Orlando Magic Research Paper

Orlando decided to move him to a center position due to his gains. In November 2005, Howard accumulated 21 points and 20 rebounds against Charlotte and became the youngest player to score 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds in a single game.

The 36 points were Hield's third-highest scoring total of the season. It was his 13th career 30-plus-point game, tying Michael Beasley for most in Big 12 history.

The Toronto Raptors, while not to be confused for a title contender just yet, once bolstered a defensive unit capable of shutting down the league's elite, finishing 2013-14 ranked ninth in efficiency at 102.4.

Westbrook, the league’s second leading player in assists, finished with 15 points, 10 boards and 11 assists for

The 2015-2016 season hasn't even started yet, but people presume that the Philadelphia 76ers will be at the bottom of the standings once again. That may be true, but they will be a whole lot better than last year’s team.

Russell Westbrook finished the game with an amazing triple-double production of 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, making the two-time All-Star Game MVP the NBA’s leader in triple-double performance.

When you think of the current NBA, chances are you may have thought of the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors have been a dominant team in the last couple of years. It is a great franchise. They have a great history as a team, great players, and very great success.

The Lakers also signed free-agent Shaquille O’Neal from the Orlando Magic. Shaquille O’Neal lead the Lakers to a record of 56-26, averaging 26.2 ppg and 12.5 rpg. Before the 1999-2000 season the Lakers hired former Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson, who brought the infamous triangle offense to L.A. In Phil Jackson’s first season the Lakers won their first Finals since

They ended up being 4-4 when they decided to get up and do something about the way they play. Coach Jud listened to the team and

Davis and Hawkins combined for 23 points and Ikonte added 17 points, 10 in the first

The Lakers are 21-8 against the Nuggets all-time at the Staples Center, in the regular season, 4-6 in their last 10 games. The purple and gold lost the four-game season series (1-3) to the Nuggets last season. In 62 career games, Kobe Bryant is averaging 25.2 points versus the Nuggets.

I mean you’ll have Magic, who is a pass first point guard, dishing out to the likes of Kobe, Shaq, West, and Kareem on top of keeping defenders on their heels. Bulls would have to really figure out how to slow that down and I don’t think Rose is the guy to really do that. I do believe the Bulls have an advantage at the Small Forward and Shooting Guard position. Yes Laker fans I would have to give the edge to Pippen over Jerry West seeing Scottie was a lot more athletic and was pretty good defensive player, while Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are about equal. They’re very identical when you look at them on film but I give the slightest of slight edge to Jordan on this one. The huge disadvantage comes in the post where you have Kareem and Shaq for the Lakers and Horace Grant and Dennis Rodman for the Bulls. Now offensively realistically the Lakers would have an issue because A: Both Kareem and Shaq are centers and B: Both will clog up likely clog up the post, but even with that Kareem and Shaq too much for Grant and Rodman. Rodman would do whatever to grab rebounds and was a pretty good defensive player while Grant was a solid starter on some pretty good teams but when you’re talking Kareem and Shaq, that’s a tall task for the two offensively and defensively. The bench is also a huge advantage for the Lakers where it’s

Kobe’s stats are a little better than Lebron’s. According to Sports Illustrated, Michael Jordan said,”He has more rings, and there is something about 5 that beats 3.” Kobe is a 2 time scoring champion, 15 time all star, and 4 time all star game MVP. Those are just a few categories where Kobe beats Lebron in. These accolades prove that Kobe is statistically better than Lebron.

First on the Lakers' list will be Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics whom they will face on November 8, while the road game against the Phoenix Suns on November 13 will cap off the four-game road trip. However, the said road trip will be first of many for the franchise and the first in the careers of Ball, Kyle Kuzma, and Josh Hart.

Cleveland's fourth ranked offense challenges Atlanta's second ranked defense. Per 100 possessions, the Cavs score 108.1 points while the Hawks allow 98.8 points per. During the regular season, Cleveland shot 36.2% from deep and Atlanta countered by holding opponents to