Playoff Teams Preview, cont.

Orlando Magic
59-23
+6.7 scoring margin
only 5-5 over final 10 games
KEYS: Howard- 13.9 rpg, 2.8 bpg
Turkoglu/Lewis- can they be healthy?
6 guys shoot around 40% from deep

One of the real Jekyll and Hyde teams in the post season. On one hand, they are maybe the best defensive team in the game, anchored by the man who should win the DPOY award, Dwight Howard. They have shooters, tall guys who can stretch the defense, and Rafer Alston been better than expected. But, they still strike me as regular-season overachievers. In close games in the playoffs, where does the ball go--Turkoglu? He just isn't that great of a player. Howard is still not 100% reliable in the post, plus he can't shoot FTs.

This team is missing another physical post player, and they will desperately miss Jameer Nelson.

They caught a break with KGs injury. Still, they don't match up well with Boston. The Celtics bigs, Perkins mainly, cause Howard a lot of problems. They will barely sneak by Boston, and then Cleveland will take them out in 5 or 6 in the ECF.