Earl Clark News

We all knowA Dwight Howard 's situation - he waived his Early Termination Option at the trade deadline.

The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy and split with general manager Otis Smith on Monday, the culmination of a season in which Orlando was ensnared in a long-running soap opera with Dwight Howard and made another first-round playoff exit.

This May 8, 2012 file photo shows Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy calling a play in the second half of the Game 5 of an NBA first round basketball series against the Indiana Pacers, in Indianapolis.

This season couldn't have gone any worse for the Orlando Magic. The team made headlines for all of the wrong reasons and the on-court product was downright ugly at times.

The Orlando Magic 's co-captain and starting point guard must make a decision whether invoke his player option for the 2012-13 season, and General Manager Otis Smith said that Nelson is contractually obligated to make his choice known within three days of the Magic's final postseason game.

After Orlando's loss to Indiana the nightmarish 2011-2012 NBA season has mercifully come to it's conclusion for the Orlando Magic and it's fans.

After another epic between the Grizzlies and Clippers on Monday, every remaining first-round series stands at 3-1. And in a weird scheduling quirk, four teams have a chance to close out 4-1 victories tonight, a scenario that would leave us with one fait accompli in Miami and one remaining hope for real on-court drama in Memphis.

The series is over, just waiting to be declared officially, and so just to make Pacers-Magic a bit more interesting, how about we play a different game? What if Dwight Howard's sore back, instead of needing surgery, just required an acupuncture treatment or two, along with a deep-tissue massage from a Romanian shot-putter, leaving him refreshed and ... (more)

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Hill hit a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to help the Indiana Pacers survive squandering a 19-point fourth quarter lead and beat the Orlando Magic 101-99 on Saturday to take a 3-1 series lead.

Despite a monster effort from Orlando forward Glen Davis , the Magic struggled to keep up with the Pacers .

Earl Clark didn't exactly have a banner 2011/12 season, his first full one with the Orlando Magic .

What do the Orlando Magic need to do to win Game 2 of their playoff series against the Indiana Pacers tonight? 1. Glen Davis on the blocks: In Orlando's Game 1 win, Davis did a superb job denying much taller Roy Hibbert optimal position in the low post.

Without him, Orlando went into Indianapolis and upset the Pacers, 81-77, Saturday night.

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Jason Richardson and Jameer Nelson scored 17 points apiece to help sixth-seeded Orlando, playing without Dwight Howard, surprise the third-seeded Indiana Pacers 81-77 in Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Saturday night.

The Orlando Magic will enter their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers as underdogs.

Note: This post serves as a general playoff preview for the Orlando Magic , not a specific look at their forthcoming series against the Indiana Pacers .