GAMETHREAD: Orlando Magic @ LA Clippers

[Franchero MVP 391]

Orlando Magic (7-13)

 

 

at LA Clippers (12-5)

 

 

Date: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 @ 10:30 PM ET

 

 

Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

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The Magic are out for blood.

 

The Magic (7-13) led streaking Golden State by nine with 4:05 left on the road Tuesday but collapsed in a 98-97 loss - their fifth in six games. They gave up a go-ahead 3-pointer to Stephen Curry with 2.2 seconds remaining.

 

"That's some of the best basketball we've played all year and it comes out disappointing because Steph made a lot of tough shots, big-time shots," said Tobias Harris, who had 17 points.

 

Victor Oladipo scored a season-high 27 on 10-of-14 shooting and is 21 for 32 over his last three games. Oladipo, who shot 38.1 percent in his first eight contests, scored 22 points at Los Angeles as a rookie last season but was held to seven last month on 3-of-13 shooting.

 

Nikola Vucevic - Orlando's leading scorer (18.6) and rebounder (11.7) - missed his first game due to back spasms and is questionable. Kyle O’Quinn started against the Warriors in Vucevic’s place on Tuesday night, and O’Quinn responded well, scoring 21 points and collecting 11 rebounds.

 

“K.O. stepped up huge for us,” Victor Oladipo said. “It just goes to show you when someone’s down, someone else has just got to step up and play big for us, and credit Kyle. He did a great job.”

 

Did you know?

 

Jonathan Clay "J. J." Redick was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA Draft from Duke University. Redick is currently the all-time leading scorer for Duke.

 

[~O~ 565]

They should be exhausted from the other night. Mentally and physically. We'll see how long our guys will fight.

[Stu Bronsilino 313]

elfrid don't get tired, he gets even

[magicmacd75 37]

Good luck guys..just please don't let Crawford kill us tonight!

[~O~ 565]

Great...I'm exhausted..I wonder if I'll make it tonight.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Great...I'm exhausted..I wonder if I'll make it tonight.

 

I've slept for the last 45 mins. No idea how I managed to wake back up for this

[~O~ 565]

Heh...already two four second chance points.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Must be nice to have a shot blocker...

[~O~ 565]

Wow...lol

[~O~ 565]

I've slept for the last 45 mins. No idea how I managed to wake back up for this

 

That's just one of those reminder spasms when you really have to remember something.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

Wow...lol

 

I think he felt like blocking his own shot

[~O~ 565]

This is not beautiful....this back to back is killing us. Harkless will get allot of burn tonight. Willie Green is however everyone's favorite players so we'll enjoy seeing him out there.