MEMPHIS, Tenn.— On Monday night, Orlando’s Magic wasn’t powerful enough to put an end to the Memphis Grizzlies’ late defensive stand. The Grizzlies defeated the Magic, in overtime, 108- 102. Early on, the Grizzlies’ offense looked to be in hibernation, so they looked to Jeff Green to give them a …
Read More »NBA Midseason Report Card
What a season it has been so far in the NBA. We are halfway to the NBA Playoffs which will take place in mid April. So far, one team has been making the most news across the league and fans cannot seem to stop talking about them: The Golden State Warriors. The Warriors …
Read More »Milwaukee Bucks Dominate Miami Heat 91-79
After a six-game road trip that consisted of only two wins, the Miami Heat (23-19) returned home Tuesday night with the hope of adding another win to their string of recent losses. The Milwaukee Bucks (19-25) crushed that hope after they earned a 91-79 win over the Heat. Just like the final score …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For LSU, Ben Simmons
For the third time in five years, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) will welcome a team featuring the potential top draft pick for that year’s upcoming NBA Draft. This year, that team will be the LSU Tigers (9-5), led by freshman forward Ben Simmons, a consensus favorite to be …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Drops SEC Road Opener to Tennessee, 83-69
On Wednesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) looked to carry the same momentum it had after being Georgia at home in its SEC opener but it was not to be as Tennessee (8-6) knocked off the Gators 83-69 in Knoxville. The Gators did not shoot well (34.3% from the floor) and …
Read More »Magic Get First Win In Brooklyn, Cut the Nets Down 105-82
New York City is known as the city that never sleeps. For the Orlando Magic, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn was known as the arena they could never win in. Until last night. The Magic put on a defensive clinic against the Brooklyn Nets en route to their 105-82 victory. …
Read More »Heat Top Grizzlies
The Miami Heat breaks a three game losing streak by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 100-97 Sunday night in Miami. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that Miami took the lead. In fact, the Heat trailed by 16 points with 4:07 left in the game but battled back to take a 98-97 lead after …
Read More »Magic Come Up Short Against Suns In The Desert
The Orlando Magic (12-10) fell just short of pulling off a fourth quarter comeback on the road against the Phoenix Suns (10-13), losing 107-104 on Wednesday night. The Magic, playing for the second straight night, ended their five game west coast trip in Phoenix, posting a 3-2 record during that …
Read More »Heat Win Nail-Biter Over Thunder
It took all four quarters for the Heat to put away the Thunder in Miami. Thunder PG Russell Westbrook and SF Kevin Durant finished with 25 points each in head coach Billy Donovan’s first game in the state of Florida since October 30th. Neither team was able to separate themselves as there were 38 …
Read More »Miami Heat Start the Week “Home Strong” With a Win Over Toronto
The Miami Heat began their seven-game homestead by defeating the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, 96-76. As Veterans Day approaches this Wednesday, the Heat are sporting military-themed jerseys all week that read “Home Strong” on the chest. This is in collaboration with a program founded by the team to honor soldiers at every …
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