Dwight Howard Still Believes in Magic
June 13, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic and facing elimination straight in the eyes. In Game 5 on Sunday, a loss would eliminate the Magic and give the Los Angeles Lakers their 15th NBA championship.
However, don’t think that Howard has given up hope. In fact, he’s brimming with confidence.
Said Howard: “You want me to get up here and say the season is going to be over tomorrow? That’s not what anybody should do or anybody should think. I believe that we’re going to be going back to L.A.”
Belief is also what head coach Stan Van Gundy thinks is most important. Van Gundy, who has questioned his own coaching following the Game 4 loss for Orlando, made it simple for the Magic players.
Said Van Gundy: “I think when you’re in this situation, the key thing is do you still believe you can win the championship? If you don’t think you can go to L.A. and win the championship, then even though you’re saying one game at a time, it’s pretty easy to let go if things aren’t going well.”
Although it would definitely be a long shot for the Magic to come back and win the 2009 NBA Finas, this is a team that has already come back from series deficits in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers and the second round against the Boston Celtics.
As long as they believe, they have hope. At least in Game 6.
Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy both still believe (Image: Zuma Press)
