Cohen: Evaluating Potential Playoff Matchups
By Josh Cohen
January 14, 2011
It’s never too early to start evaluating matchups that the Orlando Magic may have to contend with come playoff time.
While rosters may certainly change by the trade deadline and other factors such as injuries may alter lineups by the start of the postseason, it’s intriguing to begin analyzing potential playoff series’.
Since most NBA observers believe there are only six or seven teams that have a realistic chance of capturing the NBA championship this season, I decided to lay out position-by-position matchups between the Magic and the other “elite” teams in the NBA.
After reviewing the lineups (which are the projected lineups each team is expected to have by the start of the playoffs), vote on what you think the outcome would be should Orlando play that opponent in a seven-game playoff series.
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MAGIC VS. CELTICS
MAGIC VS. BULLS
MAGIC VS. HEAT
MAGIC VS. HAWKS
MAGIC VS. SPURS
MAGIC VS. MAVERICKS
MAGIC VS. LAKERS
MAGIC VS. THUNDER
January 14, 2011
It’s never too early to start evaluating matchups that the Orlando Magic may have to contend with come playoff time.
While rosters may certainly change by the trade deadline and other factors such as injuries may alter lineups by the start of the postseason, it’s intriguing to begin analyzing potential playoff series’.
Since most NBA observers believe there are only six or seven teams that have a realistic chance of capturing the NBA championship this season, I decided to lay out position-by-position matchups between the Magic and the other “elite” teams in the NBA.
After reviewing the lineups (which are the projected lineups each team is expected to have by the start of the playoffs), vote on what you think the outcome would be should Orlando play that opponent in a seven-game playoff series.
Follow Josh Cohen on Twitter here
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| MAGIC |  Jameer Nelson |
 Jason Richardson |
 Dwight Howard |
 Brandon Bass |
 Hedo Turkoglu |
 Gilbert Arenas |
 J.J. Redick |
| CELTICS |  Rajon Rondo |
 Ray Allen |
 Shaquille O'Neal |
 Kevin Garnett |
 Paul Pierce |
 Kendrick Perkins |
 Glen Davis |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Celtics?
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| MAGIC | Jameer Nelson |
Jason Richardson |
Dwight Howard |
Brandon Bass |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Gilbert Arenas |
J.J. Redick |
| BULLS |  Derrick Rose |
 Keith Bogans |
 Joakim Noah |
 Carlos Boozer |
 Luol Deng |
 Taj Gibson |
 Kyle Korver |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Bulls?
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| MAGIC | Jameer Nelson |
Jason Richardson |
Dwight Howard |
Brandon Bass |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Gilbert Arenas |
J.J. Redick |
| HEAT |  Carlos Arroyo |
 Dwyane Wade |
 Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
 Chris Bosh |
 LeBron James |
 James Jones |
 Joel Anthony |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Heat?
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| MAGIC | Jameer Nelson |
Jason Richardson |
Dwight Howard |
Brandon Bass |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Gilbert Arenas |
J.J. Redick |
| HAWKS |  Mike Bibby |
 Joe Johnson |
 Al Horford |
 Josh Smith |
 Marvin Williams |
 Jamal Crawford |
 Zaza Pachulia |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Hawks?
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| MAGIC | Jameer Nelson |
Jason Richardson |
Dwight Howard |
Brandon Bass |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Gilbert Arenas |
J.J. Redick |
| SPURS |  Tony Parker |
 Manu Ginobili |
 DeJuan Blair |
 Tim Duncan |
 Richard Jefferson |
 Matt Bonner |
 George Hill |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Spurs?
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| MAGIC | Jameer Nelson |
Jason Richardson |
Dwight Howard |
Brandon Bass |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Gilbert Arenas |
J.J. Redick |
| MAVERICKS |  Jason Kidd |
 Jason Terry |
 Tyson Chandler |
 Dirk Nowitzki |
 DeShawn Stevenson |
 Brendan Haywood |
 Shawn Marion |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Mavericks?
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| MAGIC | Jameer Nelson |
Jason Richardson |
Dwight Howard |
Brandon Bass |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Gilbert Arenas |
J.J. Redick |
| LAKERS |  Derek Fisher |
 Kobe Bryant |
 Andrew Bynum |
 Pau Gasol |
 Ron Artest |
 Lamar Odom |
 Steve Blake |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Lakers?
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| MAGIC | Jameer Nelson |
Jason Richardson |
Dwight Howard |
Brandon Bass |
Hedo Turkoglu |
Gilbert Arenas |
J.J. Redick |
| THUNDER |  Russell Westbrook |
 Thabo Sefolosha |
 Nenad Krstic |
 Jeff Green |
 Kevin Durant |
 James Harden |
 Nick Collison |
What do you think the outcome would be in a seven-game series between the Magic and Thunder?
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