Rashard Lewis will make his first -- and only appearance this season -- back in Seattle on Wednesday night when the Magic face the Sonics at KeyArena.
"I started here. I grew as a man here. I was drafted in the second round, but I became an All-Star here in Seattle. I grew with the fans, the community," Lewis said. "There was just a lot of things I was really settled in, my feet were really planted in this city.
"Just watching [the Sonics] sometimes on TV I feel a little jealous I'm not out there on that court with those guys."
Via ESPN
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Despite their win over the Bobcats, Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy was not happy in the least with his team's effort.
"That's Coach," shooting guard Keith Bogans said. "We didn't play that well. I think guys had too much turkey for Thanksgiving."
Van Gundy complimented Howard and Dooling, saying, "Dwight and Keyon always bring energy. With a lot of guys, we have to wonder."
"They just played worse than we did," he said. "I was happier after the San Antonio game. It's not about watching the scoreboard and our record. It's about building habits. I don't know if we've got that across to them this season."
What upset the coach was his team's inability to put away the game after going ahead by 24. The Bobcats cut the lead in half with two minutes, 26 seconds remaining, and Van Gundy pulled Adonal Foyle and Carlos Arroyo and re-inserted Howard and Nelson, meaning the club's starting lineup had to secure the game.
"There was no message," he said. "When I have the lead, I want to make sure I win the game, and the guys we had on the floor didn't look like they cared too much about winning it, so I made the change. There was no excuse what happened at the end, and if they are going to play like that then they are not going to play."
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Heat Coach Pat Riley figured the Orlando Magic would be formidable under his former assistant, Stan Van Gundy. But Riley said he never imagined the Magic would be this good, this early in the season -- Van Gundy or no Van Gundy.
"I think everybody is maybe a little bit surprised about how good they are this early," Riley said of the Magic, which leads the division. "But I'm not totally surprised by it."
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Magic Nov 2007 Archive
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ESPN | Nov 23, 2007
Stan Van Gundy will face his old team Miami tonight when the Heat and Magic meet for the first time since Van Gundy took the reigns in Orlando.
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Orlando Sentinel | Nov 20, 2007
On Tuesday, the Orlando traded forward Trevor Ariza to the Los Angeles Lakers for forward Brian Cook and guard Maurice Evans.
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RealGM Staff Report | Nov 20, 2007
The Orlando Magic have assigned forward Marcin Gortat to the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA Development League, General Manager Otis Smith announced on Tuesday.
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RealGM Staff Report | Nov 19, 2007
Monday, the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard and the Denver Nuggets' Allen Iverson were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov.
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Yahoo.com | Nov 18, 2007
The Celtics' big three -- and big 3-point attack -- come up short Sunday.
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ESPN | Nov 17, 2007
At 21 years old, Dwight Howard has already pushed Shaquille O'Neal out of a spot in the NBA record book.
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Orlando Sentinel | Nov 17, 2007
Orlando GM Otis Smith revealed that the Magic have no interest in free agent Chris Webber.
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Florida Today | Nov 15, 2007
The Orlando Magic could be strong contenders for the services of free agent forward Chris Webber if they can satisfy his need for playing major minutes.
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ESPN | Nov 15, 2007
Driving down the lane in the final seconds of overtime, LeBron James was tied up by Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu for a game-ending jump ball as the Magic, paced by Dwight Howard's 35 points and 16 rebounds, remained unbeaten on the road with a 117-116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
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USA Today | Nov 15, 2007
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ESPN | Nov 14, 2007
Rashard Lewis wanted to show the Seattle SuperSonics what they were missing.
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Florida Today | Nov 11, 2007
The Orlando Magic are trying to acquire help at the power forward or center positions after being awarded a $2.6M injury exception for Tony Battie.
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ESPN | Nov 7, 2007
Hedo Turkoglu had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Rashard Lewis scored 24 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 105-96 on Wednesday night.
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ESPN | Nov 7, 2007
Magic point guard Jameer Nelson was scratched before Orlando's 111-103 win in Minnesota on Tuesday night after sustaining what the team called a "slight concussion" in practice.
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Orlando Sentinel | Nov 4, 2007
The Magic likely will undergo line-up changes, meaning some players won't be happy with their minutes.
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ESPN | Nov 3, 2007
Gilbert Arenas was limited to 10 points as Washington's woes continued, and Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Magic to a 94-82 victory over the Wizards who are 0-3 for the first time since 1992.
