The Magic fought a pretty hard game until the very end. I though they gave in just a little - or at the least - did not play as hard on defense at the end. After winning two games in a row and Big 'Z' playing good basketball, I was suprised to not the see Z playing in the fourth to close out that game. I think with his energy and physical presence - he could have made the difference in the game. A good sign of things to come is that Tracy McGrady is finally getting some good minutes on the bench. If he can average less than 40 minutes a game and the team pull out wins - then we will be in real good shape come March/April.
Tough loss - but still a good game. Need to pick up the defense and keep the intensity for 48 minutes.
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Great game but Magic should have won it. What happened to the D. ITs one thing to leave Kittles open if he had a horrible shooting day but he was on fire, which pissed me off. He hit his last 2 three pointers and they leave him wide open and blow the game. Gordan struggled with his shot but was coming through at the end. Gooden also was getting his thing done with another double double. I think they fought hard, but if they learned to play a tough, physical and hard defense they would win games like these. You dont need to block shots, just get in there face and add pressure to the shot. Play zaza more often and we get a physical big guy down in the paint who may not block many shots but will scare some of the opponents with his size.