vince Carter's eyes that he was glad to make his first appearance back at the Izod Center.

"We put in so much in so little time, probably more than any other team I've had," says 76ers coach Eddie Jordan.

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