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| Magic's Carter leaves game with shoulder injury |
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01/08/2010 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Orlando Magic forward Vince Carter exited Friday's 104-97 loss to the Washington Wizards with a left shoulder bruise and he did not return. Carter collided with a Wizards player near the three-point arc and stayed down on the floor for several minutes, clutching the shoulder until he was helped to the locker room by a team trainer. He had eight points before departing. According to the team, x-rays performed at the arena were negative, but the shoulder will require further |
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| 'Embarrassed' Wizards deal with Arenas gun saga |
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01/08/2010 |
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| are more in a foggy-type situation.'' Saunders said that he met with the grand jury investigating Arenas on Thursday and that some of his players ``had to deal with that'' on Friday between the morning shootaround and the evening game against the Orlando Magic. He did not say how many players met with which authorities or give any other details. Saunders also confirmed that he banned gambling on the team plane on Dec. 21, the date of the locker room confrontation between Arenas and Javaris Crittenton in |
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| Wizards 'sick of' talk about Arenas gun saga |
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01/08/2010 |
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| not conducive for you to be at the top of your game. It's something we have to fight through.'' The Wizards, whose team president before the season of spoke of wanting ``to do some damage'' in the playoffs, entered Friday night's game against the Orlando Magic with an 11-22 record. But the Wizards' No. 1 challenge isn't stopping the likes of Dwight Howard - it's trying to carry on while the likes of Letterman and Leno are making fun of the team on national television. Some of Arenas' teammates could be |
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| Hapless Wolves host Pacers at Target Center |
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01/08/2010 |
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| klahoma City and has dropped seven in a row away from home this season. The Pacers, who are 3-14 as the guest this season, have won two of three games since an eight-game losing streak and are coming off Tuesday's improbable 97-90 triumph versus the Orlando Magic at Conseco Fieldhouse. Roy Hibbert scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Luther Head added 18 points and Dahntay Jones had 13 in the win. "The game prior to this was really, really horrible and bad," Hibbert said in refere |
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| Red-hot Raptors visit struggling Sixers |
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01/08/2010 |
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| ng since they're scheduled to visit the lowly Philadelphia 76ers tonight at the Wachovia Center. Toronto is coming off back-to-back wins and owns a 7-1 record in its last eight games. In Wednesday's hard-fought 108-103 win over Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in central Florida, Raptors star Chris Bosh contributed 18 points and 12 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani added 18 points as well and grabbed eight boards, while Hedo Turkoglu netted 17 points for the Raptors, who were coming off a 91-86 win over San Anton |
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| Magic hope to get back on track vs. embattled Wizards |
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01/08/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic could probably care less about the strife the Southeast Division-rival Washington Wizards are going through right now because they have problems of their own. Orlando will try to snap a season-high three-game losing streak Friday night, when it pays a visit to the Wizards at the Verizon Center. It dropped its third straight game with Wednesday's 108-103 setback versus the Toronto Raptors at Amway Arena, as Rashard Lewis ended with a game-best 24 points, five rebounds and |
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| Orlando trying to find the Magic amid losing skid |
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01/07/2010 |
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -The mistakes are easy to spot for the defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, mired in an ugly three-game losing streak. Finding the solutions are much more difficult. Stan Van Gundy used the word ``lifeless.'' Assistant coach Brendan Malone said ``shell-shocked.'' J.J. Redick stated bluntly, ``The problem is everybody.'' Everything that was going right for the Magic this time last season - sharp-shooting, smothering defense and endless energy - have all disappeared. |
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| Raptors nip Magic |
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01/07/2010 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Chris Bosh finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, as the Toronto Raptors held on for a 108-103 win over the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena. Andrea Bargnani added 18 points and eight boards, while Hedo Turkoglu went for 17 points for the Raptors, who were coming off a 91-86 win over San Antonio on Sunday and have won seven of eight overall. Jarrett Jack donated 15 points and seven assists. "We played great defense and got some stops," said Turkoglu, who played for the Magic for |
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| Magic, Raptors square off in Orlando |
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01/06/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic will try to sweep the season series from the Toronto Raptors when the two teams get together tonight at Amway Arena. Orlando has won the first three meetings with the Raptors and is 7-3 in the previous 10 matchups between the clubs. Toronto hasn't fared too well in recent trips to the Magic, having lost nine of the last 15 road contests in this series. The Southeast Division-leading Magic just went 1-2 on a three-game road trip and dropped the last two tests of the trek. |
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| Magic finish road trip in Indy vs, Pacers |
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01/05/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The road hasn't been too kind lately for the Eastern Conference powerhouse Orlando Magic, who will close out a three-game trek Tuesday night against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Orlando is 1-1 on the road swing and has lost four of its last five road games, including Saturday's 101-93 loss at Chicago's United Center. Dwight Howard didn't have a standout performance, finishing with nine points and 12 rebounds, but Matt Barnes did his best with a season-high 23 points for the S |
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