Orlando Magic 12/13 [14-4] on hiatus

[qfrmcpt310]

Nice job making it a series again! Since these games have been so close I'm expecting you to steal game 5 and end it in 6 back in the Magic Kingdom

[Radioman]

You did it. You defended home court! Game 5 will be a big one though - best of luck trying to steal Game 5 in Miami.

Finally a win for either team not decided by 3 or less points. Nice job knotting this thing up to 2 a piece, and if you can take care of the Heat, your Finals matchup shouldn't be a problem, though both the Mavs and Blazers look equally tough.

Great series, nice two wins from Magic and now series is tied, Go Magic, go to the finals !

Nice job making it a series again! Since these games have been so close I'm expecting you to steal game 5 and end it in 6 back in the Magic Kingdom

Thank you all for your support !

This is one of the most fun and challenging series i ever played, every Game goes down the wire. Every Game is a real challenge, i can't take a rest at any moment of the Game.

[Radioman]

Conference Finals - Game 5 - Magic (2) @ Heat (1) - [3:2]

Howard powers past Heat in Game 5!


Dwight Howard set a statement in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Miami. He almost defeated the Heat on his own scoring 42 points combined with 17 rebounds and 5 blocks!

The Magic came out of the gates very fast outscoring the Heat 30-21 in the first quarter. Miami led by LeBron James was able to catch up in the second reducing the margin to 3 points. Then finally in the fourth quarter the Magic were able to pull away and seal their first road win in this tight series.

Beyond Howards 42 points it was once again Courtney Lee who scored 15 points from the bench and had a huge impact on that Magic victory. Furthermore it was Terrence Williams, Glen Davis and Jason Richardson in double digits.

For the Heat LeBron James was the best scorer, James scored 29 points but sadly disappeared when it counted the most. Udonis Haslem could chip in with 15 points , 13 boards with an outcome of 7-10 from the field. Chris Bosh was a pure disappointment, only 8 points and a 4 out of 13 shooting effort.

Now the Magic can win this series in Game 6 at Orlando after coming back from a 0:2 deficit. For the Heat it is all or nothing now, they need to remember what they did in the first two games of this series and strike back from the last three losses.

Highlight of the Game

Dwight Howard throws it down !

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Howard had 42 points 17 rebounds and 5 blocks

[Radioman]

Conference Finals - Game 6 - Heat (1) @ Magic (2) - [2:4]

Magic advance to 2012 NBA Finals!


It is over! The Orlando Magic defeated the highly favored Miami Heat in 6 Games to advance to the 2012 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks!

After coming back from a 0:2 deficit the Magic were able to win 4 Games in a row and finish the Miami Heat at Amway Center in Orlando. The Heat completely missed out on the first quarter scoring only half of the points the Magic did. After that it was a tightly contested Game, but Miami needed to run after their 1st quarter deficit the whole way.

Dispite Raymond Feltons 6-22 horrible shooting the Magic were able to compensate this lack of production. Dwight Howard chipped in with 19 points and 16 boards, Jason Richardson carried a huge load scoring 21 points- shooting 8 out of 11 from the field.

For the Heat the "Big 3" combined for 59 points, which was not enough to keep up with Orlando. LeBron James had a solid ouput with 27 points and 10 rebounds, but after all it was another disappointment for him, no Finals and no Ring!

The future of the Big 3 is uncertain, will this team stay together and prepare for another run? Year 2 after the consolidation of Bosh, James and Wade, but the success they admitted themselves is still lacking.
For sure the Heat need to enforce their rows with some more solid Roleplayers and a Bigman who can compete with Howard in the future.

For Orlando it is time to face the Dallas Mavericks in their third NBA Finals appearence since 1995 and 2009. The defending NBA Champion of 2011 defeated the Portland Trailblazers in a 6 Game series to prepare their title defense.

Highlight of the Game

Magic advance to 2012 NBA Finals !

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Howard contributed 19 points and 16 boards




LeBron James need to do another try in 2013 to win a NBA Championship

[Red Rocket]

Aw, sucks that the Heat or my Blazers made the Finals, but it's great to see you made the Finals so that this could continue.

[qfrmcpt310]

Oh yeah, that's right LBJ no ring for you Congrats on making it to the finals, hopefully you can steal one of those first 2 games so you can win the ship at home

[Radioman]

Aw, sucks that the Heat or my Blazers made the Finals, but it's great to see you made the Finals so that this could continue.

Thanks, maybe the Blazers can do it next time.

Oh yeah, that's right LBJ no ring for you Congrats on making it to the finals, hopefully you can steal one of those first 2 games so you can win the ship at home

Thanks, the Heat were very tough. The Mavericks are also a solid team on this rosters which should not be underestimated. I split the season series 1:1 winning at Dallas but loosing at home.

[Radioman]

2012 NBA Finals - Game 1 - Magic (2) @ Mavericks (1) - [0:1]

Mavericks defend home court !


The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the 2012 NBA Finals to defend their home court and make the first step to defend their 2011 NBA Championship.

In a very tight Game which could have gone either way the Mavericks dominated the last minutes of the fourth quarter. Led by Jason Terry and Vince Carter, Dallas made the big shots to outscore the Magic 32-21.
Terry was the Mavs best scorer with 27 points, Vince Carter came from the bench and had a huge impact on the Mavs offense scoring 20 points in only 14 minutes.

For the Orlando Magic, Richardson and Felton had a solid outcome but not enough for the NBA Finals. Dwight Howard showed his leadership in offense and defense scoring 28 points combinded with 15 boards and 3 blocks.

Orlando need to win the next Game in Dallas to avoid an 0:2 situation like in their series against the Heat.

Highlight of the Game

Terrence Williams: Alley Oop - Off The Glass - Windmill - Power Slam !

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Air - Williams...




... but the Jet won the Game !

[cavs4872]

Vintage VC!, in only 14 min

[Mavs4Life]

DA JET! Those mavs numbers are insane.

[Radioman]

Vintage VC!, in only 14 min

He really killed me from the bench, i need to avoid this in the next Games.

DA JET! Those mavs numbers are insane.

The Mavs did really well, they have so many threats from outside... Arenas, Carter, The Jet, Dirk.. Jason Kidd. This is going to be a tough series.

[Radioman]

2012 NBA Finals - Game 2 - Magic (2) @ Mavericks (1) - [1:1]

Magic split road trip !


The Orlando Magic were able to win Game 2 of the 2012 NBA Finals and split their two road games in Dallas 1:1. Now the teams are heading to Orlando for three more Games in Florida.

Game 2 was very close until the end, both teams have been fighting hard for the victory and the Magic came out with the better end this time. Glen Davis carried a huge load tonight scoring a playoff high 25 points shooting 10 out of 16 from the field and 5-5 from the line.
In addition to that Dwight Howard and Raymond Felton had a double double, Howard with 22 points and 13 boards, Felton with 14 points and 10 assists.

The Dallas Mavericks were not able to keep up the sharpshooting from the 3 point line like they did in Game 1. Only 9 out of 31 this time, Jason Terry fired 18 shots from beyond the arc but sinking only 5 of them.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points for the Mavericks to keep them in range when Orlando tried to pull away. Gilbert Arenas and Lamar Odom helped Dallas from the bench, both chipped in with 15 and 10 points.

Highlight of the Game


J- Rich off the glass !

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Glen Davis - Player of the Game for the Magic




J-Rich only 10 points this time, but som enice highligts.

[mp3]

Huge game for Big Baby!

Nice job tying it up at 1-1 always good to steal on there home court.

[Mavs4Life]

Ahhh so close, hope it stays compettitve in Orlando.

[LegoLand]

Good game by Big Baby and all Magic players. In game 2 no Vintage VC and Magic beat Mavs, cmon, need two win in Orlando

[Radioman]

Huge game for Big Baby!

Nice job tying it up at 1-1 always good to steal on there home court.

Good game by Big Baby and all Magic players. In game 2 no Vintage VC and Magic beat Mavs, cmon, need two win in Orlando

Thanks.
Yes, Davis really pulled it away this time. It is good when i can rely on some other players than Dwight Howard in offense.

Ahhh so close, hope it stays compettitve in Orlando.

Now going three Games at home i want to win 2 at least. Maybe i can even close it out in five, we will see.

[Radioman]

2012 NBA Finals - Game 3 - Mavericks (1) @ Magic (2) - [1:2]

Highlight of the Game


Felton to Howard - Alley Oop !

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Terrence Williams had 16 points and 7 rebounds - Kidd shot only 3-11 from the field




J-Rich always good for a nice Slam

[Radioman]

2012 NBA Finals - Game 4 - Mavericks (1) @ Magic (2) - [1:3]

Highlight of the Game


Vince Carter over Dwight Howard !

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Big Baby Davis had a huge impact in this years Finals so far.




Former Magic Gilbert Arenas disappointed with only 2 points out of 8 shots.

[Mark.]

Awwwww yeah, Orlando about to win their first title! That is what I'm talking about!
Good stuff. Good to see a Magic Dynasty on here. Just about to read through from the start

[qfrmcpt310]

Looks like you've been in control since loosing the 1st game, almost like Miami irl. Close out time and get D12 his first title

[Red Rocket]

Time to close it out. But don't get too relaxed. If I know 2K, this series might as well be Game 7. Be careful, and get Orlando their first ring! I think...

[Radioman]

Awwwww yeah, Orlando about to win their first title! That is what I'm talking about!
Good stuff. Good to see a Magic Dynasty on here. Just about to read through from the start

Thanks nice to hear you like it. Going to post Game 5 soon.

Looks like you've been in control since loosing the 1st game, almost like Miami irl. Close out time and get D12 his first title

Yes its almost like the Heat did last week. However still 1 more win needed to win it all.

Time to close it out. But don't get too relaxed. If I know 2K, this series might as well be Game 7. Be careful, and get Orlando their first ring! I think...

Thanks, i know in 2K anything can happen, especially when you face players like Terry, Carter, Arenas and Nowitzki who can easily shoot 7 threes in one Game.

[Radioman]

2012 NBA Finals - Game 5 - Mavericks (1) @ Magic (2) - [1:4]

2012 NBA Champions !

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Orlando Magic - 2012 NBA Champions !


It's over- the Orlando Magic defeated the Dallas Mavericks in 5 Games to win their first franchise NBA Championship!

After the shame of 1995 and the harmful loss in 2009, Dwight Howard and the Magic came back to win it all against the reigning NBA Champion. What Shaq was not able to finish in Orlando, Dwight Howard did it in his 8th year with the Magic.

Howard led his team through the post season with a dominating performance. The Magic went 16-3 in the playoffs, faltering against the Heat when they started 0-2 but coming back from this deficit with a 4-0 run.

Dwight Howard was named NBA Finals MVP averaging 26.5ppg 14.7rpg 2.7apg 0.5spg and 1.9bpg throughout the playoffs.




Game 5

The Dallas Mavericks showed no resistance trailing 1-3 in the series with very slim hope to force Game 6 in Dallas. The Magic already took charge in the first quarter outscoring the Mavericks by 10 points. Meanwhile Orlando even led by 20 points and just needed to maintain this margin.

Despite Nowitzki scoring 30 points in Game 5, the former NBA Finals MVP could not be happy with his performance against the Magic. Nowitzki was not able to connect to his regular season stats and the performnaces he already showed in the Conference Finals against the Trailblazers.

J-Rich had 18 points and 9 rebounds




Dwight Howard 2012 NBA Finals MVP !



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2012 NBA Champions


Orlando Magic - 1st Title




Dwight Howard (1st) - 26.5rpg 14.7ppg 2.7apg 0.5spg 1.9bpg




Glen Davis (2nd, 2008 Boston) - 12.2ppg 8.4rpg 1.8apg 0.4spg 0.7bpg




Terrence Williams (1st) - 11.5ppg 5.4rpg 5.2apg 0.6spg 1.1bpg




Jason Richardson (1st) - 14.3ppg 4.9rpg 3.4apg 1.0spg 0.8bpg




Raymond Felton (1st) - 15.8ppg 3.8rpg 6.6apg 1.9spg 0.5bpg




Quentin Richardson (1st) - 4.6ppg 2.6rpg 1.4apg 0.2spg 0.3bpg




Courtney Lee (1st) - 11.9ppg 3.0rpg 1.9apg 0.6spg 0.6bpg




Chris Duhon (1st) - 2.5ppg 1.0rpg 2.4apg




Earl Clark (1st) - 0.7ppg 1.0rpg 0.4apg




J.J. Redick (1st) - 0.7ppg 0.6rpg 0.1bpg




Ryan Anderson (1st) - 5.7ppg 5.1rpg 1.4apg




Hasheem Thabeet ! (1st) - 1.1ppg 1.2rpg 0.2apg


Ishmael Smith (1st) - 0.2ppg 0.2rpg 1.0apg



Road to the Title

[Red Rocket]

Woo! Congrats bro. Good to see you got your team a ring in such a handedly Finals. Portland would've been harder Great job, man. 26/14 for D12 is good too. Will you be continuing to next season or will you wait for 2K13?

[mpac]

wow! Congrats! Looking forward to your offseason and going back to back champs!