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SL: Shannon Brown, YouTube sensation; Warriors win with six (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:30:21 PST

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your Maxell tapes .

Magic Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:15:15 PST

The Magic might not be the best team in the NBA yet, but they have become the most balanced. It's been the secret to their success.

The Magic (11-3) have six players averaging in double-figure scoring, and they are tied for the best record in the league.

They return to action Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, who have cooled off after a faster than expected start.

The Magic are coming off a 104-96 victory Sunday afternoon in Toronto. It was the ninth time this season at least five players reached double-figure scoring in the same game. They have won all nine.

"Our depth has been key," said Magic guard Vince Carter, who missed four games early in the season with an ankle sprain but watched the Magic win without him.

Carter's big second half propels Magic to 104-96 victory over Raptors (The Canadian Press)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:04:00 PST

TORONTO - Nearly five years after leaving Toronto, Vince Carter is still booed upon his return.

Carter scores 24 as Magic beat Raptors 104-96 (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:44:10 PST

A halftime change of footwear helped Vince Carter find his shooting stroke. Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game, 104-96 over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Carter finished 9 for 24 from the field after going 2 for 11 in the first half.

Van Gundy's light touch lifts Magic (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:59:00 PST

After Dwight Howard told Stan Van Gundy his negativity was bringing down the Magic, the coach changed approach.

Magic win 4th straight, beating Boston 83-78 (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:52:15 PST

Kevin Garnett missed last season's playoff series against Orlando with a knee injury. Rasheed Wallace signed with Boston after it was over. But the Magic made a key offseason pickup of their own. Vince Carter scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking fadeaway jumper with 2:33 left to give Orlando an 83-78 victory over Boston on Friday night.

Game to pay attention to: Magic vs. Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:32 PST

Orlando at Boston It could be a three-game night, or it might be a 10-game night. Doesn't matter.

Garnett still feels pain of lost season (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:20:00 PST

Forced to watch as the Celtics lost to the Magic in the playoffs, Kevin Garnett returns hungry and almost healed.

The 10-man rotation, starring cool Heat (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:26 PST

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...

Suicide lines: Strong return for Gasol; Bogut, Ginobili sidelined (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:58 PST

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your poached pears in honey,...

Behind the Box Score, where the Nets still haven't won (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:46 PST

Milwaukee 99, New Jersey 85 Down seven at the half, the Bucks probably looked at the in-game box score that was...

Lewis' near triple-double leads Magic over Thunder (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:17:53 PST

Rashard Lewis thinks he had a triple-double sometime in his basketball career, so he wasn't all that concerned that he didn't get a chance to post another one. Lewis sat out the entire fourth quarter of the Orlando Magic's 108-94 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in only his second game back after missing...

Magic would go along with plan to retire No. 23 (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:21:56 PST

Magic Johnson would go along with LeBron James' plan to have NBA players stop wearing No. 23. James said last week he would change jersey numbers next season in honor of Michael Jordan, and said no other players should wear it, either. Critics of his plan said other players before Jordan deserved the honor at least as much, with some using Johnson and Larry Bird as examples.

Magic's Nelson to have surgery on left knee (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:35:49 PST

Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson needs surgery again. The All-Star will have arthroscopic surgery Wednesday on torn cartilage in his left knee, the team said. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Nelson was injured in the fourth quarter of Monday night's win against Charlotte. But he finished the game on the court and showed no signs of injury.

Lewis returns in Magic's 97-91 win over Bobcats (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:18:50 PST

Rashard Lewis watched several Orlando Magic games on TV this season. When it was finally his turn to play, it took him a while to stop being an observer. After a slow start, Lewis finished with 10 points in his first game back from a suspension, helping Orlando beat the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91 on Monday night.

Magic's Gortat misses game with flu (AP)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:48 PST

Magic center Marcin Gortat has tested positive for the flu. Coach Stan Van Gundy made the announcement after Gortat missed Orlando's 97-91 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night. A Magic spokesman says the team's medical staff sent a sample swab from Gortat to health officials to test for swine flu.

Magic keep Nets winless with 88-72 victory (AP)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:05 PST

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard showed the winless New Jersey Nets that he'd like to repeat as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year. Howard blocked five shots, scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Magic defeated New Jersey Nets 88-72 on Friday night. The Nets, the NBA's only winless team at 0-9, played without three starters and shot 33 percent (28 of 85) for the game.

Cavs' Delonte West misses team plane (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:27:19 PST

Delonte West is having some kind of horrible season. It all started just before the preseason when he got pulled...

LeBron, Shaq help Cavs to 102-93 win over Magic (AP)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:55:48 PST

LeBron James didn't storm off the court this time. Instead, he shook hands with teammates and anyone who offered, walking to the locker room slowly with an ever-so small grin. He also departed Orlando with the most important thing this time: a win. James scored 36 points, Shaquille O'Neal provided an inside presence and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 102-93 on Wednesday night...