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20100222

Nelson Says Magic Will Derail Cavs-Lakers Finals

ORLANDO -- Magic point guard Jameer Nelson has heard all the talk about the Lakers/Cavaliers NBA Finals that everyone already is anticipating with four weeks left in the regular season.

Who wouldn't like to see Kobe Bryant face off against LeBron James -- the last two NBA Most Valuable Players and clearly the two best players in the game today?

How great would it be to see icon Shaquille O'Neal try to land his fifth NBA title with his third different team, doing it at the expense...

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20100218

Magic Must Adapt to New-Look Cavs

ORLANDO -- Beating Cleveland again in a seven-game series was going to be hard enough for the Orlando Magic. The task just got considerably more difficult.

This was the trade they didn't want to see.

Veteran forward Antawn Jamison going to Cleveland was done with an eye on the Magic, who beat the Cavaliers last spring in the Eastern Conference final. They still present the biggest obstacle standing in front of a Lakers/Cavs NBA Finals.

The Magic, who are likely...

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20100210

Vinsanity Returns Again in Orlando

ORLANDO -- This looked like an old Vince Carter highlight tape -- just without the dunks.

Carter, whose first season with his hometown team has been marked mostly by disappointment, finally delivered the game he had promised, exploding for a season-high 48 points while carrying the Magic to a 123-117, come-from-behind victory against New Orleans.

"That was vintage Vince Carter,'' gushed Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. "He was incredible, unbelievable tonight....

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20100206

Plenty of 'what ifs' for Magic this season

The Magic are struggling to recapture the chemistry that launched them into the Finals last season.

There are times when you have to wonder whether all this would be happening, if Courtney Lee's shot had just gone in.

The reshuffling of the lineup, the re-examination of the plan, the reaction to every stumble by the Orlando Magic as if they were careening over the edge of a cliff.

It was the final seconds of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on June...

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20100204

Vince Carter Ends Worst Slump of Career

ORLANDO, Fla. -- This wasn't exactly the Vince Carter of old, but it sure was better than the Vince Carter of late.

The Orlando Magic feel a little better now about the chances of defending their Eastern Conference title and staying within sight of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of this season.

The worst slump of Carter's career has been pronounced over -- at least for now.

"I can still do everything I used to do,'' Carter said confidently after getting...

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