LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 22: Marvin Williams #20 of the Milwaukee Bucks grabs the jersey of James Ennis III #11 of the Orlando Magic as referee Kevin Scott #24 and Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at The Field House
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The Milwaukee Bucks shifted gears back to basketball and bounced the Orlando Magic out of the playoffs in Game 5. Game 5 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic was supposed to be played Wednesday evening but a multisport solidarity strike sparked by the Bucks decision to boycott changed everything. After two days of negotiations,
The Milwaukee Bucks got off to a blistering start in the fourth quarter, and it helped put away the pesky Orlando Magic. The Bucks looked nigh unstoppable in the 2020 regular season, as Mike Budenholzer’s high-octane offense led by MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo helped Milwaukee lead the league in points scored while ranking a respectable
Ben Simmons, #25, Philadelphia 76ers, (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) A rash of significant knee injuries in the NBA may have an impact on not only the playoff picture but also next season as well. The injury bug bit again in the NBA this past week with three more players expected to miss a good
The Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic are boycotting Game 5 in protest. The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic as a form of protest. The Athletic’s Shams Charania first reported the Bucks were in serious discussions to boycott Game 5 in the wake of the
The Sacramento Kings might trade Buddy Hield. The Sacramento Kings haven’t won anything since Rick Adelman left town, but there was optimism that Luke Walton could get this crew into the playoffs in 2020. Marvin Bagley, when healthy, is a solid big man, De’Aarom Fox remains one of the game’s best young point guards, and
Do you know what was so much fun about the games we saw leading up to the Play-In Tournament? They had a playoff-like atmosphere to them. Anytime Portland, Memphis, Phoenix, or San Antonio tipped, you really felt their desperation in every second they played. The pressure grew on them with each passing game. If those
The Milwaukee Bucks avenged their Game 1 loss to the Orlando Magic with a win in Game 2. After a surprising Game 1 loss to the Orlando Magic, the Milwaukee Bucks came back with a vengeance to tie their first-round series at 1-1, winning Game 2 by 15 points. The two teams traded buckets early,
The Orlando Magic were playing with Aaron Gordon and Jonathan Isaac but somehow they still blow out the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1. No one was giving the Magic much of a chance in this series, but they came out energized and well-prepared, blitzing the Bucks in the first quarter and building a 10-point lead.
Giannis and his supporting cast lost handily to the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, and social media wasn’t kind It’s fairly incredible how quickly we forget that these same Orlando Magic (albeit, with their full cast of characters in tow) took a game from the Toronto Raptors en route to the Raps’ first NBA title with Kawhi
The reigning Most Valuable Player had his dominant seeding round performance marred by foul trouble, an ejection and a suspension. These were Giannis Antetokounmpo’s statistics from his six seeding round games: 27.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.3 blocks and 62.6 percent shooting (62-of-99) from the field. On paper, his numbers were fantastic and automatically inserted
No need for a long preamble. The first round of the NBA playoffs is finally here. Let’s break down the most interesting question that will define each series. Lakers vs. Blazers What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object? The Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the West fairly early in the
Photo by Kim Klement-Pool/Getty Images Aaron Gordon and Kyle Lowry had words for each other after a hard foul. During Wednesday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic, we saw some of the first signs of bubble tension during this NBA restart on the Walt Disney Resort campus. Early in the third quarter, with
The NBA’s return grows nearer, but new doubts bubble up each day thanks numerous players testing positive for COVID-19 tests and surging virus numbers in numerous states — including Florida, where games will be hosted. Regardless as to whether or not we all agree with its return, we are fewer than 30 days away from
As Basketball Insiders has continued its “Looking Back” series, it was only a matter of time until we crossed the double digits. Now that time has come. Today we are taking a look at how all of the tenth overall picks since 2009 have fared in the NBA. As you probably know, as the lottery
If you’ve been tuning in, Basketball Insiders has been looking into how each lottery pick has fared in the league since 2009. We’ve categorized each player as a hit, miss, in between or a role player. We started at the top with the first overall pick and we’ve been making our way down since. At
There is hope on the horizon: as more and more teams continue to re-open their facilities, the NBA would seem that much closer to a return. That said, there is still a very long road ahead. And, in the meantime, Basketball Insiders has done our best to help mitigate the monotony of quarantine. Recently, we’ve
Welcome back to Basketball Insiders’ “Looking Back” series! We’ve already gone over how the first and second overall pick have fared since 2009, so naturally, the next pick up is the third overall pick. Like with the first two, we categorize these players by if they are hits, misses, in the middle, or role players.
Welcome back to Basketball Insiders’ “Looking Back” series! We’ve already gone over how the first and second overall pick have fared since 2009, so naturally, the next pick up is the third overall pick. Like with the first two, we categorize these players by if they are hits, misses, in the middle, or role players.
Dwight Howard, #12, Orlando Magic, (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Was Dwight Howard robbed of an MVP Award? Is he a Hall-of-Famer? How big is his sweet tooth? Our Dwight Howard FAQ has all your answers. Dwight Howard’s long, slow slide out of his prime has cast his career in a different light. He’s
In the NBA world right now, everybody is doing what they can to stay entertained. We’re tuning into The Last Dance every Sunday. We’re squeezing every detail we can get out of this supposed rift in Utah right now between Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. We’re trying to figure out what’s the aptest solution for
To grasp how one can be underrated, the definition for rated must be first observed, obviously. Taking a page out of the apathetic/lazy/Jeff Winger best man speech how-to guide and textbook, Webster’s Dictionary states that rate (and its many tenses) is to “assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.” In
This week, Basketball Insiders is taking a look at various positions among players in the NBA and ranking who is the best of the best. Our writers have previously used very specific guidelines to rank the best players by position in the NBA. Today, we’re taking a look at the point guards. The floor generals.
This week, Basketball Insiders is taking a look at various positions among players in the NBA and ranking who is the best of the best. Our writers have previously used very specific guidelines to rank the best players by position in the NBA. Today, we’re taking a look at the point guards. The floor generals.
To say the events of the past three or so weeks were irregular would be the understatement of the year. And during an already tragic year for the NBA, the league made the tough choice to postpone the season, prior to government intervention, on Wednesday, Mar. 11. In the two-plus weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak
LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of his generation and arguably of all-time. No matter how old he is or how many miles he has on those tires — 48,014 minutes total as of Feb. 20, good for eighth-most all-time among NBA players =- he is not to be underestimated. The Los Angeles Lakers
The NBA season has officially passed its midway point. All-Star voting has wrapped and players will now prepare for their short vacation. When they return from the break, there will only be a month-and-a-half of regular season left until the real games begin. With almost 50 games played for each team, there is now ample
With the trade deadline only a few weeks away, teams are zeroing in on potential deals. Some teams hope to improve for a playoff push, while others are looking to capitalize on the urgency of contenders. Whichever side of that equation your favorite team finds itself on, they are surely weighing all of their options.
Monday morning, Jack Winter started Basketball Insiders’ newest series titled Trade Targets, where he looked at the best players that could potentially be on the trade market when the fateful Feb. 7 deadline arrives. Today, we take a look at the Northwest Division. Before we get to it, we need to set the stage. With
Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac is expected to miss at least eight weeks secondary to a severe knee sprain and bone bruise. It all began as a routine fastbreak for Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac. The lanky 6-foot-11 defensive menace out of Florida State gathered a loose ball and attempted to bypass his defender, Bradley