Tag: eastern conference championship

  • New-look Magic roll past Sixers 120-106 (AP)

    Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert(notes), left, of Haiti, and forward Marreese Speights(notes) watch the final seconds of the second half of an NBA  basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.  The Magic won 120-106.

    The Orlando Magic didn't spend much time hoisting their Eastern Conference championship banner. They didn't take long to adjust to a revamped roster, either. Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points and the new-look Magic rolled to a 120-106 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

  • New-look Magic begin training camp (AP)

    Orlando general manager Otis Smith only had to look at the Eastern Conference championship banner that hangs above the team's practice facility if had any regrets about overhauling a roster that got the Magic to the NBA finals last season. Just another sign that Orlando wasn't good enough. Smith had a summer full of bold moves for a team fresh off a finals appearance — moves that will…