Washington @ Orlando GameThread, Apr 16, 2008 7:00 PM EDT

Open thread: Regular season game 82

by Pradamaster on Apr 16, 2008 2:00 PM EDT in Game Threads

Washington @ Orlando

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The Essentials:
Wizards (43-38) at Magic (51-30)
7 p.m.
Amway Arena
CSN

Previously:
November 3: Magic 94, Wizards 82.
March 5: Magic 122, Wizards 92.
March 19: Wizards 87, Magic 86.

Notable Magic numbers this season:
6th in expected winning percentage (.694)
9th in pace factor (91.9 possessions per game)
6th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (113.5)
6th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (107)

Key Links (drop any others in the comments)
Third Quarter Collapse
Believing in Magic
Magic BasketBlog

Starting Lineups:
Magic
PG: Jameer Nelson
SG: Maurice Evans
SF: Hedo Turkoglu
PF: Rashard Lewis
C: Dwight Howard

Wizards
PG: Antonio Daniels
SG: DeShawn Stevenson
SF: Caron Butler/Darius Songaila
PF: Antawn Jamison
C: Brendan Haywood

Tonight's Lines
Wizards at Magic: Magic by 5.5
Over/Under on Total Scoring: 202

Everyone's locked into their playoff positioning, so I doubt this game will be of much real importance. The only question on our side is whether the wounded soldiers (Caron, DeShawn, etc) will play in tonight's game. I personally think they shouldn't, for the record.

On another note, if the Wizards win tonight, they will have only had a losing head-to-head record against one Eastern Conference team (Detroit). Who knows how much that means, but that would definitely be a nice accomplishment.

Get ready for lots of Nick Young posterizing J.J. Redick. At least I hope so.

This is an open game thread, so salute the first-ever BF 2.0 game thread. The live commenting feature is pretty sick, so I imagine there will be more conversation than usual.

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Correct me if I'm wrong

But weren’t we (regrettably) 1-2 against the Knicks this year?

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by JakeTheSnake on Apr 16, 2008 2:11 PM EDT 0 recs

Yes we lost to NY twice

on 1/15 and 2/19.

I don’t want Deshawn to play tonight at all but I’m okay with limited minutes for Gil, AJ and Caron.

Picks – Wiz, under

by ooba on Apr 16, 2008 2:27 PM EDT 0 recs

I meant to say

We have a winning record against every East playoff team other than Detroit.

My fault

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Pradamaster on Apr 16, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

Assuming everyone plays their ‘scrubs’ I see the Wiz, under.

I’ll still watch the game. I’d rather not study for my finals. Go Bullets.

By the way, if I make millions one day, I want to buy the Wizards and change their name BACK to the Bullets… Anyone have any objections to that?

by se7en on Apr 16, 2008 2:47 PM EDT 0 recs

Cheers to that

I’ll go with Wiz, Over. I think Deshawn should start, but play a total of 6 minutes or so. Let the guy keep his streak going, it’s damn impressive. Definitely want to see 20-25 for Gil.

I think this will be a high-scoring affair, because with both teams trying to avoid injuries and letting their young guns shine, I expect about as much defense as in a standard all-star game.

by sierradave on Apr 16, 2008 2:55 PM EDT 0 recs