Game #15 Miami Heat at Orlando Magic 11/22 7PM ET

[OrlandO]

Orlando Magic (6-8)



VS

Miami Heat (6-6)





AMWAY CENTER, ORLANDO FL




INJURY REPORT
[tweet]https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/536283398416109568[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/MagicInsider/status/536131164163936256[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/536200772154060800[/tweet]

Tobias Harris and Channing Frye will be on NBA Inside Stuff on NBATV today at noon (eastern time)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI3x2MSIhhc[/youtube]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/535983443558285312[/tweet]

RIDE THAT MOMENTUM

``Coach just told us, `Don’t panic and play our game.’ And the main thing was we got in a rhythm and we got a bunch of stops to get the win,’’ said Tobias Harris, who shook off a slow start and finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds. ``That’s a great win for us, being on the road and being down 23 points. We put our heads down a couple of times out there, but everybody on our team kept encouraging each other. And mainly our coaching staff kept encouraging us to dig down deep and come out with tonight’s victory.’’

``I was just trying to get us as easy a shot as possible and I figured if I got into the paint that something good would happen,’’ Payton said. ``Willie (Green) kept telling us to keep fighting and everybody was saying to just keep fighting and get stops. We could feel the momentum change. It’s great to do this, and even better to do it on the road.’’

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQDp4CsYj1w[/youtube]

"Fourniers hair is pissing me off" ~ Charlotte Fan

``I don’t know what just happened, but that was funny,’’ Fournier said. ``It’s just great to play with this kind of energy. The first half was terrible, but we just kept playing and believing. Things changed and we had the momentum and we won the game. I was on the bench at the end of the game asking, `How the hell did that just happen?’’’ Fournier added. ``But that’s basketball. Things can happen real quick.’’

``I told these guys that the game is never over until the fat lady sings and we came into the game and approached it that way,’’ said Gordon, who had played only sparingly in the past two weeks. ``We made things happen and the other teams started to get a little tight and look a little nervous and we capitalized on that.

``We were hyped, we were hyped,’’ said Magic reserve Willie Green.

[Def Swami]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/536200772154060800[/tweet]
We gotta get this one.

[Orlwillbeback]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/536200772154060800[/tweet]
We gotta get this one.

Yep theyre opening the door for us.

[Viper1500]

Great GT!

[Neato]

i really like this GT format

[ChosenSavior]

Bro you are doing yeoman's work on these game threads man! Nice to see the back to back did not affect your quality, well done.

Despite the injury woes that Miami is going through right now, they are still a veteran-heavy team with a very good coach leading them. We have to play hard for 48 minutes to get this one and not dig ourselves into deep holes.

We should have no problem on the boards against this team, have to dominate that stat. Also we need to outperform their bench and continue to move the ball so that it does not stick. We do those things, we shall claim victory!

[orlando1214]

Nice Game Thread!

Really would be great to get this one tonight. Wade is out so I think the Magic have a really good chance. 10 out of the next 14 are on the road, and a lot of them are against tough teams like the Warriors, so getting this win at home would be huge.

[cedric76]

Needed win tonight, 1st against playoff team

[OrlandO]

[OrlChamps2030]

Need to take advantage of Wade being out.. Lets see if we can get our first W against a quality team

[Nemesis21]

Great game thread! I'll be working this one. Go Magic!!

[drsd]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/535983443558285312[/tweet]

The fact that a win in road-game #10 would exceed wins in 41 games is a big WOW for me.

Look fellow Magic fans, Orlando will be a 50% road team with a win here. That is at a level of all expected playoff teams.

Orlando and Milwaukee are a lot better than anyone could have imagined.

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To this game: the come-back win should make Orlando's energy very high. But this is a back end of a BtB. That's always rough. The road-home BtB's can be a real challenge (players come home to home-stuff to do). Another excellent test to see home mentally fit this team is.



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[drsd]

Great observation from the O-Sen, as Gordon, Payton, and Green rode the Magic to the win, starters Oladipo, Fournier, and Frye should be super fresh for this game. What a gift for the Magic coach.


edit: Devyn Marble is out for this game.

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[Howard+Nelson]

1 extra ticket for tonights game - section 109 row 1 near the magic bench. $40 or best offer. message me. thanks.

[woosah]

It would be awesome to get this one. That would be another against a quality team and on a b2b, which should really get the confidence bubbling. I'm hyped to watch.

[Sensor]

Even with Wade being out it would still be nice to get a w against our in-state rival. Lets get a little winning streak going on

[majortom71]

I didn't know the Heat had Jesus on their roster!

[SOUL]

let's win this!

[Jameerthefear]

A win tonight and a loss by the Cavs to Toronto will put us in the 6th seed.

[JaysRule15]

Saw a bit of your game against the Hornets. Nice comeback.