31-year old shooting guard Jason Richardson is in a really deep slump.  In his last 9 games, Richardson is averaging only 6.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  He is only shooting 33.3% (25 of 75) from the floor in those 9 games.  He has played in 42 games (all starts) overall this year for the Magic and he is averaging 28.8 minutes, 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  His shooting  has been way off this year as he is only hitting 40.5% from the floor, 35.6% from three point range and 56.1% from the free throw line so far this year.  If Richardson doesn’t start to pick up the pace soon, Coach Van Gundy might start giving J.J. Redick more P.T.

Head Coach Stan Van Gundy has his eyes on winning an NBA Championship, so he has been going with the veterans on the Magic in 2011-12.  I can’t really blame him for not using his rookies much.  24-year old shooting guard DeAndre Liggins has played in 13 games (0 starts) for the Magic so far this year and he is averaging 5.5 minutes, 1.5 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  23-year old power forward Justin Harper has only played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Magic so far this year and he is averaging 2.4 minutes, 0.0 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  21-year old center Daniel Orton missed all of last year due to injury and he has only played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Magic this year and he is averaging 2.6 minutes, 0.8 points and 0.2 rebounds per game.

The Magic didn’t play any D as the Nuggets shot 55.6% from the floor last night and it did them in.  Jameer Nelson led the way for the Magic last night with 27 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Ryan Anderson (20 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Glen Davis (18 points, 16 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 37 minutes as he started in place of Dwight Howard (back injury) ) had rock solid games last night.  J.J. Redick (15 points) and Hedo Turkoglu (11 points) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 32-21 on the year.

The Magic outrebounded the Mavericks 47-37, but they were outscored 29-20 in the 4th quarter and it did them in last night.  Jameer Nelson (24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists) and Ryan Anderson (21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) led the way for the Magic last night.  Dwight Howard also had a rock solid game with 19 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot last night.  Hedo Turkoglu pitched in with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in this game.  The Magic are now 32-20 on the year.

The Magic were down 90-59 after the first three quarters last night before the Knicks called off the dogs.  Jameer Nelson led the way for the Magic last night with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.  J.J. Redick also had a solid game with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist last night.  Dwight Howard (12 points) and Glen Davis (10 points) also pitched in for the Magic in this game.  The Magic are now 32-19 on the year.

The Magic shot 54.3% from the floor last night as they buried the Raptors in Toronto.  Ryan Anderson led the way for the Magic last night with 28 points and 6 rebounds as he shot 8 of 13 from three point range.  Dwight Howard also had a great game with 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Jameer Nelson was very solid in running the offense as he finished up with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals last night.  Glen Davis (13 points) and J.J. Redick (12 points) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 32-18 on the year.

The Magic held the Cavs to 37.8% shooting from the floor last night as they cruised to a nice home win.  Ryan Anderson (17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots) and Dwight Howard (16 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots) last night.  Hedo Turkoglu also had a rock solid game with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Jason Richardson (11 points) and Jameer Nelson (10 points) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 31-18 on the year.

The Magic were up 81-62 after three quarters last night before calling off the dogs.  Ryan Anderson (29 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist) and Dwight Howard (28 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots) led the way for the Magic last night.  Glen Davis also had a rock solid game with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 21 minutes on the floor.  J.J. Redick pitched in with 10 points in 24 minutes on the floor.  The Magic are now 30-18 on the year.

30-year old point guard Jameer Nelson is stepping up so far this March.  Nelson has played in 11 games (all starts) for the Magic so far in March and he is averaging 30.8 minutes, 12.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.  He is shooting 47.8% from the floor and 46.9% from the three point line so far this year as he is heating up.  Nelson has now played in 40 games (all starts) for the Magic so far this year and he is averaging 30.1 minutes, 10.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.  The Magic need Nelson to keep up the good work the rest of this year.

The Magic only shot 35.3% from the floor and they were outrebounded 48-38 last night, so the final score comes as no surprise.  Dwight Howard led the way for the Magic last night with 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots.  Ryan Anderson only shot 4 of 13 from the floor as he finished up with 10 points and 5 rebounds.  Jameer Nelson only shot 4 of 11 from the floor and he turned the ball over five times as he finished up with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.