The Neighborhood Bully 266 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 It appears Nikola Vucevic will play for the Orlando Magic tonight against the Brooklyn Nets at Amway Center. A lower-back injury has prevented the 7-foot center from playing in the Magic’s last three games. “We’re still listing him as questionable,” coach Frank Vogel said after the Magic’s shootaround thismorning. “But I think he’s going to give it a go tonight.” Having Vucevic back would shore up depth behind starting center Bismack Biyombo, who has played recently despite an injured left shoulder, and power forward Serge Ibaka, who has played occasionally at center during Vucevic’s absence. Orlando (11-16) needs Vucevic back against Brooklyn (7-17). The Magic have lost six consecutive home games, hurting their postseason chances. “It’s not a good feeling,” point guard D.J. Augustin said. “We want to take care of home. In order to be a playoff team, we have to win at home. So it’s a very important game tonight forus.” The Nets are next to last in the Eastern Conference standings. But the Magic’s six-game home losing streak includes losses to four teams that had losing records: the Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets. “Nothing’s going to be easy about tonight,” Vogel said. “It’s easy to say, ‘We’re finally playing a home game.It’s not a back-to-back and a tough back-to-back. And we should be able to get this.’ But this team is a threat. They can really score the basketball. We’re going to have to work extremely hard to get this win.” Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic WHERE: Amway Center. WHEN: 7 p.m. BROADCAST: TV — Fox Sports Florida. RADIO — 580 AM (WDBO). SPANISHBROADCAST — 98.1 FM (WNUE). THE BUZZ: This is the first game between the Nets and the Magic this season. . . . Orlando won all four games against Brooklyn last season. . . .Center Brook Lopez is the Nets’ most dangerous scorer. He’s averaging 20.1 points per game. . . . The Nets play at a lightning-fast pace, but they’re prone to turnovers and don’t shoot the 3 well. They also have one of the NBA’sworst defenses. . . . Former Magic head coach Jacque Vaughn is in his first season as the Nets’ top assistant coach. Vaughn attended several games at Amway Center last season as a San Antonio Spurs scout. http://www.orlandose...1216-story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicblue 315 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 Win tonight or begin tanking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Air Gordon 156 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 If there's such thing as a must-win game in December, this is it *Woof... 6 straight losses at home Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,031 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 No excuse to lose this one. I'll be watching. God bless the Christmas break Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Air Gordon 156 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 Of the 6 straight losses at home (Phoenix, Washington, Milwaukee, Boston, Denver, LAC) Only the Clippers and the Celtics are above .500 (Boston's only 1 game above .500) and Milwaukee is .500... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 Bogdanovich. He might give us fits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,031 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 Bogdanovich. He might give us fits. We always have some scrub light us up from the 3 pt line Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted December 16, 2016 We always have some scrub light us up from the 3 pt line Not a scrub. He's lit up quite a few teams this year so far. Almost 16 a game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,481 Report post Posted December 17, 2016 Yes Serge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,031 Report post Posted December 17, 2016 IBAKA THE GOAT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HardCutting Franz 51 Report post Posted December 17, 2016 Let's see how AG responds after last game ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,031 Report post Posted December 17, 2016 DJ makes some nice passes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
