When the NBA schedule was released prior to the beginning of the season, Magic coach Frank Vogel circled tonight’s game against the Bucks. Because the NBA scheduled his team to play on back-to-back nights (Texas to Florida) coming off a ten day West Coast road trip, Vogel assumed that Orlando’s match-up against the Bucks would be “the most difficult game” of the year.
“And that’s why they play the games” as Chris Berman’s expression goes. Vogel’s team, who arrived in Orlando just after 2:30 A.M. this morning, shot their way to a 126-117 victory over the Bucks and helped their coach earn his 300th career NBA coaching win.