Magic3D | Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors [Recap] | 5-3

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November 9, 2005

Mike James, one who wasn't very popular to the fans in the first place, demanded a trade today. When asked why he wanted out of Orlando, James replied "I just don't like it here, I'm a yankee and I should be playing in New York or somewhere close to home. I've been getting bad vibes from fans here and I don't think I play much of a role on this team coming off of the bench, I'm a starting lineup type of guy".

Orlando Magic General Manager Trevor Workman will be looking to deal Mike James in the coming days. When asked about James, Trevor replied "You know, you can't make everyone happy. I understood that when I made the deal to Toronto to acquire Mike it was going to have some defects. I'll try and deal him up north where he claims he will be happy. I wish him the best of luck wherever he goes".

November 10, 2005
Mike James Shipped to Boston in six-player deal.


Who knew a demand from one player could drastically change a team in just one day? For Morris Peterson, who was enjoying himself in Orlando, it's just business. Peterson commented, "I really liked playing for coach Hill and I enjoyed being around Dwight and the rest of the guys, but I guess Mike wasn't happy here and I got bundled up with him. Looks like I'm off to Boston to become a Celtic".

When asked to comment about the blockbuster deal, General Manager Trevor Workman replied, "It's just like Mo-Pete said, business will be business. I tried and tried to cut a deal with teams like New York, New Jersey, Boston, and other teams for just a one player trade but they weren't interested so today, unfortunately, we had to ship out both Dooling and Mo-Pete alongside James. I wish the three of them the best of luck with the Boston organization".

[hova-]

Oh yes that sounds better !!!

Bad you had to pack Morris Peterson ( ), but hey thats business !

[Jing]

yo... that is a sick trade. getting G2, Tony, and the Wally World Bitch.

never really liked peterson, james, and dooling anyways

[Donatello]

Woohoo for Wally! I hope you keep (and use) him! One of my favorite players.

[Scorer--20]

nice trades !!!

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Sunday, November 13


Rockets Blast Past Magic in Houston
With Tracy McGrady injured and Yao Ming sitting on the bench, one
would have thought Houston would have no chance at winning.
This was not the case tonight as Rafer Alston and the
Rockets caught fire early from downtown and kept
up the strong shooting (.488%)
throughout the night.

Once again, Orlando failed to execute on the
offensive end in that final minutes of the
game. Veteran Dikembe Mutombo
had a huge fourth quarter and
helped Houston defeat
Orlando 107-101.

101 107

Boxscores
Magic
Rockets

Player of the Game

Rafer Alston
30 points
8 assists
2 rebounds
1 steal

[Jing]

man thats bullshit they didnt play yao.

even without the big 2 the rox killed you.. amazing

[kibaxx7]

Ouch Turkoglu 1-10 FGs Tough loss man!

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Ouch Turkoglu 1-10 FGs Tough loss man!

I feel your pain. Coach Hill is probably going to insert Ariza into the starting lineup in place of the struggling Hedo Turkoglu.

Hedo Turkoglu vs. Nuggets: Shot 4-of-6 for the game (2-of-2 from downtown) for 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.
Hedo Turkoglu vs. Clippers: Shot 2-of-8 for the game (0-of-2 from downtown) for 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal.
Hedo Turkoglu vs. Wizards: Shot 1-of-5 for the game (0-of-2 from downtown) for 2 points, 2 assists, and 1 rebound.
Hedo Turkoglu vs. Rockets: Shot 1-of-10 for the game (1-of-5 from downtown) for 5 points, 3 assists, and 2 rebounds.

Trevor Ariza vs. Nuggets: Shot 2-of-4 for the game (1-of-2 from free-throw line) for 5 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist.
Trevor Ariza vs. Clippers: Shot 2-of-5 for the game (0-of-0 from free-throw line) for 4 points, and 4 rebounds.
Trevor Ariza vs. Wizards: Shot 6-of-9 for the game (3-of-4 from free-throw line) for 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Trevor Ariza vs. Rockets: Shot 5-of-11 for the game (0-of-0 from free-throw line) for 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals.

[Jing]

seems like ariza and hedo have like reversed. I like ariza better than the turkey anyways, put ariza in the starting lineup

[cklitsie]

Let me think.. HELL YES put Ariza as a starter!

[Anthony15]

Yeh, start him, he is very flashy

[BOSS]

Start G-Money !
Man I always love your dynasty.
Slick presentation and nice graphics.
Seems like Rafer was leading the Rockets that night.
Nice numbers by Dwight despite the loss.
Ill be watching this.
Good luck.

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Tuesday, November 15


Orlando Bullies Up in Win Over Chicago
Trevor Ariza was inserted into the starting lineup for the first time this season
and proved worthy of it as he scored the first nine points of the game
for the Magic. A scary moment for Orlando in the opening minutes
of the game as Darko Milicic went down holding his
right elbow, he would not return to the game.

No Darko? No problem. Orlando, as a team, shot 47-of-80 (.588) from the
field. Chicago didn't have an answer for the scorching Orland Magic
and lost 110-96 to Bob Hill's young Orlando Magic. Dwight
Howard had another monster game with 31 points, 12
rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks.

96 110

Boxscores
Bulls
Magic

Player of the Game

Dwight Howard
31 points
12 rebounds
4 assists
3 blocks

[Jing]

wow thats a lot of pictures.
nice pic of the guys sitting down, and then gordon dunking without the ball in his hands.

[KIG1]

Nice pictures but it looks like D Howard is crying

[Mick]

Hey, nice dynasty.

Gerald Green usually develops quite nicely. Start him at the 3, Ariza at the 2 and Nelson at the 1 to go with Dwight and Darko. While you may not blow the competition away this season, in the next few years you'll really have a solid group.

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wow thats a lot of pictures.
nice pic of the guys sitting down, and then gordon dunking without the ball in his hands.

Actually, if you look closely he actually has his hands around the ball. The arm/hand that your refering to belongs to the defender behind him.

Hey, nice dynasty.

Gerald Green usually develops quite nicely. Start him at the 3, Ariza at the 2 and Nelson at the 1 to go with Dwight and Darko. While you may not blow the competition away this season, in the next few years you'll really have a solid group.

Right now I've got Wally World at the two-spot - Gerald is my sixth man. I may end up shuffling the starting lineup a bit throughout the season to find the best one, though. Thanks for the comments.

[Jing]

right... very observant.
trevor.

[hova-]

Nice win over the Bulls, Howards a beast.

[kibaxx7]

Great win man, Howard's a monster...

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November 15, 2005
Darko Milicic Injury Update

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Thursday, November 17


Magic Knick Away Second Straight Win
Total dominance, that was the story all throughout the game tonight, as the
Orlando Magic pounced on the New York Knicks who were without
suspended Stephon Marbury. At halftime, Dwight Howard and
Trevor Ariza contributed 34 of Orlando's 50 points.
New York kept the game within reach as they
headed to the locker room down 46-50.

Orlando outscored New York 30-12 in the third quarter and 27-21 in the
fourth as they cruised to a 110-82 victory, their second straight win and
first win on the road. Orlando outrebounded New York 51-37 (Dwight
Howard: 19) and outshot New York. Trevor Ariza had a career night
with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal in the victory.

110 82

Boxscores
Magic
Knicks

Player of the Game

Dwight Howard
33 points
19 rebounds
8 blocks
2 assists

[Jing]

nice job of integrating vertical images and all

[Its_asdf]

Good stuff man, I like the recaps and the pictures. Nice and clean while also very good graphics to compliment some pretty good screenshots.

I'd rather play Turkoglu over Sczerbiak though. Turkey Glue is more versatile and plays better defence because of his height in my opinion.

You're my hero. You've started Trevor Ariza and you traded for Gerald Green. Now I'm definitely following this one.