A couple of quick thoughts on last night's game...
-Orlando got out to a quick start. And I mean a quick start. The Magic took a 30-16 lead and led 39-24 at the end of the first quarter. They did this with some fantastic ball movement and even better shooting.
The 3-pointers did stop falling (at least at the rate they were in the first) but the ball movement really did not. Rafer Alston has this team running at a completely different pace and everyone seems a lot looser. This was a good deal and should keep the Magic more than afloat.
-Dwight Howard had another monster game. He toyed with Jermaine O'Neal (who is a very good defender and actually played pretty good defense) all night and made scoring look easy.
The Magic's problem is always consistently giving the ball to Howard. When they do it often like they did last night, things are very easy for Orlando. When they don't, the Magic are still a good enough team to recover typically.
Solid game for Orlando and a good starting point for the rest of the season with Alston in the lineup.
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