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Magic vs Cavaliers Thread; 2/21, 7 PM, Quicken Loans Arena
Topic Started: Feb 21 2006, 01:17 PM (1,728 Views)
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WHERE: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland.

RECORDS: Magic 19-32; Cavaliers 31-21.

BROADCAST: TV -- WRBW-Ch. 65. Radio -- 580 AM (WDBO); Spanish language: 1030 AM (WONQ).

LeBron James always gets a big ovation being introduced to the home crowd. It should be a bit louder this time.

Two days after becoming the youngest All-Star game MVP in league history, James tries to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their third straight win when they meet the Orlando Magic and newly acquired Darko Milicic.

James had 29 points and helped key a second-half rally as the Eastern Conference came back from 21 points down to defeat the West 122-120 at Houston's Toyota Center on Sunday.

"We didn't want to get blown out on national TV," James said. "All in all, this is a game and we just want to have fun, but you know we're all competitors and our competitive nature kicked in at one point."

At just 21 years old and playing in his second All-Star Game, James surpassed Oscar Robertson, who was 22 when he won the award as a rookie in 1961.

"I was just showcasing my talent today and we got another win," James said.

Before the break, James had one of his best games of the season, recording his fourth triple-double with 43 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a 113-109 double-overtime win over Boston on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers also overcame 50 points from the Celtics' Paul Pierce, James' teammate on the East All-Stars.

"We just willed a way to win," said James, who had 43 points two nights earlier in a home win over San Antonio.

At 31.2 points per game, James is third in league in scoring behind fellow All-Stars Allen Iverson of Philadelphia (33.2) and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (35.0).

The Magic hope the No. 2 overall pick in the 2003 draft -- selected behind James -- can start living up to his promise and help salvage their season.

On Wednesday, Orlando acquired Milicic and guard Carlos Arroyo from Detroit for forward Kelvin Cato and a lottery-protected first-round pick.

The 7-foot, 245-pound Milicic was picked ahead of current stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, but he rarely got off the Pistons bench. The 20-year-old center played in 96 games in three seasons, averaging 1.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 5.8 minutes.

"I think he needs a chance. He's a very skilled 7-foot basketball player that can shoot the ball from the elbow, top-of-the-key area, 15-17 foot range," Magic assistant general manager Otis Smith said. "I think he just needed a change to show what he can do."

Milicic goes from a team that has played in the NBA Finals each of the last two seasons to a team that may miss the playoffs for a third straight year.

Hours after acquiring Milicic, Orlando lost its season-high sixth straight with a 110-100 defeat to Miami in the finale of a home-and-home series.

Dwight Howard, playing center against the Heat's Shaquille O'Neal instead of power forward, finished with 16 points -- 14 from the free-throw line -- and 11 rebounds.

"We've just got to get everybody on the same page here. It's a disappointing first half to the All-Star break," Orlando coach Brian Hill said.

The Magic are in 12th place in the East, 5 1/2 games behind Philadelphia for the eighth and final playoff spot with 31 games remaining.

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I'll be watching this loss on tv tonight....I, I mean game.
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i wish i could see our young guns play... i gotta work. :( :(
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Now we finally get to see Darko and Arroyo play. I hope Darko gets alot of minutes in the game. If he scores over 10 I think thats a good game.
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I think we'll lose but regardless it will be interesting to see how Darko plays. Hopefully Arroyo plays good minutes too and feeds to ball to Dwight and everyone.
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Feb. 21 2006 04:00 PM
I think we'll lose but regardless it will be interesting to see how Darko plays. Hopefully Arroyo plays good minutes too and feeds to ball to Dwight and everyone.

Arroyo is going to start eventually, Maybe not tonight at first, but Dooling as our starting PG makes me sick to my stomach. He CAN NOT execute plays. I say throw both guys in and let them play thats the best way to learn IMO. Don't waste anytime time trying to develop Dwight and Darko, and getting Arroyo acustom to the playbook.

I'm still calling for darko to have a 15 point 8 rebound game.
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n_cruz69
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Francis will probably start at PG
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Solid Snake
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I dont know what to predict here. Safe way is obviously a loss. Or should I take a risk and pick a win? I dont know which one is better for the Magic. I think I am going to go for a reverse jinx and predict a blowout loss.
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Feb. 21 2006 04:34 PM
I dont know what to predict here. Safe way is obviously a loss. Or should I take a risk and pick a win?

I predict that one of those things you wrote about WILL happen. You can bet on it.
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DARKO DARKO DARKO!!!

The beginning of an era!
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I think our bench will be the difference in this game.
Magic 97
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I'M GONNA BE WEARING MY BRAND NEW D-FLIGHT RETRO JERSEY I GOT ON SUNDAY!!! :yes: :) :D

Darko will OWN someone tonight, MARK MY WORDS!!! :yes: :) :D
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Dwight and Darko era!

Double-D's! Man our team is HOT~~~ :lol:

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Arroyo's game would be pretty interesting to see too. I'm sure alot of our Puerto Rican bros are excited to see how he will do.
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Don't get too much ahead of yourself. According to what B. Hill said in the pregame, neither player will have many minutes tonight.
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Damnit!!!!!!! Start the mofo. like Gooden and Giercek started when Mike Miller got traded
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