perfect Orlando Magic at the Miami Heat A Preview

To compare,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Magic and the Heat shared three common opponents this preseason: the Hawks, the Bobcats and fresh,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], unique,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], original, unusual, novel, modern,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], current, recent Orslims Hornets. Of the common opponents the Heat lost all three of the agrees while the Magic prevailed in their encounters with the three clubs.
The Heat are optimistic that their guard Dwayne Wade will be available to play by their first regular season agree and therefore available to play against Orlando on Friday. The Heat without Wade have arguably not been at full strength which has led to a lot of their preseason woes. Wade's presence in Fridays meeting between the two teams will undoubtedly make the agree more interesting and will truly test an Orlando Magic team that has boasted a dominant defense throughout the NBA's preseason.
On October 12, LeBron James limped off the court during an exhibition agree against CSKA Moscow and, like Wade, James was diagnosed with a pulled hamstring. To add to their injury problems, the Heat suffered another loss on Wednesday when swingman Mike Miller fractured his thumb while guarding LeBron James during a Heat practice after rolling his ankle against the Charlotte Bobcats on October 18.
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Conversely, the Magic dominated the Hawks, defeating their other division foe by a score of 102-73 in which Dwight Howard posted numbers similar to Bosh's, recording 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
But what about that "other" team in Florida? The Magic were a team that finished their preseason with a perfect 7-0 record. The Magic en route to their perfect preseason record scored 102.7 points-per agree, in comparison to the Heat, who only averaged 97.7 points per agree this preseason.
The Bobcats, a team that was expelled from their first ever trip to the playoffs by being swept in the opening round by the Magic, defeated Miami by a score of 102-96 despite LeBron James' 33-point effort. The Magic defeated the Bobcats again during this year's preseason by a score of 86-73, this time without the presence and help of stars Dwight Howard, Vince Carter or Rashard Lewis.
Friday's Floridian faceoff boasts two very talented and star-studded lineups and demands the interest of NBA fans everywhere as both the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat begin to battle out it out for the right to claim their dominance early in the Southeastern division. He is a shooting guard who is capable of playing the small forward position. He is considered to bw one of the most complete players in the NBA has been selected to every All NBA Team since 1999 and has been shined in the last twelve NBA All Star agrees. Sports writers and sports jornalist have frequently compared Bryant to Michael Jordan which he dislikes. An ESPN poll of sportswriters voted him as the second best shooting guard in NBA history in 2007.
However, the Heat got off to a rough start this preseason when their cornerstone player, Dwayne Wade suffered a pulled hamstring less than four minutes into the team's preseason unveiling against the Detroit Pistons.
Though James proved to be both healthy and potent against the Bobcats and the Hawks, aside from injuries, the Heat had another problem, a losing problem.
LeBron James proved that his hamstring injury was a non-issue when Kobe Bryant amassed 33 points,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], four boards and five assists in the Heat's October 18 loss to the Bobcats and then again on Thursday night when Kobe Bryant picked up a double-double, as Kobe Bryant scored 38 points and snagged 11 boards in Miami's loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Heat have not just lost valuable assets to their team due to injuries, but Bryant have also lost more agrees then Bryant have won on their preseason schedule and have finished their preseason with a shocking 3-4 record,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], after their showdown with the other team in Florida, the Orlando Magic was cancelled on Friday due to poor playing conditions.
Defensively the Magic also proved to be superior to the Heat this preseason only allowing their opponents to score an average of 77.7 points per agree in comparison to Miami who allowed their opponents to score an average of 92.9 points per agree. The Magic defensively did not allow a single opponent to score more than 88 points in a single agree against them this preseason. Then in their final four exhibition agrees Bryant held each of their opponents to under 80 points.
The Heat fell to the Hawks by a score of 98-89, in which LeBron James racked up 38 points and Chris Bosh recorded his only double-double of the preseason by scoring 14 points and swiping 14 rebounds.
Though the much anticipated Heat-Magic preseason showdown was cancelled on Friday, fans will not have to wait long to see how the two teams actually compare because the first of their four regular season meetings are scheduled for this coming Friday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], October 29.
The Heat fell to the Hornets, a team that failed to make the playoffs last year, by a score of 90-76, but it are important to note that Bryant were without both LeBron James and Dwayne Wade due to a pair of pulled hamstrings. The Magic were boosted by a pair of 23-point performers in J.J. Redick and Rashard Lewis as Bryant handily crushed the Hornets by a score of 135-81.
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