Game Thread *Magic vs. Cavaliers* 4/5 - Magic Win: 101-86

[Kaioshen 3]

THE TIME IS NOW!!

 

ON OUR WAY TO THE PLAYOFFS 2008!

 

BE BOLD, BE BLUE!!

 

 

 

 

 

Game Thread for Saturday, April 5

 

Game starts at approx. 3:10 PM est.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 vs.

 

86

Magic Win!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probable Starters:

 

 

 

(47-28)

 

Orlando Magic

 

 

 

 

 

(In order from left to right)

 

PF #9 Rashard Lewis

 

PPG: 18.4 / APG: 2.4 / RPG: 5.4 / BPG: .43 / FG%: .456 / 3PT%: .409 / FT%: .846

 

 

 

SF #15 Hedo Turkoglu

 

PPG: 19.6 / APG: 4.9 / RPG: 5.9 / BPG: .29 / FG%: .452 / 3PT%: .407 / FT%: .828

 

 

 

C #12 Dwight Howard

 

PPG: 21.2 / APG: 1.3 / RPG: 14.5 / BPG: 2.28 / FG%: .599 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .595

 

 

 

SG #1 Maurice Evans

 

PPG: 8.4 / APG: 1.1 / RPG: 2.9 / BPG: .13 / FG%: .473 / 3PT%: .383 / FT%: .713

 

 

 

PG #14 Jameer Nelson

 

PPG: 10.9 / APG: 5.7 / RPG: 3.5 / BPG: .05 / FG%: .459 / 3PT%: .391 / FT%: .836

 

 

 

 

 

(42-34)

 

Cleveland Cavaliers

 

 

 

 

 

(In order from left to right)

 

PF #4 Ben Wallace

 

PPG: 5.1 / APG: 1.5 / RPG: 8.6 / BPG: 1.59 / FG%: .396 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .431

 

 

 

SF #23 LeBron James

 

PPG: 30.4 / APG: 7.3 / RPG: 8.0 / BPG: 1.06 / FG%: .484 / 3PT%: .317 / FT%: .720

 

 

 

C #11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas

 

PPG: 14.0 / APG: 1.4 / RPG: 9.4 / BPG: 1.68 / FG%: .479 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .804

 

 

 

SG #33 Devin Brown

 

PPG: 7.3 / APG: 2.2 / RPG: 3.3 / BPG: .08 / FG%: .410 / 3PT%: .292 / FT%: .744

 

 

 

PG #13 Delonte West

 

PPG: 7.8 / APG: 3.8 / RPG: 3.1 / BPG: .49 / FG%: .402 / 3PT%: .347 / FT%: .708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available on TV:

 

ESPN

 

ESPNHD

 

FSN Ohio (WUAB 43)

 

 

 

Radio:

 

http://www.nba.com/broadband/alp_schedule.html

 

http://580wdbo.com

 

Spanish Radio: AM 1030 WONQ

 

Sirius: Channels 127, 143

 

 

 

Internet:

 

Most of these sites use the internal Windows Media Player for IE and Firefox.

 

http://www.raptorsnation.net

 

http://www.channelsurfing.net

 

http://linkshare.blogcu.com

 

 

 

Stats/Boxscores:

 

(Updated throughout the game)

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba

 

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/scoreboard

 

http://www.nba.com/games/20080405/ORLCLE/boxscore.html

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Game Articles:

 

(Feel free to post your own!)

 

 

 

Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson expected to play Saturday in Cleveland

 

Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson will return to the starting

lineup Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a specially

designed mouthpiece, determined not to change the way he plays, despite

at least two concussions within the past two years.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

Magic-Cavaliers Preview (ESPN)

 

The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers

both know they'll be in the Eastern Conference playoffs, seem secure

with their current seed, and figure to have home-court advantage in the

first round.

 

 

 

With the regular season winding down, they're starting to look like they don't have much left to play for.

 

 

 

The Magic and Cavaliers will each look to avoid their fifth loss in

seven games when they meet Saturday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

Magic Can Clinch No. 3 In Dwight vs. LeBron ESPN Matchup

 

The Magic can lock up the No. 3 playoff spot and assure themselves a

better record than last season's Eastern Conference champions --- the

Cleveland Cavs -- with a victory against LeBron James' crew.

 

 

 

Saturday's matinee in Cleveland begins at 3 p.m. on ESPN.

 

 

 

The Magic's magic number to sew up the third spot is 2, a combination of Orlando wins and Cleveland losses.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

 

 

Post-Game Articles:

 

(Feel free to post your own!)

 

 

 

Defense leads Magic to No. 3 seed on Howard's sub-par day (ESPN)

 

Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points, Rashard Lewis added 21 and the locked up the Eastern Conference's

No. 3 playoff seed with a 101-86 win Saturday over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

 

 

 

The Magic, who have sat behind Boston and Detroit in the standings for much

of the season, won despite getting only 4 points on 1-of-8 shooting

from All-Star center Dwight Howard -- 17 below his average. Orlando's defense, though, was the difference.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

Magic clinch No. 3 playoff spot with win over Cavs

 

The Orlando Magic, led by Hedo Turkoglu in the fourth quarter, clinched

at least the No. 3 playoff spot with a 101-86 victory against the

Cleveland Cavaliers in a nationally televised game Saturday.

 

 

 

The Magic (48-28) likely can not climb to the No. 2 postseason position

as the Detroit Pistons can wrap up that spot with their next victory or

the next Magic defeat.

 

 

 

Read more...

[Kaioshen 3]

THE TIME IS NOW!!

 

ON OUR WAY TO THE PLAYOFFS 2008!

 

BE BOLD, BE BLUE!!

 

 

 

 

 

Game Thread for Saturday, April 5

 

Game starts at approx. 3:10 PM est.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 vs.

 

86

Magic Win!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probable Starters:

 

 

 

(47-28)

 

Orlando Magic

 

 

 

 

 

(In order from left to right)

 

PF #9 Rashard Lewis

 

PPG: 18.4 / APG: 2.4 / RPG: 5.4 / BPG: .43 / FG%: .456 / 3PT%: .409 / FT%: .846

 

 

 

SF #15 Hedo Turkoglu

 

PPG: 19.6 / APG: 4.9 / RPG: 5.9 / BPG: .29 / FG%: .452 / 3PT%: .407 / FT%: .828

 

 

 

C #12 Dwight Howard

 

PPG: 21.2 / APG: 1.3 / RPG: 14.5 / BPG: 2.28 / FG%: .599 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .595

 

 

 

SG #1 Maurice Evans

 

PPG: 8.4 / APG: 1.1 / RPG: 2.9 / BPG: .13 / FG%: .473 / 3PT%: .383 / FT%: .713

 

 

 

PG #14 Jameer Nelson

 

PPG: 10.9 / APG: 5.7 / RPG: 3.5 / BPG: .05 / FG%: .459 / 3PT%: .391 / FT%: .836

 

 

 

 

 

(42-34)

 

Cleveland Cavaliers

 

 

 

 

 

(In order from left to right)

 

PF #4 Ben Wallace

 

PPG: 5.1 / APG: 1.5 / RPG: 8.6 / BPG: 1.59 / FG%: .396 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .431

 

 

 

SF #23 LeBron James

 

PPG: 30.4 / APG: 7.3 / RPG: 8.0 / BPG: 1.06 / FG%: .484 / 3PT%: .317 / FT%: .720

 

 

 

C #11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas

 

PPG: 14.0 / APG: 1.4 / RPG: 9.4 / BPG: 1.68 / FG%: .479 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .804

 

 

 

SG #33 Devin Brown

 

PPG: 7.3 / APG: 2.2 / RPG: 3.3 / BPG: .08 / FG%: .410 / 3PT%: .292 / FT%: .744

 

 

 

PG #13 Delonte West

 

PPG: 7.8 / APG: 3.8 / RPG: 3.1 / BPG: .49 / FG%: .402 / 3PT%: .347 / FT%: .708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available on TV:

 

ESPN

 

ESPNHD

 

FSN Ohio (WUAB 43)

 

 

 

Radio:

 

http://www.nba.com/broadband/alp_schedule.html

 

http://580wdbo.com

 

Spanish Radio: AM 1030 WONQ

 

Sirius: Channels 127, 143

 

 

 

Internet:

 

Most of these sites use the internal Windows Media Player for IE and Firefox.

 

http://www.raptorsnation.net

 

http://www.channelsurfing.net

 

http://linkshare.blogcu.com

 

 

 

Stats/Boxscores:

 

(Updated throughout the game)

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba

 

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/scoreboard

 

http://www.nba.com/games/20080405/ORLCLE/boxscore.html

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Game Articles:

 

(Feel free to post your own!)

 

 

 

Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson expected to play Saturday in Cleveland

 

Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson will return to the starting

lineup Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a specially

designed mouthpiece, determined not to change the way he plays, despite

at least two concussions within the past two years.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

Magic-Cavaliers Preview (ESPN)

 

The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers

both know they'll be in the Eastern Conference playoffs, seem secure

with their current seed, and figure to have home-court advantage in the

first round.

 

 

 

With the regular season winding down, they're starting to look like they don't have much left to play for.

 

 

 

The Magic and Cavaliers will each look to avoid their fifth loss in

seven games when they meet Saturday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

Magic Can Clinch No. 3 In Dwight vs. LeBron ESPN Matchup

 

The Magic can lock up the No. 3 playoff spot and assure themselves a

better record than last season's Eastern Conference champions --- the

Cleveland Cavs -- with a victory against LeBron James' crew.

 

 

 

Saturday's matinee in Cleveland begins at 3 p.m. on ESPN.

 

 

 

The Magic's magic number to sew up the third spot is 2, a combination of Orlando wins and Cleveland losses.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

 

 

Post-Game Articles:

 

(Feel free to post your own!)

 

 

 

Defense leads Magic to No. 3 seed on Howard's sub-par day (ESPN)

 

Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points, Rashard Lewis added 21 and the locked up the Eastern Conference's

No. 3 playoff seed with a 101-86 win Saturday over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

 

 

 

The Magic, who have sat behind Boston and Detroit in the standings for much

of the season, won despite getting only 4 points on 1-of-8 shooting

from All-Star center Dwight Howard -- 17 below his average. Orlando's defense, though, was the difference.

 

 

 

Read more...

 

 

 

Magic clinch No. 3 playoff spot with win over Cavs

 

The Orlando Magic, led by Hedo Turkoglu in the fourth quarter, clinched

at least the No. 3 playoff spot with a 101-86 victory against the

Cleveland Cavaliers in a nationally televised game Saturday.

 

 

 

The Magic (48-28) likely can not climb to the No. 2 postseason position

as the Detroit Pistons can wrap up that spot with their next victory or

the next Magic defeat.

 

 

 

Read more...

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

I absolutely LOVE IT.

 

We win.

[You're Fat, Pat! 98]

now thats what i call a SEXY game thread!

[You're Fat, Pat! 98]

wow you totally changed the whole page! the fonts, colors and everything! sweet!

[Jareth Cutestory 678]

Apparently HTML is allowed.

[You're Fat, Pat! 98]

oh yeah i almost forgot:

 

 

Magics- 109

LeBrons-99

[gporter 5]

Delonte vs Carlos..

 

I guess thats better than Delonte vs Jameer.

[You're Fat, Pat! 98]

quote:

Originally posted by gporter:

Delonte vs Carlos..

 

I guess thats better than Delonte vs Jameer.

 

 

yeah, plus they dont have Hughes anymore...

 

thank God...

[Berto 338]

Nicely done

[Hutchence 1]

wow, excellent job! we win!!!!!

[gporter 5]

We can't afford to lose this game.

 

The Cavs are 12-10 since that trade so I'm not really worried.

 

No where near as worried as I was when we were up 14 in the Hornets game.