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Magic GM Reveals Sonics Trade TalkAccording to Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel Orlando GM John Weisbrod has revealed the Magic talked with the Seattle SuperSonics about pricey guard Ray Allen before the season. Weisbrod, however, was interested in acquiring forward Nick Collison. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Doc Rivers and the Celtics Victorious in Orlando ReturnIn Doc Rivers return to Orlando, he got a victory for his players, and his players won one for their coach. Rivers steered his team back on course while gaining a measure of revenge on his old squad, and the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 117-101 on Monday night. The Magic fired Rivers a year ago, after four-plus seasons, when the team stumbled out to a 1-10 start. Rivers, the NBA's coach of the year in 2001, had a 171-168 record with three trips to the playoffs. But he insisted there was nothing personal about beating his former team. "For me, I just kept it on the guys," Rivers said. "It couldn't be about me. It had to be about the players, and the players answered tonight." While Rivers deflected inquiries about his return, his players knew what it meant to him. "I know Doc is feeling pretty good about this team and the fact they let him go this year," said Paul Pierce, whose 24 points led seven players in double figures. "It worked out for him and the team tonight." "They attack the basket, so we thought if we could get stops and get up and down the court, then we could beat them before they set their defense," Rivers said. "That was something we saw on film that we could take advantage of, but the key was getting stops first." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Amare Stoudemire and Grant Hill Named Players of the WeekThe Orlando Magic’s Grant Hill and the Phoenix Suns’ Amaré Stoudemire today were named the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, November 15 through Sunday, November 21. Hill led the Magic to a perfect 2-0 week averaging 30.0 points (2nd in the NBA) on .676 shooting, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in wins over Utah and Indiana. Currently, Hill leads the Magic in scoring and is second in assists, steals and minutes played, averaging 41 mpg. The Suns are off to their best start since the 1997-98 season with the help of Stoudemire who led the Suns to a 4-0 week. He was the league’s scoring leader averaging 34.5 points on .632 shooting, 9.3 rebounds and 1.75 blocks in wins over Dallas, New Orleans, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Stoudemire is the first Suns frontcourt player to record four straight 30-plus games since Charles Barkley (1995-96) and the first Suns player overall since Stephon Marbury (2002-03). Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Magic Nov 2004 Archive
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