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Gameday: Bobcats at Magic
BOBCATS VS. MAGIC
7 p.m., TD Waterhouse Center
TV: News 14. Radio: WNMX-FM 106.1
BOBCATS UPDATE: Center Primoz Brezec (exhaustion, dehydration) has been cleared physically to play tonight. Coach Bernie Bickerstaff planned to decide at shootaround this morning whether to activate Brezec, who missed the first eight games.
MAGIC UPDATE: Like the Bobcats, they turn over the ball far too much (20.4 turnovers per game for the Magic, 18.8 for the Bobcats). The Magic is being very careful with Grant Hill's health, holding him out of the second of back-to-back games.
KEY MATCHUP: Emeka Okafor vs. Dwight Howard. Okafor leads the NBA in blocked shots, and rejected a dunk by Spurs superstar Tim Duncan. But Howard toyed with Okafor in the preseason, getting him into immediate foul trouble.
THE LINEUPS
Bobcats Magic
G B. Knight J. Nelson
G R. Felton G. Hill
F A. Morrison H. Turkoglu
F G. Wallace T. Battie
C E. Okafor D. Howard
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Rick Bonnell
Felton can easily have a big game if he goes up against Hill tonight. Battie may have a bit of a size advantage over Wallace but if the Cats let Okafor play down low primarily by himself on offense, Wallace can wear Battie out. Morrison also needs to be careful and play solid D. Turkoglu is a good player.
I wish someone besides Okafor would actually step up and play some consistent basketball. I feel bad for Meka, he carries the team night in and night out and unless someone else has a good game, we get blown out.
Gameday: Bobcats at Magic
