The Magic outrebounded the Cavaliers 61-35 last night on the way to a very easy home win.  Ryan Anderson led the way for the Magic last night with 23 points, 16 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 30 minutes off the bench!  Dwight Howard was also a beast in this game with 20 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  J.J. Redick (17 points), Brandon Bass (12 points) and Jason Richardson (12 points) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 31-17 on the year.

22-year old forward Ryan Anderson has really stepped up in January for the Magic.  He has played in 14 games in January so far and he is averaging 24.4 minutes, 14.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game.  Anderson is also hitting 42.9% from three point range this month hitting 42 of 98 shots from that range.  Anderson has now played in 29 games (4 starts) for the Magic so far this year and he is averaging 18.9 minutes, 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  I see no reason on God’s Green Earth to cut Ryan Anderson’s P.T. any time soon as he has been on fire.

The Magic were expecting an offensive jolt out of Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu but it just hasn’t worked out so far.  30-year old Jason Richardson has played in 21 games (all starts) for the Magic this year and he is averaging 34.5 minutes, 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.  The Magic were expecting Richardson to score around 20 points per game for them but he’s not even playing as well as Vince Carter was before the deal.  31-year old Hedo Turkoglu has been better than Richardson but he hasn’t been better than Rashard Lewis.  Turkoglu has played in 21 games (all starts) this time around for the Magic and he is averaging 34.4 minutes, 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  The Magic need Richardson and Turkoglu to start shooting more.  29-year old guard Gilbert Arenas has been a bust so far for the Magic.  He has played in 21 games (0 starts) for the Magic since coming over from the Wizards and he is averaging 21.8 minutes, 8.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.  Agent Zero is only hitting 36.7% of his shots from the floor and 30.3% from three point range since coming over to the Magic.  The Magic really need Arenas to step up and play like he can.  23-year old power forward Earl Clark hasn’t gotten much of a chance to show what he can do quite yet.  He has played in 9 games (0 starts) since coming over to the Magic and he is averaging 8.1 minutes, 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  Hindsight is always 20/20, but I think the Magic would have been better off not to make those deals with the Wizards & Suns.

The Magic got outrebounded 54-40 last night and it hurt them.  Dwight Howard was the only Magic player who looked like he wanted to win last night as he led the way for the Magic with 40 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots.  Gilbert Arenas was also busy finishing with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 32 minutes on the floor.  Brandon Bass and Ryan Anderson each pitched in with 9 points apiece last night.  The Magic are now 30-17 on the year.

The Magic shot 50% from the floor and they outrebounded the Pacers 46-41 which were big reasons for the win last night.  Dwight Howard led the way for the Magic in this game with 19 points, 16 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots.  Jason Richardson (19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal on 5 of 14 shooting from the floor.  Hedo Turkoglu also had a solid game with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.  Ryan Anderson (14 points), Jameer Nelson (12 points) and J.J. Redick (10 points) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 30-16 on the year.

The Orlando Magic have waived 35-year old point guard Jason Williams.  Williams played in 16 games (0 starts) for the Magic this year and he averaged 10.7 minutes, 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.  He only shot 34.2% from the floor this year and he decided that he didn’t want to travel with the team on the 2-game road trip they were about to embark on and that led to his release.  Williams played in 98 games (18 starts) in two years with the Magic and he averaged 19.1 minutes, 5.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.  The Magic won’t miss him at all as they have a lot of depth at point guard.

The Magic just looked flat last night against the Pistons and it did them in.  Ryan Anderson led the way off the bench for the Magic last night with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocked shots in 26 minutes on the floor.  Dwight Howard was tough inside, as usual, as he finished up with 20 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots.  Jameer Nelson (14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) and Brandon Bass (12 points) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 29-16 on the year.

The Magic shot 52.9% from the floor while holding the Rockets to 38.9% shooting from the floor so it comes as no surprise that the Magic won in Houston last night.  Dwight Howard led the way for the Magic last night with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots.  Hedo Turkoglu also had a very solid night with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocked shots.  Brandon Bass (18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots) and Jason Richardson (18 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist) also had good games for the Magic last night.  J.J. Redick (13 points), Ryan Anderson (12 points) and Jameer Nelson (10 points) pitched in for the Magic last night too.   The Magic are now 29-15 on the year.

The Magic outrebounded the Raptors 60-44 and they held them to 35.4% from the floor which helps explain the final score.  Stan Van Gundy must have really fired up the troops at halftime as they outscored the Raptors 65-31 in the second half tonight.  Dwight Howard led the way for the Magic in this game with 31 points, 19 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot in 30 minutes on the floor!  Ryan Anderson was outstanding off the bench once again with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 1 steal in 26 minutes.  J.J. Redick (12 points) and Brandon Bass (10 points) also pitched in for the Magic tonight.  The Magic are now 28-15 on the year.

The Magic nipped the pesky Sixers in Orlando last night by the slimmest of margins.  Ryan Anderson led the way for the Magic off the bench last night with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 28 minutes off the bench.  Dwight Howard (18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots) and Jameer Nelson (16 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games last night.  J.J. Redick (12 points), Hedo Turkoglu (12 points) and Brandon Bass (11 points) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 27-15 on the year.