Orlando welcomes Wizards to Magic Kingdom

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04/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southeast Division-champion Orlando Magic will continue a three-game homestand Wednesday versus the Washington Wizards at Amway Arena.

The Magic clinched their third consecutive Southeast title after the Atlanta Hawks suffered a 109-100 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday. Orlando has also locked up the second seed in the Eastern Conference and opened its current residency with a 107-92 victory versus the Memphis Grizzlies behind 26 points from Vince Carter.

Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson each added 18 points for the Magic, who have four in a row at home and 15 of their last 18 games overall to improve to 31-7 in central Florida. J.J. Redick tallied 15 points and Dwight Howard ended with eight and 11 boards in a winning cause.

"It's a nice little thing," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said of Orlando becoming the only team to beat every other team in the league this season. "I think there's something to be said for having gone out on the court and proving that you can do what everybody thinks they can do. We've literally done it. We've beaten everybody in this league. Not easy to do."

Van Gundy's bunch will close out the homestand versus New York on Friday.

The Wizards have won two straight and three of four contests since an awful 16-game losing streak, and will kick off a quick road trip Wednesday against Orlando and Boston. They are 10-28 away from DC in 2009-10.

Washington is coming off Tuesday's 112-94 victory over the Golden State Warriors, as JaVale McGee set new career-highs with 25 points and 15 rebounds off the bench, and Nick Young added a season-high 29 points in a winning effort.

"I feel comfortable coming off the bench," McGee said. "I just feel like you need bench points more than you need starters points. So, it's just easy for me to come off the bench right now."

Shaun Livingston tied a career-high in points with 21, while Andray Blatche also had 21 points in the win.

Washington surprisingly leads the season series with Orlando by a 2-1 count, but the Magic are 12-6 in the past 18 meetings. The Wizards have dropped six of nine and 12 of their last 16 games at Amway Arena.

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