Orlando Magic Scouting Report

The 76ers host the first place Orlando Magic tonight. The Magic have really cooled off since opening the season 16-4; they have gone 13-14 since then. This is first meeting between the two teams this year.

Orlando has a pretty simple offensive game plan. Give the ball to Dwight Howard and if he can't get a good look, kick it for a three. The Magic have three players averaging at least two three balls a game and six players taking at least two three pointers a game.

Hedo Turkoglu is having a fine season for the Magic. His eighth NBA season has definitely been his best. He's averaging 19.4 points per game, more than four points a game better than any previous season.

Dwight Howard has been an absolute monster and has quickly turned into one of the premier centers in the NBA. He's scoring 22 points a game, pulling down a ridiculous 15 rebounds, and blocking two and a half shots per game.

Sammy Dalembert will be over matched against Howard, but should put up a solid fight. Dalembert might be one of the few centers that might be able to contain DH12 because of his Sammy's impressive size.

Former SuperSonic Rishard Lewis is the Magic's second three point threat. He'll shoot seven threes a game and drain about 2.5. Lewis is averaging 18 points per game, down a little from his days in Seattle, but he doesn't have to carry as much of the scoring load in Orlando.

Keith Bogans out of Kentucky is the last three point threat for the Magic. Bogans has slowly turned into a solid role player after being a star for the Wildcats back in college. Bogans is averaging a lick under 10 points per game.

Philadelphia native Jameer Nelson is having another solid season for the Orlando. The St. Joe's product is averaging 11 points and six assists per game.

Even though Orlando hasn't been playing that well since mid-December, they should be able to get out of Philadelphia with a win.