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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1996)
Orlando makes magic at home ■ MSA: The Mage easily captured NBA home win streak record with a win over Philadelphia ORLANDO, Fla - Th# NBA'* oldest record didnl stand a thane* Not with th* Orlando Magic determined to lain care of busi ness and th* Philadelphia 7&*r* offering token resistance Four minutes into their quest for th* league mark for eonsecu tiv« homo win* at the <tan of « season. it watt apparent the Magic would succeed Tuesday night Philadelphia own* th* NBA'* w«r*t record, while Orlando ha* teren th* league * mmt tuocaaa ful team at Horn* the pa«t two year*. No starter played more than 10 minute*, and the final (core was as do** as ii was — 123-104 — only because ih« ?6*rs outscored the Magic s reserve* 44-33 in the fourth quarter "No disrespect io Philadel Ca. but I don'i think I‘ve ever n involved in a record-set ting game that was easier than this." All-Star point guard Anferne* Hardaway said. "We jumped them early and never let up’ The Magic improved to 28 0 at Orlando Arena for the best home start in league history. T1m> Roil Auerbec h -coac heil Washington Capitols the HWB 4? «wMon with 27 straight victories on th«u home court The next streak Or Undo will i«rfC*t if the NBA * overall marl fat conferutiv» home win* The Button Celtics won 1# Mreight from December tons, u, November uum Or Undo he* won 33 in « row dating beck to U*t mnon when it won iff lest •even home «*mm to finish • Isstgua bat »j The crowd of 17,24# ttood •nd cheered Tuesday night's accomplishment, but the pUvers didn't celebrate The Magic is only 10-14 outside Of Undo Arena, and a three game road trip that includes slops at Indi ana. Milwaukee and Chicago twgan Wednesday night "To be honest, this is great and everything, but our focus is on winning the championship and winning on Ihe road." for* ward Horace Grant said "Until you've proven you can win on the road against quality teams like that, you haven't dune any thing." The Magic broke a four game road losing streak at Miami last weekend and improved lo 4 0 since the All Star break with Tuesday night s win The learn » average margin of victory in three home dates since the break is more than 25 (mints Dennit Scott, who mad* «tx J pointer* and worwd 20 ft rat half point* *gam»t Philadelphia. Mid •he club relumed with a com mitment to be the league » he*! t««m between now and the end of th* tnwin Th* altitude we basically era •eking the Mtond half of the mm* •on it jot! taka cat* of butt ft* Mid We don’t car* who trot** or whatever Lett ft'*' **« *• many win* a* on* tibht ** Th* Magic h*» grown lirad of quettiont about why the team play* to well at home, yet it to Incotuitleni on the road They know the twtng through Indl ana Milwaukee and Indiana could wrt th# tone for the r*»t of the MMin “Were not knocking the streak. tfardaway Mid We re proud of ouraalvea for breaking the record Rut if we can go on the road and win all three of there game*, that would be larg er than the record at thia point * Scott agreed "That would he huge." he Mid Thal'd he better beceute we'd heve done tomnthtng that we re not good at We know we re good el home We know we play with a different type of confidence at home But if we can go on th* rued and play like that, it would be *we*f Pro women’s basketball comes to Portland ■ WOMENS PRO BASKETBALL: Last year s college player of the year, Rebecca Lobo. may be part of the new league HARTFORD, Conn — Backed by $4 million in private funding and a boyish enthusiasm for woman's basketball. Steve Hams said Wednesday that his new woman's professional league will begin this fall in Portland and seven other cities flams, head of a group of sis people who have invested in the American Basketball League, said the tuning couldn't be better, citing the rise in pop ularity of the sport and this year's Olympics We re dedicated io doing Ihi* right after the Olympics." Haras said I he Eastern Conference will be composed of a Hart ford-Springfield team. Atlanta. Columbus. Ohio and Richmond. Va Besides Portland, mem bers of the Western Confemru e will be in Denver, San juae. Calif, and .Witte The league, with headquarter* in San |o». ha* signed 35 player*, including 10of It from the U S National Team Former Connecticut »lar Kehm. * Lobo. the moat popular player in the game, ha* yet to sign Hama said the league ha* made it* interest clear U> Lnbo. although no formal offer ha* been made to U»t year's college player of the year He know* l mho's participation would he a factor in the league * imme«Stale luotau There's a standing invitation. Ham* We d love her to play Having her play here would be a tremendous piu* On the other hand, we're not going to revolve our league around M good player* out there and the exposure they're going to get during the Olympic* is going to increase their popularity " Men’s b-ball: Davis leads Arizona attack ■ Continued from Peg* 12 would he * lot better If wo **o*o more balanced then what wo are amt have boon in iho pool couple of game* * In fa* l t .fwn would rat hot too hi* loam tmilate tl* per formate e at Southern Oh lot nia or even UCLA than Iho showing* id ta«) weekend “Konya Wilkin* can't bo Otpw tml to mako 10. i« Jamal I.*wront.• .14. every game ~ Green wtd “I Ilk* the way wo played at Southern Carl (Wo •hot)61 potioni Irum tho Iktot anil everybody wa* cnnlrlbut *0|“ Bui iho thick* haven't ahol 61 pen oni urn a consilient ha*t* A* a loam. Otegcm I* ihoutmg 44 (wn enl from the field and 16 pen out from throw-point range While Lawrence and Wilkin* liavo been on fire a* id laie. Miphumatn nuitd lamar Curry and jumor* K*d» Kemak er and Kyia Milting are the only (luck* *htH»ititK above 400 Kamaker t* hitting on M percent of hi* attempt*, while Milling and Curry are con verting on 54 and 5:i percent of their shot*, respectively Shooting well tn a place like Mi Kale Center and againtl a team like the Wildcat*. Green •aid, i» a must “Arirona l* tparial Imauw they are a top 20 team, if* a very good cut leg* crowd In play in Itnnl of. very nnthu*U*lu. and I think it i* going to he a real tret fur us." he wuil I ilonl think we are going to heal Ari tuna by going down and shoot mg 16 percent, regard)*** of how good we are defensively t» how much we compete " While Annina i* a tough team at home. < trnen ha* been particularly happy with the thick*' play on the road. “Not many people go into the University of Arttnn* and win. e*pe< really when thev have got a* good a i>t'.i«tb,ill team a* they have got this ! year," Green *at«i "UCLA t* ranked up ihere about a# high *< Amiina and I thought we played good at their plat .». We have been plai tng a* good on the road aa we have at home ” AHjotu i* led by tenior guard and »parkplug Keggte te»*ry. who t* averaging 10 t point* ami li lt mult a game When venlor t enter |o*eph Blair wa* declared academt t ally ineligible, the Wildcat* were left without one of their beat KOtvn and leader* But ♦enter forward Men IJavi* hat done hi* be*t to »tep up. fill that Void amt earn recognition a* one of the Pat 10 * be*l player* In the prate** !>avt» i* averaging U S point* and tt 4 rebound* per game but again*! 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