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Derek Fisher’s smooth left hand shooting stroke nailed two daggers in the heart of the Orlando Magic Thursday night.
First, with his Lakers trailing 87-84 with 4.6 left in regulation, Fisher made a 3-pointer to save LA and send game four of the NBA Finals into overtime.
Then with 31.3 seconds left in overtime and the game [...]

You would think the Orlando Magic would be a bit embarrassed and angry after losing to the Lakers by 25 points in game one of the NBA finals Thursday.
LA won 100-75, taking control in the second quarter and never looking back. Orlando was only down by 10 at half, 53-43, but the [...]

The Orlando Magic finished the third act of what is turning out to be their four part show in the NBA playoffs. The Magic made the Cleveland Cavaliers disappear over the weekend.
Orlando beat Cleveland, 103-90, Saturday to win the Eastern Conference title and advance to the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Orlando [...]

Turns out the Boston Celtics are not the only ones with a little lucky charm on their side. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals Thursday proved Orlando has a little magic on their side, too.
The Magic evened the series, 3-3, with an 83-75 come-from-behind win that forced a seventh game Sunday night in [...]

Before the NBA playoffs get started later today, I thought I would put in my two cents worth on some of the awards for the regular season.
With the MVP, usually there are one or two top candidates. This year I think there could be three — LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade. [...]

Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard made a great combo as finalists in Saturday’s NBA Slam Dunk contest.  The two put on a great show in the All-Star eve competition.  It was like David vs. Goliath or Superman vs. The Flash.
Nate is under 6-feet tall.  He is a speedy guard with the New York Knicks.  The [...]