Magic Wands: at Heat 2/19

Written by Philip Rossman-Reich on Sunday, 19 February 2012 16:19.

	Score	Period	Off. Rtg.	eFG%	O.Reb.%	TO%	FTR
Orlando	78	Final	86.7	43.9	18.8	14.1	17.6
Miami	90	Pace: 87	103.3	49.4	22.5	10.4	13.8

Miami, Fla.

(20-11) vs. (24-7)
Time/TV: 3:30 p.m./ABC
Line: Heat by 9
Tickets: $173-$2532 on TiqIQ
Season Series: Won 102-89 in Orlando on Feb. 8; Today in Miami; March 13 in Orlando; March 18 in Miami

Video Vault:

1) Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel says if Dwight Howard wants truly to be different, he will use the All-Star Weekend to announce his intention to stay in Orlando.

2) The Magic expect to have Glen Davis back today after he missed Friday's game to be with his family for his father's funeral.

3) Dan Le Batard of the Miami Herald writes Mike Miller thought his run with the Heat would be a VIP experience. Finally, Miami is showing the offensive and defensive efficiency that many expected when this team was constructed. Ethan J. Skolnick of the Palm Beach Post writes that the Heat saw the light on that road trip that started inauspiciously in Orlando and return home a different team.

4) So next weekend is going to be extremely busy in Orlando. All-Star Weekend invades downtown Orlando while the Daytona 500 takes root an hour east down I-4.

5) LeBron James denies he is angling his way back to Cleveland, Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald writes.

6) Stan Van Gundy tells Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel that he believes the Heat are much better this year with that season of experience behind them.

7) After that horrible stretch a few weeks ago, Evan Dunlap of Orlando Pinstriped Post writes the Magic have bounced back to win six of their past eight games.

8) Miami remembers the loss in Orlando and ahve been out for vengeance. Today, they might get it.

9) Stephen Jackson is back in the news related to the Magic. When asked by HoopsWorld, he said he would be interested in joining Dwight Howard in Orlando and vented his frustration over his lack of playing time in Milwaukee (h/t Josh Robbins of Orlando Sentinel).

10) Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are getting their own foam statues and Surya Fernandez of Hot Hot Hoops has a sneak peek.

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