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Cold-shooting Magic crumble at the end; fall to Utah

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Lately the Orlando Magic have suffered from poor starts in losing their last two games by big margins. On Friday night, it was the ending that did in the Magic as they fell to the Utah Jazz 87-74 at the Amway Center. After two blowout losses, Magic Coach Frank Vogel tweaked the starting lineup to insert more defense and hopefully get off to a better start. Jeff Green started in place of Aaron Gordon and the Magic trailed only 42-38…

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Magic still feeling the reality of growing pains

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It has been a week of ups and downs for the Orlando Magic. Following a three-game winnings streak that saw them even their record at 3-3, they have now lost their last two games by big margins, including Wednesday night’s 123-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. This begs the obvious question: can this team display sufficient mental toughness to match the obvious physical talents needed to be a playoff contender? After their Monday night humiliation in Chicago, it was reasonable…

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Timberwolves run past Magic 123-107

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Last week the Orlando Magic showed sure signs they were coming together as a team after an ugly start. After Wednesday’s ugly 123-107 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Amway Center, the momentum of a three-game winning streak is now a distant memory. After Monday’s blowout loss in Chicago, the Magic were set to get back on track at home against a team that was 1-5 overall and winless on the road. Minnesota looked as though they felt quite…

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Magic Bull-ied by Chicago 112-80

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Timing is everything. Sometimes one team can beat another if they catch them at the right time. Or, they can catch them at the wrong time, which is what happened to the Orlando Magic on Monday night. The Chicago Bulls routed the Magic out of the United Center 112-80, snapping Orlando’s three-game winning streak. The Bulls ended a three-game losing streak that included a home loss to the New York Knicks and Saturday’s blowout loss in Indianapolis to the Pacers.…

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Magic comes alive in fourth quarter to stun Wizards

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The Orlando Magic wanted to win Saturday night’s game. No, they REALLY wanted to win because it showed. The result was a fourth quarter comeback for an 88-86 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards. Washington had a chance to win at the end after Nikola Vucevic missed two free throws with 1.6 seconds remaining. Thankfully, Markieff Morris missed an open three-pointer at the buzzer. It was the only Magic defensive breakdown of the quarter. Sometimes, offense is needed to get…

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Improving Magic defeat Kings for second straight victory

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When the Orlando Magic left the floor after their one and only home game last week, they were a shocked and stunned team. Things turned out much differently on Thursday after their 102-94 win over the Sacramento Kings at the Amway Center. Last week the new additions were playing together in a game that counts for the first time. It most certainly looked like it. Chemistry was seemingly non-existent. After two more losses and Monday’s victory in Philadelphia, the team’s…

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‘Work in progress’ Magic takes next step

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Although the Orlando Magic assumed more than $50 million in salaries on four new players this season, there was little return on investment in the first three games. The additions of Bismack Biyombo, Serge Ibaka, D. J. Augustin, and Jeff Green were not putting Orlando anywhere near a victory early on. While they did not expect to also be bringing in a new coach, that necessity was forced on them by the resignation of Scott Skiles after one season. Frank Vogel…

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