Official Game Thread: Wizards @ Magic

[TrueMagicFan07 675]

 

 

Preview: Washington Wizards @ Orlando Magic

 

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Essentials

 

• Teams: Washington Wizards @ Orlando Magic
• Date: March 29, 2013

  Time: 7:00 p.m.

• Television: Fox Sports Florida

• Arena: Amway Center - Orlando, FL

Records

 

• Magic: 18-54

  Wizards: 26-45

 

Probable starters

 

Magic:

 

[*]Tobias Harris

[*]DeQuan Jones

[*]Maurice Harkless

[*]Jameer Nelson

[*]Kyle O'Quinn

 

Wizards:

 

• Trevor Booker

  Chris Singleton

• Emeka Okafor

• John Wall

• Garrett Temple

 

Injuries

 

Magic:

 

• Andrew Nicholson PF - March 27: Day-to-Day

  Nikola Vucevic C - March 22: Day-to-Day

• Arron Afflalo SG - March 23: Out

• Glen Davis PF - Feb 1: Out

 

Wizards:

 

• Jason Collins C - March 29: Day-to-Day

  Nene C - March 29: Day-to-Day

• Trevor Ariza SF - March 29: Day-to-Day

• Martell Webster SF - March 29: Out

• A.J. Price C - March 29: Out

• Bradley Beal SG - March 29: Out

 

LINK:

 

http://www.magicbasketball.net/

[TrueMagicFan07 675]

MAGIC TEAM REPORT

 

ESPN.go

March 29, 2013

 

If there's a reason to watch Friday night's matchup between the Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic, it may be to see John Wall.

 

These teams have numerous players unavailable as Wall tries to help the visiting Wizards end a six-game road losing streak against a Magic team that has dropped eight straight.

 

Washington (26-45) had only eight players available in its last contest while Orlando (18-54) started three rookies among the eight it used in its latest game.

 

While established veterans such as the Magic's Jameer Nelson and the Wizards' Emeka Okafor will play Friday, Wall figures to be the player to watch. This will mark his first start against the Magic this season as he came off the bench once after missing the first two meetings due to his knee injury.

 

The Magic are probably lacking in sympathy as they are without leading scorer Arron Afflalo (strained right hamstring), rookie Andrew Nicholson (sprained right ankle) and Nikola Vucevic (concussion) with Glen Davis (broken foot) already out.

 

Second-year forward Tobias Harris joined Nelson and the trio of rookies in the starting lineup in Wednesday's 114-108 defeat at Charlotte. Harris scored a career-high 29 points as Orlando led by 19 points after one quarter before faltering.

 

Vaughn has said he is OK using eight players even though Al Harrington is available. Veteran Hedo Turkoglu did not play Wednesday although he was eligible to return from his 20-game suspension for testing positive for steroids.

 

The Wizards have won two of three matchups this season, with the home team winning each time.

 

LINK:__ http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?id=400278794

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,032]

Hoping for an entertaining game

[BiGGuY32 3]

Should be a good game. Hopefully the young guys get a lot of PT tonight. I want to see if they can put up a good game coming off of the game against Charlotte. It'll be close, but Washington's been playing very well as of late. I say we lose in a close one.

[jjgator 164]

Should be a good game. Hopefully the young guys get a lot of PT tonight. I want to see if they can put up a good game coming off of the game against Charlotte. It'll be close, but Washington's been playing very well as of late. I say we lose in a close one.

 

Hopefully we get a loss and my Gators get a win against Punk City.

[NittanyBuc 757]

Club seats whaaaaaaaaaat

[Passenger57 65]

O'Quinn just sent Wall a message. Stupid flagrant foul though.

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,032]

We're looking kinda flat

[BiGGuY32 3]

The pace of this game is so damn slow. It's like nobody on either team cares.

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,032]

Nicholson is playing well

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,032]

Am I crazy to think Tobias Harris already is a more valuable player than JJ Redick?

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,032]

ugh, Moore stinks. The only thing he can do is shoot