What They're Saying: Magic vs. Wizards 1/8

Magic (24-11) vs. Wizards (11-22) Time/TV: 7 p.m./FSFlorida Key Matchup: Vince Carter (8.3 PPG, 21.3 FG% in January) vs. Caron Butler (16.6 PPG) -Brian Schmitz of The Orlando Sentinel tries to diagnose Orlando's current problems during its three-game losing streak. -Michael Lee of the Washington Post writes about how the Wizards will try to move on from the Gilbert Arenas fiasco. It includes taking down a banner on the Verizon Center. -Tracee Hamilton of the Washington Post wonders why nobody stepped in to prevent Arenas from hurting himself in the gun controversy. -Contrary to popular belief, the Wizards still play basketball and Mike Prada of Bullets Forever takes some time to talk about Wednesday's Wizards-Cavs matchup. -John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com writes that the game against Washington would be a perfect opportunity for Orlando to break out of its slump. Of course, you could say that about the last three games (all losses) too. -Rumor has it Dwight Howard and LeBron James will be in a McDonald's ad together during the Super Bowl, possibly recreating Michael Jordan and Larry Bird's famous commercial. -Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don't Lie wonders what the effects would be if the Cavaliers acquired the Wizards' Antawn Jamison this year. -Stan Van Gundy tells Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel an interesting anecdote about losses and how teams react to them. -Dan Steinberg of The Washington Post writes about Gilbert Arenas' history of pranks. -The Wizards have officially banned card games and gambling from team flights, following New Jersey's lead in the matter, according to Michael Lee of the Washington Post. -Stan Van Gundy will keep the same lineup and still has complete confidence in the players he has to win games despite the disconcerting three-gams skid the Magic are on.