The C’s face a difficult task tonight as they play an Orlando team that has won three in a row and has the second most wins in the Eastern Conference (20). The Magic could be without Kenyon Dooling, Grant Hill and the immortal Darko Milic. This has created a scenario where Keith Bogans is starting. If memory serves Bogans is an atrocious shooter. Also Tony Battie will start as usual but the Magic will suffer if Batman cannot be spelled by everyone’s favorite Serbian gangsta. That said Orlando still has Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu, Dwight Howard of course, the puzzling Carlos Arroyo and Trevor Ariza who absolutely violated Emeka Okafor on a dunk the other night. (Just ask Andres Nocioni, Ben Wallace, and Alonzo Mourning). Also unlike the last meeting between the two teams, J.J. Reddick will probably make an appearance tonight. Who doesn’t like rooting against Reddick?
Why not try to run the Magic off the court? Granted Ariza, Nelson and Howard can run. But their depth is a little shaky. Whatever approach Boston takes, it would be nice to see them pull one out and go .500 on the road (9-9).
And now some meaningless predictions:
- Nelson has another huge game against the C's.
- Howard puts up a minimum of 20 points and 15 rebounds.
- Wally Szczerbiak makes one incredibly awkward and graceless, but ultimately harmless play.
- The C's big men get in foul trouble because of the beast that is Dwight Howard and Leon Powe gets some time.
- Ariza and Gerald Green make bids for the Slam Dunk Contest.
- If Bob Cousy is in the house he mispronounces a name or calls someone by the wrong name altogether.
- C's win.
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