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11-30-2013
He eyed his former office with envy. Though the office in Orlando was nice, he quite liked his office here in Phoenix … he never used it but he liked to come up here. He liked to stare out the window and absorb the view during the evening hours, when the horizon was colored in hues of pink and orange.
But this wasn’t his office anymore. The walls had been repainted a shade of purple close to the official team colors but just a bit lighter. No longer did pictures hang on the walls … now there were paintings.
And the desk that had been empty before was now covered with multiple computer monitors, each one with some form of statistics on the screen.
Behind that desk was one Veronica Sellers. The blonde was still as stunning as ever. “I like what you did with the office,” he lied.
She flashed a smirk. “You never used it before.”
It was small talk. The worst kind of small talk, the kind that was saying nothing. Andy folded his hands behind his back.
“So, you wanted to talk about Dudley?”
He internally winced. He had come here on the pretense that he wanted to talk about J-Dud. Truthfully, he did miss how he played the game.
But he wasn’t here for shop talk. He looked her in the eyes. “Actually, I wanted to talk about why you’re trying to screw me.”
Her face showed shock. Maybe she didn’t expect it but she was a better
liar than most gave her credit for. “I’m sorry?”
He approached her desk and leaned on it. “What have you been telling the women’s rights groups?”
Veronica’s eyes went from shocked to steely. She met his gaze. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Oh really?” He jabbed a finger in her direction. “I’m not stupid. You set me up with Angela, you were hovering around me the entire time I was here … you knew. You knew, from the beginning, what she was going to do to me.”
Veronica stood up. “I’m not discussing this. You wanted to meet about business.”
He slammed his fist into the desk. “This is business! My business that you and Sarver screwed me on!”
She shrugged. “We didn’t do anything, Andy. You put yourself in that position.”
He snorted like a bull. She was playing it too cool. “What did I do to you?” He wanted to know. He wanted to understand why he had been hung out to dry.
She smiled at him and he could feel the temperature in the room drop ten degrees. “You’re so naive, Andy. Just because your situation ended with you losing the job doesn’t mean it was personal … it was fate.”
“Fate?” He stared at her. “I got screwed out of this job.”
“If that’s how you see it … but your loss was my gain. And it’s not like you’re struggling in Orlando. You have talent. So do I.” She walked around to his side of the desk, sat on it, and crossed her legs slowly. “We’re linked, you and I. We’ll be that way the rest of our careers.”
He felt his blood boil … it wasn’t just the anger. It was the emotions she was stirring up in him. He still found her attractive even after everything.
But he was pissed and she got that.
Which is why she was doing this. She was doing this on purpose.
Andy stood straighter and shook his head. “I won’t get a straight answer out of you.” He turned around and grabbed his jacket, putting it on.
“What did you come here for, anyway?”
He turned around and glared at her. “Your office is ugly as hell.” With that, he left.
His time here in Phoenix was over.
He would have to find out what happened here on his own.
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I love the story you put in as well. Makes it hard to wait for the next segment. Keep up the good work!
Cal is turning more guys into millionaires than wall-street.
Everyone went pro from the 2012 Kentucky team even the ball boy!Comment
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Thanks man, appreciate the support! More to come tomorrow.
I thought that line would elicit some laughter. I'm glad it did
Stay tuned for more.
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Re: Fate and Fortune: The Andy McCutcheon Story (NBA 2K13)
12-1-2013
“Andy?”
He stared at his plate of food before him, his mind not really paying
attention to what was going on.
“Andy?”
He looked to his left and saw his oldest brother, Brad, sitting there with a frown on his face. “Pass the damn potatoes.”
With a sigh, Andy did just that.
His oldest sister, Rachael, scoffed at them both. “Can’t we just have a nice dinner?”
Andy mentally answered that question with a resounding “NO” but didn’t verbalize it.
It was Thanksgiving for them.
None of the four McCutcheon children could make the regular holiday last week so they had pushed Thanksgiving back to today. It was … awkward.
Like it had been every year since Dad died.
The four children and their mother sat at the dining room table. The head of the table was, like every year, left empty. That was where his father would have been if he was alive. The only thing that was there now was a place mat, the beat up Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special one that his father always used.
“Isn’t this nice?” His mother offered with a fake smile as she piled more bread rolls onto her plate.
Andy frowned in her direction but didn’t bring up, yet again, how the bread she was eating was preventing her from losing weight. He wasn’t going to bring up how utterly unhealthy she was or how horribly constructed, from a health standpoint, this Thanksgiving meal was.
He brought that up last year and was summarily shut down by everyone. He wasn’t going to waste his breath.
“The firm is going to be working on a big case soon,” Brad said as he shoveled mashed potatoes into his mouth. “We’re going to make a lot of money on this one.”
“Doesn’t it bother you?” His youngest sister, Cathy, asked. “Being a defense lawyer for these … these … white collar criminals, who rob—”
“Innocent until proven guilty,” Brad reminded her as he shifted in his chair uncomfortably. He didn’t like to consider the ethical or moral complications of his work. He liked the paycheck.
Said paycheck was what covered his multiple classic cars. And his call girls, but Mom didn’t know about that. Brad was never going to settle down. Being the eldest of the four, older than Andy by twenty years, Brad was expected to be exactly what he was: driven, determined, and all about the money.
Cathy rolled her eyes. “Just like you to dodge the question.”
“I plead the fifth.”
“This isn’t a court,” Cathy said with frustration. She was the next youngest after Andy, eleven years older than him. She worked as a couples’ counselor and was quite good at it. Unfortunately, that meant she was always trying to analyze people and help them.
“Guys, really?” Rachael shook her head as she stood from the table. “I think it’s time for the alcohol.”
“Yes,” everyone at the table agreed simultaneously. So far, so good … Thanksgiving was playing out according to the usual script. Pleasantries in the beginning, friendly bickering before the meal, a building crescendo of annoyance as the meal went on, not so friendly bickering as the meal passed the halfway point, and the booze to calm everyone down and keep them from killing one another.
Rachael went into the kitchen and came out with two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey.
Brad grabbed the whiskey and, like he did every year, pointed at Andy. “You gonna grow a set and drink this?”
“Are you gonna grow a set at all?” Andy responded with a smirk. Brad grumbled and poured himself a glass.
Andy went for the wine, his preferred drink most of the time. Brad thought of wine as a “woman’s drink” and refused to take part in it. Andy liked to think of it as a drink that was classier than hard liquor.
Rachael poured him a tall glass of red wine and slid it over to him. “How are you doing, Andy?”
Rachael was the only one out of them all to be married. She was seventeen years older than Andy, had two kids, and her husband wasn’t a jackass. He was a nice guy but hated social functions. Of any kind.
Rachael had learned to deal with that, as she was the most flexible of them all. She didn’t work, not really … a few odd jobs here and there. Her husband made enough money that she didn’t need to. She stayed home, took care of the kids, took care of the house, and pursued life.
Andy was jealous of that in a way. He just couldn’t imagine not working towards something though … but that’s why Rachael was Rachael: she was the most versatile, most flexible, of them all.
Andy took his glass, took a deep swallow of the wine, and smiled for the first time all day. “It’s going all right.”
“Your team isn’t sucking?” Brad asked with a grin.
“We’re actually 11-4,” Andy responded with a bit of pride. They were currently leading the division after last night’s 89-78 win against the Sixers.
“Basketball is boring anyway,” Brad offered before standing up and stretching. “Good dinner, Ma … I’m gonna go watch some football.”
Andy’s mom stood as well. “I think I’ll start cleaning up the kitchen.” She disappeared from the dining room and then it was just the three of them left.
Cathy shot Andy a glare before getting up and following their mother to the kitchen.
Andy frowned at her as she left. “She’s not going to forgive me easily, is she?”
Rachael moved to sit closer to Andy and patted his arm lightly. “She’ll come around … she got a lot of flak for what happened with you. Her coworkers were very much unhappy with you.”
“A group of counselors specializing in couples therapy who work with women suffering from various forms of abuse are pissed at me because I’m accused of rape … yeah, that figures,” he said sourly. He took a deep swallow from his glass of wine. He set it down; happily discovering that it was already halfway gone.
Rachael refilled the glass without a second’s thought. “Mom believes you. I do.”
He smiled at her. “Mom … she believes me, sure. But I don’t think she thinks its truth. You believing me is worth more in the long run … at least you’re honest.”
“My husband doesn’t appreciate that nearly as much as you do,” she joked.
“You’re sure we’re related? You seem so much less screwed up than the rest of us.”
She took a deep swallow from her wine and set the glass down. She was an old pro at this. One bottle was for her. The other one was for everyone else. “I drink like a sponge soaks water, I’m pretty sure my liver’s gonna fail before I hit 45, and I’m closer to 45 than 35 … oh, and I have two kids so I can’t possibly be sane.” She smirked. “I’m screwed up, just differently than the rest of you.”
Andy nodded and drank some more. “I don’t know what to do,” he admitted.
“About what?”
“About life … work I get. I know what to do there. But as soon as I step out of that office … it seems that the rest of my life is beyond saving. I’m tainted, stained … the women’s rights groups in Orlando is making noise about me every day. I’m public enemy number one.”
“You’re exaggerating.”
He nodded. “Somewhat, but it’s still bad. I’m sure, positive, that my previous employers are spreading BS lies about me. I just can’t prove it.”
She leaned back in the chair. “I wish I could tell you it would get easier but it won’t. It takes some people years for their image to recover.”
Years.
That was too long. He couldn’t wait years. He couldn’t have this on him for that long because the stain would become permanent by then. “I need it gone faster.”
“You always want things faster,” Rachael pointed out. “Faster got you into the situation. You were promoted to GM of a team at 24, faster than anyone before you, and you met a girl and moved faster with her than any girl before her.”
Andy glowered at his wine glass. “Slow and steady?”
“Wins the race,” she concluded.
He sighed and drank his wine, his eyes finding their way to the empty chair at the table.
All that was there was a place mat.
His father had wanted things to go by faster to. He was always working towards retirement, his golden years where he could do whatever the hell he wanted.
And then he died, while working, months before he was due to retire.
He finished his glass and set it down on the table.
“More?” Rachael asked. She always enjoyed drinking company.
“More. I need to get wasted.”
“So three glasses for you then?”
He smiled at her. “Maybe I’ll try for four.”
“Brad would be proud.”
“He just wishes he had my set.”
The two of them burst out laughing.
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Re: Fate and Fortune: The Andy McCutcheon Story (NBA 2K13)
New York Knicks at Orlando Magic Dec 4, 2013 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH SCORE New York (7-11) 29 20 28 24 101 Orlando (11-6) 25 19 24 25 93
Knicks 101, Magic 93
ORLANDO -- It hasn't been the most wonderful time of the year for the Magic. Thursday night marked the third loss in four games for the young team, this time against a red hot Knicks squad who were determined not to lose this game.
"Coach made sure we knew not to underestimate these guys and I feel we didn't," said Carmelo Anthony, who lit up the Magic with 35 points on 15 of 29 shooting.
Anthony frustrated and bothered the Magic on the offensive end of the floor. He wasn't the only Knick to frustrate the young team either.
Iman Shumpert had a big game, finishing with 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting, as well as netting three steals. "I just played my game and they just let me," said Shumpert. "They dared me to score ... I think they regret that now."
The Magic, for their part, put up a valiant effort in the fourth quarter, after watching their five point deficit double to ten in the third quarter. An explosion of offensive force from Shabazz Muhammad got the game within three points with fifty seconds left in the game.
Muhammad finished with 39 points on 17 of 31 shooting. "I played a little too conservative in that first half and coach told me to get out there and get wild. I take the blame for this one, I should have been firing on all cylinders from the beginning of the game," said Muhammad.
It wasn't a quiet game from young center Nerlens Noel though. He finished with 30 points on 13 of 19 shooting, but fouled out with a minute to go in the game. "I played sloppy tonight on defense and I gave them free points. That's on me," said Noel.
No other Magic player got into double figures however. The closest was Glen Davis, who finished with seven points and eight rebounds. "We can't just let those two young guys be the ones to score, we have to step up too and we didn't tonight," said Davis.
GM Andy McCutcheon agreed with that assessment. "I think we need to be better about spreading the ball around ... we're a team that's developing and learning right now. Some of that has to happen on the court and tonight I think we learned something."
The Magic have lost against the Heat, Thunder, and Knicks now in the last four games, their only win coming against the 76ers. Their next game is against the Pacers.
"We'll learn from this and move on ... it's a long season. We'll be fine," said Coach Kevin McHale.Comment
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COMMENTARY
Bye-Bye Baby: Magic trade fan-favorite
Hector Young
December 6, 2013
It hasn’t been the season the Orlando Magic thought it was going to be. Nabbing, arguably, the two best players in the draft and saving money in free agency by signing young, cheap, talent set the Magic up for a year of rebuilding.
Instead, they find themselves 11-6, a half game back of the Miami Heat and contending for a playoff spot. Admittedly, it’s early in the season, but that didn’t seem to matter to GM Andy McCutcheon. Late Thursday night he agreed to trade Glen “Big Baby” Davis, Adrei Kirklenko, Alex Len, and a 2015 first round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Andrea Bargnani, Landry Fields, and two second round picks.
Why did this happen? What’s the plan? Will it help? Let’s break it down.
The Why
It’s no secret that the Magic have been relying far too much on the outstanding rookie tandem of Muhammad and Noel (sounds like a buddy cop show, doesn’t it?). Other teams have seen this as well and have decided to take away one, make the other get too aggressive, and then watch as the rest of the Magic fail to capitalize on open shots.
The Magic’s personnel were not meant for this type of strategy. AK47, a defensive stalwart even now, does not possess the offensive capabilities he once did. Glen Davis is good for defense and rebounds, and that’s about it … he can’t dunk to save his life and athletically he’s a bit challenged. Ish Smith is a good passing point guard but his offensive abilities are raw still.
Which just leaves Muhammad and Noel as the only two offensive threats out of the starting five. Coach Kevin McHale has been trying to make some adjustments to the lineup to let some of the bench players step up. That hasn’t worked. The Magic have been outscored every single time Muhammad and Noel are both off the floor.
The two rookies are that important to this team which is why opposing teams did their best to take one of them away, forcing the other to be more aggressive and miss shots or get into foul trouble.
The fact that Glen Davis and AK47 were both averaging career lows in points didn’t help matters. As good as they are, they weren’t quite the right fit. That was obvious during the summer when rumors swirled of Davis being traded but nothing ever came of it.
The Plan
The Magic expected this year to be a rough one. Progress, yes, but not such promising early progress as this. They are vying for a top five seed in the East (admittedly, not hard but for such a young team it’s very good), have beaten the Heat once-something they didn’t do all of last season, and fans are coming back to the games.
The product on the floor has vastly improved. Part of that was luck. Part of that was good decisions by the front office. Now the question is, was this a good decision?
Taking on the contracts of Bargnani and Fields is no small matter. Both are making more money than Davis and AK47, and neither expires for two more years whereas AK47’s expired at the end of this season. That would have been some major cap space but this year’s free agent class looks to be the worst in half a decade.
The plan, to maintain flexibility, is still very much feasible. The Magic’s roster still has plenty of young talent, it has draft picks still, and they can make a play for people in free agency should they so choose. What’s the aim, then?
Summer 2015. The free agent class of 2015 looks to be talented … that’s because Miami’s Big Three of Wade, James, and Bosh all have the option to become free agents that summer. Is McCutcheon looking ahead to that summer? Maybe.
But that summer should provide plenty of intrigue around the league.
Will it help?
Undeniably, yes. Landry Fields is a better small forward than shooting guard and should find his way to that position. Fields plays a game very reminiscent of another McCutcheon favorite, Jared Dudley. Fields does a bit of everything and does it decently enough. He won’t be a big cog in the offense but he’ll make people pay if they leave him open. He’s a threat offensively, something AK47 can no longer claim to be.
Bargnani is the bigger piece of this trade and not just because he’s a seven footer. His game is the opposite of Nerlens Noel. Noel likes to bang down low and eat people alive near the basket. Bargnani like to spread the floor, shoot from the high post, and make people pay if they leave him open.
Bargnani is also a legitimate threat to get hot at any time, unlike Glen Davis who is only a legitimate threat to a buffet line (it’s the truth!). Bargnani’s ability to spread the floor is going to make offense much easier for the rest of the Magic players.
This trade also helps the bench, who can now step into more versatile lineups with Fields and Bargnani onboard. McHale should be able to plug in some truly inspired lineups-say a big lineup of Bargnani, Noel, Harkless, Miller, and Muhammad-that should give other teams fits.
But there’s a lot to work out here for everyone.
For the Raptors, who are sitting at 4-20, this signifies an end to their season. They’re rebuilding: the pick, AK47’s contract, young center prospect Alex Len, and veteran Glen Davis will help them get through this season. It will help them a lot in the future, should that pick turn out to be worth something (and it may).
For the Magic, the team has accelerated its thought process. No longer is just being better than last year the objective.
Now the team is expected to make a strong effort for the playoffs. No one will be surprised if they don’t make it but they had better get close.
The pressure is on.
The season continues.
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12-7-2013
Andy grinned wildly as he watched the game end. What a game for the Magic … the Pacers fought hard, they fought tough, but the new-look Magic pulled through. That wouldn’t have happened a week ago. That wouldn’t have happened with Glen Davis and AK47 still on the team.
He took a sip of his water and looked at the box score on his laptop screen. Muhammad finished with 28 points, five rebounds, and six assists. He had a slow start in the first half but lit it up in the second half. Noel dominated Roy Hibbert again with 27 points and 11 boards. And Bargnani showed up in a big way, scoring 19 points and pulling in 11 rebounds.
Fields didn’t do much but Andy didn’t mind that. Fields would develop as time went on. Bargnani was going to be valuable this year and perhaps the next.
They were aiming for the playoffs. They were going to make the playoffs if Andy had anything to do with it.
He looked out his office window and into the city before him. He wondered how many people had just watched the Magic game?
His phone rang. He put it on speak phone, knowing exactly who it was.
“Gil.”
“Kid,” the older man grumbled, his voice raspy.
“You feeling better?”
“Not really … damn cold,” Gil responded. “Saw the game. Nice work.”
Andy smirked. The Bargnani deal had been his baby, his idea from the get go. “Thanks. I learned from the best.”
“Stop being a suck up,” Gil shot back. “We need to talk about what’s next.”
Andy stared out the window questioningly. “Next as in … ?”
“This offseason. Bargnani can’t be a permanent piece, his age and contract don’t make him a great fit long term.”
Andy sighed. “Can’t we just celebrate for tonight?”
“We patted ourselves on the back. Time to think forward.”
“I like his type of player,” Andy said as he sat down in his chair and brought up the list of potential free agents. “Paul Gasol resigned with the Lakers … Dirk likely won’t be there … ”
“But his contract will be expiring,” Gil countered. “So will Fields. We could package them for a younger power forward or small forward.”
“I think Fields will develop into a good player.”
“He might.”
Andy stared at his screen and shook his head. “I’m not seeing what you’re seeing.”
Gil coughed and cleared his throat. “I’m working an angle … just keep your eyes peeled.”
“Um … okay.”
“Good night then … I’m going to drink a bottle of Nyquil and maybe some whiskey.” Gil hung up.
Andy sighed at his screen, wondering what Gil had planned.
“Never enough time to savor the victory,” he mumbled to himself.
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Rapid Reaction: Heat 118, Magic 88
By Hector Young | Orlando Sentinel
December 13, 2013
WHAT IT MEANS: The Magic lose again in blowout fashion to the Heat, this time by 30 points. After leading by three at halftime, the Magic came out cold while the Heat warmed up fast. Lebron James and Dwayne Wade devastated the Magic on the fast break with crisp passing and huge help from bench players like Mike Miller.
The Magic gave up an ungodly 58% shooting on three pointers while struggling to hit threes of their own, getting only two long balls all night long. The win now puts Miami squarely in the division driver's seat as the Magic must wait till January to try and even the series at two apiece.
WOW MOMENT: With 7:52 remaining in the third quarter and the Heat clawing to extend their six point lead, Lebron found D-Wade streaking down court on the fast break and let fly a pass that allowed D-Wade to throw it down like it was 2005 again. The Heat crowd erupted as the young Magic looked on in stunned silence. From there, the game was Miami's.
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT: "I'm tired of losing to these guys ... next time, we're winning. ***k them." A very unhappy Shabazz Muhammad after the game. Despite his explosion in the second half, finishing with 32 points, four assists, and four boards, the Magic could only cut the lead to 13 points with four minutes to go.
MISSING BIG BABY? Andrea Bargnani scored only eight points and pulled down six boards in the Magic's loss. Bargnani's performance was not what the Magic were expecting, especially after playing so well in wins against the Pacers, Grizzlies, and Clippers since the December 7th trade.
HELP WANTED: Shabazz Muhammad had 32 points. Nerlens Noel had 23 points. The rest of the Magic's starters? 16 points between Bargnani, Fields, and Smith. The Magic's bench were outscored 31 to 17 by the Heat.
NO VACANCY: Despite losing the game by 30 points, the Magic did reject six of the Heat's shots and held them to 52% shooting, while they shot 58%.
GET SOME STICK'EM: John Madden would be screaming this from the stands at the Magic, who tallied a season high 26 turnovers, 20 of them coming in the second half. Some of this has to be blamed on the Heat being that good. A lot of it has to be blamed on the Magic being that sloppy and desperate to win. Eight of those turnovers came from Shabazz Muhammad, who did his best young Kobe impression and shot the Magic back into the game ... as well as turning the ball over a lot to put them right back out of it.
UP NEXT: Hawks vs. Magic, Sunday at 6:00 p.m. The Magic get a much needed home date and look to rebound after the beating they took against the Heat.
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Transactions Report
Extensions
Jazz:
Danny Granger signed to a 4yr/$45.83M deal
Bulls:
Luol Deng signed to a 4yr/$38.10M deal
Timberwolves:
Luke Ridnour signed to a 4yr/$5.69M deal
Pacers:
Tyler Honeycutt signed to a 3yr/$4.65M deal
Mavericks:
O.J. Mayo signed to a 4yr/$31.92M deal
Bucks:
Monta Ellis signed to a 4yr/$85.71M deal
Wizards:
Emeka Okafor signed to a 4yr/$14.18M deal
Trades
Pistons trade Jonas Jerebko and a 2015 second round pick to the Spurs for their 2015 first round pick.
Warriors trade Spencer Hawes to the Timberwolves for Brandon Roy
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Rapid Reaction: Magic 98, Wizards 95
By Hector Young | Orlando Sentinel
December 26, 2013
WHAT IT MEANS: The Magic took the Wizards best shot and still came out on top ... barely. The Wizards, came into the game winning eight straight and carrying a 13-12 record. They had battled back from below .500. The Magic had won four out of six since the Heat loss but the team had lost two straight coming into this game.
That looked like it was going to be three straight for most of this game. The Wizards came out hot, getting big shots from John Wall and Bradley Beal, one of the most dynamic backcourts in the game. The Magic had one lead in the first quarter and by halftime found themselves down by five.
Halftime has been the devil for the Magic all year, who struggle to get warmed back up in the third quarter. Those struggles continued this game and the Wizards lead grew to thirteen points by the start of the fourth quarter.
That's when Nerlens Noel took over the game. Muhammad had struggled all night finding his shot and he deferred to Noel in the fourth, who powered the Magic back in dominating fashion getting Nene and Okafor in foul trouble. Noel helped bring the Magic back behind his 32 points and 11 rebound performance.
The Magic remain tied with the Heat for the division title thanks to the win.
WOW MOMENT: With less than a minute to go and the game tied at 91, Shabazz Muhammad shook down Bradley Beal, drove into the lane and finished a layup with heavy contact while also getting the foul. Muhammad sank that shot, giving the Magic a three point lead, and then sank another two free throws at the end of the game to seal it. Muhammad finished with 23 points on 8 of 22 shooting, but managed to come through when it mattered.
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT: "This is the type of game you have heart attacks about." Coach Kevin McHale after the Magic pulled out a close win against the Wizards.
THE DUEL OF DUOS: The game was close and that was because the battle of the dynamic duos-John Wall and Bradley Beal versus Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel-was close the entire night. Wall finished with 22 points and 10 assists while Beal finished with 23 points and seven rebounds. Muhammad finished with 23 points and eight assists while Noel finished with 32 points and eleven boards.
Neither duo got much help from their supporting cast, but both played hard. As one league executive after the game said, "I may just have a reason to watch these games on League Pass now."
FOUL STENCH: Andrea Bargnani had a tough day again for the Magic, finishing with only 11 points and two boards in limited play because of his foul trouble all game long. Bargnani had difficulty banging inside with post pros Okafor and Nene, which forced the Magic to play second-year man Andrew Nicholson often. Speaking of Nicholson ...
NICHOLSON'S MIRACLE: With 1:32 left in the game and the Magic down by three, Andrew Nicholson buried a clutch three pointer to tie the game and send the Orlando crowd into a frenzy. This is the third time this year Nicholson has hit a game tying three. The power forward is not known for his range but it appears he's improving, much to the chagrin of his opponents.
UP NEXT: The Magic travel to Brooklyn to play the defending NBA champion Nets (21-7) at 7:30 p.m.Comment
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