26-year old center Dwight Howard is letting his play do the talking so far this year.  He has played in 8 games (all starts) for the Magic so far this year and he is averaging 39.1 minutes, 20.3 points, 15.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.6 blocked shots per game.  The Magic have maintained that they don’t want to trade Dwight Howard, but, they probably will in advance of the trade deadline.  The Magic are looking for good, established veteran players back for Howard…so it will be interesting to see who offers the biggest package for him.

The Bulls came into Orlando tonight and they pushed the Magic around.  The Magic were outrebounded 46-37 tonight and it really hurt them in this game.  Can’t blame Dwight Howard for this loss as he led the way for the Magic with 28 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Jason Richardson decided to earn his paycheck tonight as he finished up with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Hedo Turkoglu pitched in with 12 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in this game.  The Magic are now 5-3 on the year.

The Magic took it to the Wizards tonight.  They outrebounded the Wizards 54-44 and they held them to 36.6% shooting from the floor in this game.  Dwight Howard (28 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots) and Ryan Anderson (23 points and 15 rebounds) led the way for the Magic in this game.  Hedo Turkoglu (14 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal) and J.J. Redick (14 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal in 23 minutes on the floor) also pitched in for the Magic.  The Magic are now 5-2 on the year.

The Pistons outscored the Magic 45-32 in the second half last night and it killed the Magic in this game.  The Pistons shot 50% from the floor and they outrebounded the Magic 39-28.  Dwight Howard led the way for the Magic in this game with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Hedo Turkoglu (13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Ryan Anderson (13 points and 6 rebounds) also pitched in for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 4-2 on the season.

The Magic outscored the Raptors 32-15 in the 4th quarter last night to surge to victory.  Ryan Anderson (24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists) and J.J. Redick (21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists) led the way for the Magic in this game.  Dwight Howard filled up the stat sheet with 19 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots last night.  Hedo Turkoglu finished up with 15 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot also pitched in for the Magic in this game.  The Magic are now 4-1 on the season.

The Magic turned up the D last night in holding the Bobcats to 36.1% shooting from the floor and it was a big reason for the easy road win.  Ryan Anderson (23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots) and Dwight Howard (20 points, 24 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots) led the way for the Magic last night.  Jason Richardson (16 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal), Hedo Turkoglu (15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists) and J.J. Redick (11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot in 23 minutes) also had solid game for the Magic last night.  The Magic are now 3-1 on the season.

23-year old power forward Ryan Anderson has been outstanding for the Magic so far this year.  He has played in 3 games (all starts) for the Magic so far this year and he is averaging 31.3 minutes, 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  Anderson is also shooting 11 of 25 (44%) from three point range so far this year.  Anderson is playing so well right now that they can’t give Big Baby Davis the minutes they thought he was going to get.

The Magic turned up the D tonight against the Nets as they held them to 37.7% shooting from the floor.  Ryan Anderson (22 points and 3 rebounds) and Dwight Howard (16 points, 24 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots) led the way for the Magic last night.  Jason Richardson (16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals), J.J. Redick (15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist) and Hedo Turkoglu (11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) also pitched in for the Magic in this game.  The Magic are now 2-1 on the season.

The Orlando Magic looked a lot better tonight than they did on Christmas Day against the Thunder as they shot 53% from the floor.  Hedo Turkoglu (23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists), Dwight Howard (21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots) and J.J. Redick (20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists) led the way for the Magic tonight.  Glen Davis (13 points and 4 rebounds in 21 minutes) and Jason Richardson (10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist) also pitched in for the Magic in this game.  The Magic are now 1-1 on the year.

The Magic came out flat last night against the Magic and it showed.  The Thunder were up 81-63 after three quarters before the Magic  started showing signs of life.  The Magic only shot 37% from the floor and that is pathetic for a team with as many good shooters as they have.  Ryan Anderson led the way for the Magic in this game with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists and 2 steals.  Anderson shot 6 of 12 from three point range.  Jameer Nelson also had a solid game with 18 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.  Dwight Howard looked like he didn’t want to be in Oklahoma City yesterday.  He only shot 4 of 12 from the floor last night as he finished up with 11 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  The Magic are now 0-1 on the year.