ORLANDO, Fla. -- This regular-season opener looked like nothing but an extension of a cushy exhibition schedule, which the Orlando Magic breezed through by winning all seven games by an average of 26 points.The real first game -- and the one they've been targeting since the summer -- will come Friday night in Miami when they expect to show what they really think about the endless hype surrounding the Heat.
Remember Quentin Richardson's comment from earlier this month: "F**k the Heat.''
The Magic squished the Wizards Thursday like they were stepping on some Florida cockroaches, rolling to a 112-83 victory that never was seriously contested.
Washington rookie John Wall -- the No. 1 pick of the draft with a world of potential -- had some shining moments, but they were dulled badly by an embarrassing performance by his team. The Wiz were never competitive, looking like a very young team with a very, very long way to go.
Wall finished with 14 points and nine assists, but he made only six of 19 shots. And he didn't get to the free throw line until early in the fourth quarter.
Dwight Howard led everyone with 23 points and 10 rebounds, getting serenaded by the sellout crowd with chants of "MVP, MVP.''
It was the biggest margin of victory on opening night for the Magic.
The only real spice to the game was when Magic third-string point guard Jason Williams was ejected in the final minute for his second technical foul after he grabbed the arm of official Tony Brothers. He played only eight minutes, but he was angry after getting his first technical under the NBA's new low tolerance rule.
Either the Magic are going to be really good, or the Wizards really bad.
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