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DATE OPPONENT TIME Oct. 28 at New Orleans 8:00 Oct. 30 Washington 7:00 Nov. 1 Toronto 7:00 Nov. 4 at Chicago 8:00 Nov. 5 at Philadelphia 7:00 Nov. 7 Minnesota 7:00 Nov. 9 at Brooklyn 3:30 Nov. 11 at Toronto 7:30 Nov. 12 at New York 7:30 Nov. 14 Milwaukee 7:00 Nov. 15 at Washington 7:00 Nov. 17 at Detroit 7:30 Nov. 19 Los Angeles 7:00 Nov. 21 at Charlotte 7:00 Nov. 22 Miami 7:00 Nov. 24 at Cleveland 7:00 Nov. 26 Golden State 7:00 Nov. 28 at Indiana 8:00 Nov. 30 at Phoenix 8:00 Dec. 2 at Golden State 10:30 Dec. 3 at Los Angeles 10:30 Dec. 5 at Utah 9:00 Dec. 6 at Sacramento 10:00 Dec. 10 Washington 7:00 Dec. 12 at Atlanta 7:30 Dec. 13 Atlanta 7:00 Dec. 15 at Toronto 7:30 Dec. 17 at Boston 7:30 Dec. 19 Utah 7:00 Dec. 21 Philadelphia 6:00 Dec. 23 Boston 7:00 Dec. 26 Cleveland 7:00 Dec. 27 at Charlotte 7:00 Dec. 29 at Miami 7:30 Dec. 30 Detroit 7:00 Jan. 2 Brooklyn 7:00 Jan. 3 Charlotte 7:00 Jan. 7 at Denver 9:00 Jan. 9 at Los Angeles 10:30 Jan. 10 at Portland 10:00 Jan. 12 at Chicago 8:00 DATE OPPONENT TIME Jan. 14 Houston 7:00 Jan. 16 Memphis 7:00 Jan. 18 Oklahoma City 6:00 Jan. 21 at Detroit 7:30 Jan. 23 at New York 7:30 Jan. 25 Indiana 6:00 Jan. 26 at Memphis 8:00 Jan. 29 Milwaukee 7:00 Jan. 31 Dallas 7:00 Feb. 2 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Feb. 4 at San Antonio 8:30 Feb. 6 Los Angeles 7:00 Feb. 8 Chicago 6:00 Feb. 9 at Washington 7:00 Feb. 11 New York 7:00 Feb. 20 New Orleans 7:00 Feb. 22 Philadelphia 6:00 Feb. 25 Miami 7:00 Feb. 27 at Atlanta 7:30 Mar. 1 Charlotte 6:00 Mar. 4 Phoenix 7:00 Mar. 6 Sacramento 7:00 Mar. 8 Boston 6:00 Mar. 10 at Indiana 7:00 Mar. 11 at Milwaukee 8:00 Mar. 13 at Boston 7:30 Mar. 15 Cleveland 6:00 Mar. 17 at Houston 8:00 Mar. 18 at Dallas 8:30 Mar. 20 Portland 7:00 Mar. 22 Denver 6:00 Mar. 25 Atlanta 7:00 Mar. 27 Detroit 7:00 Apr. 1 San Antonio 7:00 Apr. 3 at Minnesota 8:00 Apr. 4 at Milwaukee 8:30 Apr. 8 Chicago 7:00 Apr. 10 Toronto 7:00 Apr. 11 New York 7:00 Apr. 13 at Miami 7:30 Apr. 15 at Brooklyn 8:00 * All Times Eastern. including a pair of 20-rebound efforts, the fifth ORLANDO MAGIC 2014-15 SCHEDULE and sixth of his career. Tobias Harris can be relentless on the boards, and makes a nice complement to Vucevic inside. Harris pulled down a careerbest 7.5 rebounds last season and led or shared the team lead in rebounding 16 times after coming back from a high-ankle sprain that forced him to miss the first 21 games. Victor Oladipo showed solid defensive skill as a rookie, ranking among League leaders in steals (109, tied for ninth), and steals per game (1.6, tied for 16th). When he returns, he’ll play exclusively back at two-guard, where he will be most daunting defensively, with his long arms and athleticism. The need to improve defensively overrode the Magic’s offensive difficulties and factored into drafting Gordon and making a draftnight trade to get Payton from Philadelphia. Both are strongest as defenders, where they can contribute immediately off the bench. Gordon brings a 6-9 frame, a 7-0 wingspan and a 39-inch vertical that makes him a potential matchup nightmare for opposing small forwards, shooting guards and, as he fills out, power forwards. Payton stands 6-4 but is lightning quick and as he matures, will be able to handle either guard spot. He averaged 2.3 steals last season at Louisiana-Lafayette, where he left as the school’s all-time steals leader, and picked up where he left off in the preseason, making around 1.5 spg. Maurice Harkless, Kyle O’Quinn and Andrew Nicholson also will be counted on to chip in on the glass. Offense Orlando’s glaring weakness last season was scoring—or more accurately, the inability to do so — as they finished 25th in the NBA, managing 96.5 points per game, 4.5 below the League average. That area could continue to be a trouble spot, as during the offseason they said goodbye to Nelson and Afflalo, the team’s top two scorers and starting backcourt. The loss of Nelson, the franchise’s all-time leader in assists and one of only two players to spend 10 years with the team, was difficult from both a leadership but also from a production standpoint. In trading Afflalo, the Magic dealt their leading scorer (18.1 ppg) and three-point shooter (.427). Ridnour will likely take over the point, while Payton gets NBA-ready. Picking up the slack for Afflalo will be tougher. It will surely lead to more shots for last season’s Nos. 2, 3 and 4 scorers Harris (14.6 ppg) and Vucevic (14.2)


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