The Magic welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to Orlando tonight for an East/West clash at the Amway Center. This evening's action, which will be carried live on ESPN, is scheduled to get underway at 8:00pm ET. NBA Odds have the Magic listed as a -7 against the spread home favorite and the Over/Under set at 207.
The Northwest leading Thunder come into 
tonight's game with a 36-20 after a Wednesday night 105-109 loss at San Antonio. Oklahoma City's dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 55 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in the setback. The newly departed Jeff Green, who, along with Nenad Krstic, was shipped to the Celtics for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson, added 14 points and six rebounds.
The Thunder's perimeter defense experienced a major breakdown, though, as the Spurs drained an eye popping 13-of-21 from beyond the arc.
Oklahoma City's loss at San Antonio came on the heels of a 111-108 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers, its first outing since the All Star break.
The Thunder, which scored a 125-124 win over the Magic in mid-January, are 16-12 on the road, where they average 101.8 points per game (fifth best tally in the league).
Orlando, which opened a seven game home stand on February 11th, fell to the 14-41 Kings 105-111 on Wednesday night. Sacramento abused the Magic defense, connecting on 42-of-80 from the field and 6-of-12 from three point range.
The poor defensive effort ruined a 31 point, 17 rebound night from Dwight Howard, who led Orlando in both field goal attempts and minutes played.
The Magic's loss to the Kings represented the team's ninth setback in 30 games played at the Amway Center. It also left them 6.5 games behind the Heat in the Southeast Divsion, a number that was reduced to six with Miami's loss at Chicago last night.
Thunder vs Magic NBA Odds February 25th, 2011:
Oklahoma City Thunder +7 (-110), Over 207 (-110), +250 (Moneyline)
Orlando Magic -7 (-110), Under 207 (-110), -300 (Moneyline)
