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    1. In one hour the Orlando Magic will play their most important match since 2012

      For those of you not following the NBA too closely you might not be aware but tonight the Magic play the Heat. For about the past month or so the two teams have been battling out for the final...

      For those of you not following the NBA too closely you might not be aware but tonight the Magic play the Heat. For about the past month or so the two teams have been battling out for the final seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. I'll re-cap why this is so important for the Magic since they're the team I support and maybe some Heat fans can hit back with a reply for why it's so important to them.

      1. In the 2011-2012 season the Magic entered a dark period called the "Dwightmare" where their best player who had led them to an NBA final Dwight Howard began stirring up drama within the organisation. Dwight was traded in the offseason to the Lakers giving serious deja vu of Shaq's time in Orlando. Since 2012 the Magic have consistently been cursed to mediocrity and missing the playoffs.

      2. Magic star Nikola Vucevic (a player acquired from the Dwight trade) has been constantly underrated and disrespected by people around the NBA. After 7 seasons Vuc has finally made the All Star team and has led this team to exceed the expectations set at the beginning of the season. It is also important to note that Vuc has not made the playoffs either since 2012 when he was playing with the 76ers.

      3. The Magic are 0.5 games behind the Heat, whoever wins this match will take the 8th seed from the other and likely bring a lot of motivation and momentum into their next games therefore being more likely to make the playoffs.

      There's many more storylines to this match than I've put in here but I feel that this gets the main gist of why it's so important to fans of the Magic.

      11 votes
    2. MLS Week 3: All Match Discussions

      Seattle Sounders @ Chicago Fire FC Dallas @ Columbus Crew Vancouver Whitecaps @ Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes @ New York Red Bulls Montreal Impact @ Orlando City SC Real Salt Lake @ DC...

      Seattle Sounders @ Chicago Fire
      FC Dallas @ Columbus Crew
      Vancouver Whitecaps @ Houston Dynamo
      San Jose Earthquakes @ New York Red Bulls
      Montreal Impact @ Orlando City SC
      Real Salt Lake @ DC United
      Minnesota United FC @ LA Galaxy
      Los Angeles FC @ New York City FC
      Portland Timbers @ FC Cincinnati
      Philadelphia Union @ Atlanta United FC
      New England Revolution @ Toronto FC
      Sporting Kansas City @ Colorado Rapids

      6 votes
    3. MLS Week 2: All Match Discussions

      Orlando City @ Chicago Fire Columbus Crew @ New England Revolution LA Galaxy @ FC Dallas Montreal Impact @ Houston Dynamo Vancouver Whitecaps @ Real Salt Lake Minnesota United FC @ San Jose...

      Orlando City @ Chicago Fire
      Columbus Crew @ New England Revolution
      LA Galaxy @ FC Dallas
      Montreal Impact @ Houston Dynamo
      Vancouver Whitecaps @ Real Salt Lake
      Minnesota United FC @ San Jose Earthquakes
      Philadelphia Union @ Sporting Kansas City
      Colorado Rapids @ Seattle Sounders
      DC United @ New York City FC
      FC Cincinnati @ Atlanta United
      Portland Timbers @ LAFC

      4 votes
    4. MLS Week 1: All Match Discussions

      A list of matches for the week: Toronto FC @ Philadelphia Union New York City FC @ Orlando City FC New York Red Bulls @ Columbus Crew New England Revolution @ FC Dallas Real Salt Lake @ Houston...

      A list of matches for the week:

      Toronto FC @ Philadelphia Union
      New York City FC @ Orlando City FC
      New York Red Bulls @ Columbus Crew
      New England Revolution @ FC Dallas
      Real Salt Lake @ Houston Dynamo
      Portland Timbers @ Colorado Rapids
      Minnesota United FC @ Vancouver Whitecaps
      Chicago Fire @ LA Galaxy
      FC Cincinnati @ Seattle Sounders
      Montreal Impact @ San Jose Earthquakes
      Atlanta United FC @ DC United
      Sporting Kansas City @ Los Angeles FC

      9 votes