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Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers
When: 7pm Eastern
Where: Travis Diener's House of Horrors (Conseco Fieldhouse)
Why: Because Hedo and Diener bitchslaped David Stern into making it happen.
TV: FSFL (boooo Brighthouse), and several illegal internet feeds.
Records: ORL 30-18, (18-10 road) Indy 19-28, (9-12 home)
Last 10 games: ORL 7-3 Indy 3-7
Last meeting: Dec 9, Indy won 115-109
Projected starting lineup:
Orlando-
PG: Hidayet Arroyo
SG: Mo Turk
SF: Hedo Turkoglu
PF: Hidayet Lewis
C: Hedo Howard
Indiana-
PG: Travis Diener
SG: Danny Diener Granger
SF: Mike Diener Dunleavy
PF: Troy Diener Murphy
C: Travis Jeff Foster
Game preview:
On Dec. 7, however, the Magic lost 115-109 at home to the Pacers (19-28), who are the East's second-best scoring team at 103.2 points per game. Orlando can even its season series with Indiana, but comes in having lost four straight at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Most of the Magic's problems in Indiana are due to poor play on offense, scoring no more than 86 points in their last six games there. They're averaging 88.3 in their last 19 games in Indiana, losing 14.
Orlando, however, has been outstanding on the road this season, winning its NBA-best 18th away from home on Friday as Hedo Turkoglu's two free throws with 2.4 seconds left secured the win against the 76ers.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/preview?gid=2008020211
Key Matchup: Hedo "Hero" Turkoglu vs Travis "Y'all cant stop me" Diener.
Pat Garrity's keys of the game:
"Take Diener off his game, and dont let him post you up."
Adonal Foyle's useless trivia fact of the game:
"Elephants are the only land mammals that can't jump. So does that mean i am a elephant?"
http://dogman0.tripod.com/useless.html
Matty Guokas pregame thoughts:
"The Dienermytes are a one man team with Travis Diener playing all 5 positions on the floor, including being the sixthman off the bench, but the Heros are a team and that should be an advantage."
Prorl's prediction:
"Another awkward victory dance. Hero!! Hero!!!"
For Luck (Meghan
):
Go Heros!!!!!!!!!!!!!
F*** DIENER!!
