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Magic Vs. 76ers - Monday, March. 25th at 7:00 P.M.

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1 hour ago, DirtDan2012 said:

That's funny because 3/4's of this board want to ship Vuc off to Siberia.....

Most probably underestimate how much development Bamba still has to make before he can be a reliable starting center. I think a descending deal at a reasonable price would set up nicely for the transition between the two.

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With only eight games remaining in an incredibly tight playoff race every single result is obviously of importance, but this might be the season’s make or break contest. We tend to use the phrase ‘must-win’ in a less-than-literal sense, but this one is about as close as you can get. The odds of playoff basketball will shift dramatically in Orlando’s favor should they be able to seal the deal in South Florida.

Making the assignment tougher is the fact that the opposition ain’t no slouch. Miami have been playing excellent basketball since the calendar flipped to March, going 9-3 across the month’s first 12 contests. They’re done this primarily on the back of a strong defensive effort, a 105.5 rating that is good for 6th in the league in this time frame. Throw in some Dwyane Wade heroics and a rounding-into-form Goran Dragic and you have a late season surge that’s starting to look pretty sustainable.

The positive news for Orlando is that as good as Miami have been, the Magic have been better. In March they’ve ranked ahead of the Heat in terms of offensive rating (18th vs 19th), defensive rating (5th vs 6th), net rating (6th vs 7th), assist percentage (7th vs 9th), assist to turnover ratio (3rd vs 9th), defensive rebounding percentage (1st vs 26th), and turnover percentage (3rd vs 12th). It’s a healthy balance of advanced metrics in favor of the Magic.

Still, games have to be won on the hardwood. A 5-0 homestand has put the team within striking distance of the playoffs. But can the team win on the road? They’ve lost their last four away from Orlando and are only 13-22 as the visitor on the season, which is the worst mark of any of the playoff hopefuls. With only two home games left it’s an obstacle that will have to be overcome.

We’ve been saying this for a while now, but if the Magic are good enough they’ll get there. Now is the time to go out and prove it.

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That was a very enjoyable game. Fournier, MCW, Birch were hustling hard.

The only negative is Isaac being criminally underutilized, but hopefully it will change next season.

This Miami game will be insane

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Great unexpected win. How about the bench stats "The Torch" with only seven points. I hope he was saving it up for miami.

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