Dwight Howard is the most dominant big man in the NBA, period! Howard dominates on both sides of the court and he’s the biggest reason for the Magic domination this season. Howard has played in 17 games this season and he has averaged 37.8 minutes, 23.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.7 blocks per game. Look for Howard to play at this level all season long because of the Magic’s wide array of outside shooters that stretch the opposing defenses.

Jameer Nelson has changed his game as he’s more pass-first and it has made the Magic a really deadly team on offense. Nelson has played in 17 games this season and he’s averaged 30.5 minutes, 12.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He also has shot really well from both the floor (47.5%) and the free throw line (80%) so far this season. Look for Nelson could keep up the good work as he has a lot of good shooters to get the basketball to….not to mention Dwight Howard down low.

The Magic have traded Trevor Ariza to the Lakers for Maurice Evans and Brian Cook. Evans has played 7 games this season (0 starts) and he has averaged 13.7 minutes, 4.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Evans has now played in 238 games (22 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 17.8 minutes, 6.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. Cook is a solid long range shooter off of the bench for the Magic. He has played in 6 games (2 starts) this season and he has averaged 11.7 minutes, 2.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He has now played in 259 games (74 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 16.0 minutes, 6.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The Magic also had to release Bo Outlaw to make room on the roster for the two players they acquired from the Lakers. Outlaw’s NBA career could be over at his advanced age. Outlaw has now played in 914 games (352 starts) and he has averaged 5.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game.

The Magic missed a lot of free throws at the end of regulation to give the Cavs a chance to send the game into OT last night. But with a little more than 5 seconds left in the overtime period the Cavs fouled Dwight Howard who normally isn’t a good free throw shooter….but he walked to the line and hit both shots to give them a 1-point lead. That set up the biggest play of the game when Hedo Turkoglu tied up LeBron James on a drive to the basket to set up a jump ball with less than a second left and the Cavs didn’t get a shot off. Dwight Howard had an amazing game as he scored 35 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and blocked 4 shots. Jameer Nelson had one of his best games in the NBA as he scored 21 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 11 assists. Rashard Lewis also had a solid game with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. The Magic are now 7-2 on the season with this win.

The Magic won this game by holding the Sonics to 34.4% shooting from the floor and they also outrebounded the Sonics 58-44. Rashard Lewis led the way for the Magic against his old team with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Hedo Turkoglu also had a good game with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Keith Bogans pitched in with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. The Magic are now 6-2 on the season.

The Magic didn’t show up in the first half as they were losing 59-43 and never could make the points back up. Dwight Howard was outstanding with 33 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists. Carlos Arroyo also had a solid game with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Trevor Ariza was outstanding off of the bench as he scored 11 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 2 assists in only 20 minutes on the court. The Magic are now 5-2 on the season.

The Magic just out ran the Knicks in this game. Jameer Nelson had one of the best games of his NBA career as he scored 24 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 10 assists and stole the ball 3 times. Dwight Howard was outstanding in the paint for the Magic with 22 points, 20 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Rashard Lewis (21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists) and Hedo Turkoglu (21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 steals) both also added some spice to the Knicks offensive attack. The Magic are now 5-1 on the season.

The Magic shot 50% from the floor and they outrebounded the Raptors 51-41 in this game and those were two reasons for this good road win. Hedo Turkoglu had his best game of the season as he scored 24 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Rashard Lewis also had a solid game with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Dwight Howard was tough around the basket with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Keith Bogans was the silent assassin last night as he scored 17 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. The Magic are now 4-1 on the season.

The big guys for the Magic dominated this basketball team and willed the Magic to a nice win on the road. Dwight Howard was unstoppable as he led the way for the Magic with 28 points and 16 rebounds. Rashard Lewis nailed 7 of the 9 three-pointers that he attempted and he scored 27 points and grabbed 3 rebounds. Carlos Arroyo got the start at point guard and he did a great job of running the offense with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. The Magic are now 3-1 on the season.

The Magic won this game because of their defense which held the Wizards to 34.8% shooting from the floor. Hedo Turkoglu led the way for the Magic with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Rashard Lewis had another solid game for the Magic with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Dwight Howard was tough around the basket as usual as he scored 17 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and blocked 3 shots. Jameer Nelson also had a solid game with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. The Magic is now 2-1 on the season.