Orlando won its first game over Milwaukee with a 118-104 win at Orlando Arena.
The immortal Stanley Roberts scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, outplaying future hall of famer Moses Malone (playing in the twilight of his career). Roberts was inserted into the lineup with leading scorers Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott out with injuries.
Malone was so angered that he was outplayed by Roberts, that he refuses to speak to reporter.
Moses, you are not alone buddy.
Roberts, of course, was the Magic's first round Draft Pick in 1992. You probably do not remember that because Orlando landed another big man from LSU the following season. Roberts was shuffled off the team in fairly quick order and was never heard from again (it is actually kind of sad what happened to him after he left the Magic Kingdom... some drug and weight problems).
He is also pretty famous for fouling out of a game in one quarter. That is six fouls in less than 12 minutes. Tough to dig around and find when that game happened. Go Elias!
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