Orlando is 48-54 vs. Chicago (27-23 at home, 21-31 on the road) during regular season action, including 1-3 last season. Orlando is 4-6 vs. the Bulls during the playoffs (1995 Conference Semis, 1996 Conference Finals). The Magic
have split the last ten regular season meetings with the Bulls. The Magic have won four of the last five matchups at home, but lost eight of the last 12 outings at Chicago. D.J. Augustin appeared in 61 games with the Bulls during the 2013-14 season. Magic Senior VP Pat Williams served as Bulls GM from 1969-73. Assistant GM Matt Lloyd spent 13 seasons with the Bulls in various capacities.
BEST ALL-TIME SCORING PERFORMANCE VS. BULLS: 52 pts., Tracy McGrady (@ Orlando, 2-21-03)
Josh Robbins ✔@JoshuaBRobbins
The Magic are listing Elfrid Payton as questionable and D.J. Augustin as out for tomorrow's game against the Bulls.
Chicago: Zach LaVine (left ACL), Nikola Mirotić (concussion and maxillary fractures), Cameron Payne (right foot) and Bobby Portis (team suspension) are OUT.
After Mack tallied nine points and eight assists in Memphis, Vogel described Mack as a “steady hand.” “He knows how to play the game,” Vogel added. “He knows how to be effective on both ends of the court. It’s the next-man-up mentality. We lost D.J., who’s been our starting point guard, and Shelvin stepped up and did a great job.”
``I think it’s enough (with him and Simmons at point guard),’’ said Mack, who made three of four shots and hit a 3-pointer on Wednesday. ``We were able to get it done (on Wednesday), and with the way we play, a lot of people bring the ball up in different situations. We have a lot of unselfish guys. We’re basketball players and we can figure it out.’’
``On the offensive end, we’re still having too many one-pass possessions, no-pass possessions, still too many forces at the rim, still not crashing enough and not taking care of the basketball enough,’’ said Vogel while pushing his team to want more. ``I think there is still a lot of room for improvement on that (offensive) end. No, we’re not going to shoot that well every night and we’re going to play tough defensive groups and there will be games where we’re undermanned because of injury, but there are still things that we can improve upon.
``That’s what I’m challenging our guys with – not can we sustain it, but can we keep improving with every game that we’re playing,’’ the coach added.
The Magic are 6-0 when their opponents shoot under 50% FG.
The Bulls are 0-3 when their opponents score 100+ points.
John Denton @JohnDenton555
Since 1995-96, only teams to score as many points as @OrlandoMagic through 8 games (919) are 15-16 Warriors (919) & 17-18 Warriors (968).
Josh Robbins ✔@JoshuaBRobbins
If the Magic win Friday, the Magic would have a 7-2 record. That would be Orlando's best record thru nine games since the 2007-08 season.
Evan Fournier has connected on at least one three-pointer in 33 consecutive games, the third-longest active streak in the NBA. The longest streak in Magic history is 78 games, held by Dennis Scott from Apr. 19, 1995-Apr. 7, 1996.
As of Nov. 2, Aaron Gordon ranks fourth in the NBA in three-point FG percentage, 12th in FG percentage,
Nikola Vucevic is ranked 3rd in the league in screen assists (36).
Shelvin Mack ranks sixth in the NBA in assists-to-turnover ratio.
Fournier ranks second in the NBA in FT percentage, fifth in three-point FG percentage, 18th in FG percentage, 20th
in scoring
Speights is tied for 12th in three-point FG percentage.
Marreese Speights @Mospeights16
Nothing's more fun than doing what people say you can't do!
THIS DATE IN MAGIC HISTORY – NOVEMBER 3…
November 3, 2004 – Steve Francis scored a game-high 26 points, including the game-winning basket with 0.2 seconds
remaining, as Orlando edged Milwaukee in the regular season opener for both teams at the TD Waterhouse Centre, 93-92.
Francis also tallied nine rebounds and seven assists. Grant Hill netted 20 points for the Magic and Dwight Howard, making his
NBA regular season debut, recorded 12 points, a game-high-tying 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. After Hill scored with
19.3 seconds left, Michael Redd banked in a 19-footer to give Milwaukee a 92-91 advantage with 3.5 seconds remaining. On
the ensuing possession, Francis drove by Maurice Williams and converted the game-winning bucket, giving the Magic an
emotional victory.
November 3, 2003 – The Magic set a franchise record for shooting futility as they went 25.0 percent from the field and tied a
franchise low by only converting 21 field goals vs. the Knicks. New York defeated Orlando, 75-68, at TD Waterhouse Centre.
Tracy McGrady scored a game-high 19 points on the night.
November 3, 1999 – Doc Rivers picked up his first head coaching victory, edging out Detroit, 103-94, in the tail end of a back-toback contest. Darrell Armstrong flirted with a triple-double posting 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, as well as four
steals in the victory. Pat Garrity paced the Magic with 20 points in the home opener.
November 3, 1995 – Coming off a trip to the NBA Finals, Orlando opened its seventh season with a 99-88 victory over
Cleveland. Anfernee Hardaway led the way for the Magic with 28 points.
Orlando Solar Bears @OrlandoHockey
Sneak-peek at our #SolarBears @OrlandoMagic Night jerseys for Saturday!
at the crybaby who reported the original "Chicago BS" image...
