Game preview: Wizards @ Magic

The Wizards play the Orlando Magic in Florida tonight, which is probably bad news. Washington has won 3 of their last 5 games, but they already have two losses to the Magic this season, by a combined 40 points. Deshawn Stevenson is day-to-day with back pain, but the Magic will play without Mikael Pietrus, who is out indefinitely with a fractured wrist. The Magic are led by C Dwight Howard, who leads the league averaging 13.5 rebounds per game and also scores over 20 points per game. Forwards Rashard Lewis andHedo Turkoglu average another 36 points between them, giving Orlando one of the best front courts in the NBA. In addition, PG Jameer Nelson continues to improve and is averaging over 16 points and 5 assists per game. 
The Wizards play the Orlando Magic in Florida tonight, which is probably bad news. Washington has won 3 of their last 5 games, but they already have two losses to the Magic this season, by a combined 40 points. Deshawn Stevenson is day-to-day with back pain, but the Magic will play without Mikael Pietrus, who is out indefinitely with a fractured wrist. The Magic are led by C Dwight Howard, who leads the league averaging 13.5 rebounds per game and also scores over 20 points per game. Forwards Rashard Lewis andHedo Turkoglu average another 36 points between them, giving Orlando one of the best front courts in the NBA. In addition, PG Jameer Nelson continues to improve and is averaging over 16 points and 5 assists per game. 
Can the Wizards do Magic? We’ll find out.

at    Washington Wizards – Regular Season Record: 7 – 25 ( .219) Standings: Fifth, Southeast At Home: 5 – 12 On Road: 2 – 13 Last 10: 3 – 7 Streak: W 1   Orlando Magic – Regular Season Record: 26 – 8 ( .765) Standings: First, Southeast At Home: 14 – 3 On Road: 12 – 5 Last 10: 8 – 2 Streak: L 1 Regular Season PPG: 94.2 Opp PPG: 100.7 FG%: .439 Opp FG%: .474 RPG: 40.4 Opp RPG: 42.4 Last 5 Games (Reg. Season) PPG: 88.2 Opp PPG: 92.8 FG%: .433 Opp FG%: .457 RPG: 42.4 Opp RPG: 40.6 Last 10 Games (Reg. Season) PPG: 86.5 Opp PPG: 93.1 FG%: .413 Opp FG%: .456 RPG: 42.1 Opp RPG: 41.7   Regular Season PPG: 100.6 Opp PPG: 93.5 FG%: .456 Opp FG%: .427 RPG: 42.5 Opp RPG: 43.8 Last 5 Games (Reg. Season) PPG: 100.2 Opp PPG: 92.0 FG%: .457 Opp FG%: .438 RPG: 42.2 Opp RPG: 40.2 Last 10 Games (Reg. Season) PPG: 100.7 Opp PPG: 88.8 FG%: .459 Opp FG%: .404 RPG: 44.9 Opp RPG: 42.4   Regular Season Stats Player G PPG RPG APG Jamison, A. 32 20.8 9.5 2.0 Butler, C. 29 20.5 6.4 4.4 Blatche, A. 32 9.5 5.1 1.7 Young, N. 32 9.4 1.9 1.4 James, M. 21 8.2 2.1 2.5 Stevenson, D. 30 6.9 2.3 3.1 Dixon, J. 23 6.7 1.8 3.1 Songaila, D. 31 6.0 2.4 0.9 McGee, J. 29 5.7 3.6 0.1 Thomas, E. 22 3.5 2.5 0.2 Pecherov, O. 6 3.2 2.5 0.0 McGuire, D. 29 2.6 4.2 1.1 Crittenton, J. 15 1.7 1.1 0.7 Head Coach: Ed Tapscott   Regular Season Stats Player G PPG RPG APG Howard, D. 32 20.1 13.6 1.4 Lewis, R. 34 19.6 6.2 2.6 Turkoglu, H. 33 16.5 5.3 4.6 Nelson, J. 29 16.4 3.6 5.1 Pietrus, M. 20 11.7 3.2 1.0 Bogans, K. 28 6.1 3.5 0.9 Lee, C. 29 5.8 1.7 0.9 Battie, T. 33 4.8 4.1 0.3 Redick, J. 22 4.6 1.6 1.1 Johnson, A. 34 4.4 1.6 3.0 Gortat, M. 18 3.6 3.5 0.2 Cook, B. 13 2.8 0.8 0.2 Foyle, A. 5 1.2 2.2 0.0 Richardson, J. 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Head Coach: Stan Van Gundy