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The 34-16 LA Clippers will travel to meet the 14-34 Orlando Magic in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Orlando is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA game will come out on Wednesday afternoon as Blake Griffin is questionable for the game with a hamstring problem. Chris Paul has been declared out.

The teams went head to head back on January 13th in Los Angeles with the Magic posting the 104-101 road win at the Clippers as a +12 ½ point underdog. The total came in at over 198 ½ points.

The Clippers are 14-11 on the road this season. The team has lost three straight and seven of their past nine games. They are 2-6 during Chris Paul’s injury absence from the lineup. They come off the 98-90 road defeat on Monday night to the Washington Wizards as a -3 point betting favorite. The total came over 187 ½ points. The Clippers played without Chris Paul and Blake Griffin who were both out with injuries. The team shot 46.8% from the floor and 4 of 17 from three. They give away the game with 20 turnovers. LA allows 44% shooting to Washington. Jamal Crawford led LA with 28 points on 10 of 20 shooting. The Clips have struggled for offense with Paul sidelined. They have put up less than 100 points in six of the eight games without their starting point guard in the lineup.

The Magic is 8-16 on their home court. The team is running bad with ten straight losses. They hit rock bottom following a 78-61 road defeat on Monday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +9 ½ point underdog. The game landed under 189 points. It was the final game of a five game road trip on the east coast. They had Sunday off for Monday’s game so the schedule was no excuse for 61 point effort. Orlando was held to just 26 second half points. The team hits on 33.8% from the floor and 1 of 12 from three. They get to the free throw line just eight times. J.J. Redick did not play. E’Twaun Moore led Orlando with 18 points and three rebounds on 9 of 17 shooting. During this skid the Magic has scored under 100 points in five straight games. They are 24th in the NBA in scoring offense by averaging 94 points a game.

Former NFL star Jon Dorenbos on “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night. (NBC) NFL star Jon Dorenbos has no regrets about sharing his very personal story of loss on “America’s Got Talent.” Dorenbos — an aspiring magician and long snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles — was one of 12 contestants to perform during Tuesday’s first live episode of the season. His latest trick, which involved guessing which sketches were created by each of the show’s four judges, was one of the most memorable moments of the evening. “I am mesmerized,” Howie Mandel cheered. “I predict we will see you for another round!” Prior to the performance, Dorenbos, 36, shared more details of his shocking family history. On August 2, 1992, his mother, Kathy, was brutally murdered by his father, Alan, who ended up spending 11 years behind bars. Dorenbos was adopted and raised by his aunt and uncle, who also appeared in the pre-taped segment. “I am a happy person, but I make that decision to be happy,” he told Fox411 backstage. “Sharing my story, if it can give motivation to people, if it can show them that the way you view yourself is going to be the way you view the world…If we can all do that, then there are ways to take obstacles and look at them as opportunities.” Dorenbos, 36, knows his mother would be impressed by his foray into show business. “[But] I hope she is more proud of how I have grown as a person and how I have treated people along the way,” he says. ‘Hopefully, she is laughing, she had the best seat in the house in that theater.” “It doesn’t take a moment like that for me to think about [her].  I think about [her] every single day.” Dorenbos hopes to be one of seven acts to advance to the next round of competition. Among the other standouts: LAURA BRETAN The 14 year-old opera prodigy cried tears of happiness after her stunning performance of “The Prayer.” JAYNA BROWN A home schooled 10th-grader, she opened the show with a flawless cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Make It Rain.” “I think you are going to make it rain [money] for Simon and his record label,” Mandel told her. LORI MAE HERNANDEZ The funniest 13 year-old in America returned with a new set of zingers directed at Donald Trump.  Among the best:  “He’s rich enough to hire America’s First Lady to write a speech for his…third lady!”  Simon Cowell loved her. “You are edgy, cool and current,” he praised. The results of overnight voting will be announced Wednesday evening. “America’s Got Talent” airs Tuesdays and Wednesdays on NBC.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Orlando coach Scott Skiles called it a must-win game, and the Magic found a way.
A nice scoring night was barely better than a shoddy defensive performance.
Vucevic scored a season-high 35 points against his former team, leading the Magic to a 124-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
Vucevic, drafted 16th overall by the 76ers in 2011, also had nine rebounds and four assists, helping Orlando bounce back from a 105-102 home loss to Indiana. The Magic have won four of six while trying to gain ground in pursuit of their first playoff berth in four years.
“I wanted to come out and lead the way so they can follow me,” said Vucevic, who was 13 for 21 from the field and 9 for 9 at the line.
Victor Oladipo added 22 points and Evan Fournier scored 21 for the Magic, who return home on Thursday to host the NBA-best Golden State Warriors. Aaron Gordon contributed a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
“Golden State will score 300 on us if we play like that,” Skiles said. “Of course, we’re glad to get a win. But even finishing out the game, just throwing the ball all around and stuff, it’s hard to feel good about it.”
Ish Smith scored 22 points and Jahlil Okafor had 17 for the NBA-worst 76ers, who dropped to 8-48 with their fifth straight loss and 10th in the last 12. Okafor was coming off a career-best 31-point outing in Philadelphia’s 129-103 loss at Dallas on Sunday. Nerlens Noel added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
The 76ers have allowed an average of 122 points in their last four losses.
“The energy’s not where we need it to be,” Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. “That starting group’s got to get going, really. We need better defense from that starting group.”
Vucevic played his rookie season for Philadelphia before being dealt over the summer to the Magic, who continue to reap the benefits. But Orlando didn’t need his scoring during a pivotal 11-2 run to open the fourth quarter, capped by Jason Smith’s jumper that made it 108-95 with 8:36 remaining. Smith, another former 76er, had six points during the Magic’s spurt, which proved too much for Philadelphia to overcome.
“We came out really aggressive, but our defense didn’t keep up with our offense,” Vucevic said. “In the fourth quarter, we were able to turn up our defense and get a few stops.”
The 76ers looked good in the third quarter when they erased a five-point halftime deficit by hitting 12 of their first 15 shots and had their largest lead at 83-77 on Noel’s alley-oop dunk. But Orlando outscored Philadelphia 20-10 over the final 6:28 of the third to enter the fourth quarter up 97-93.

After losing 62, 59 and 57 games in the previous three seasons, Orlando (20-20) jumped out to a promising 19-13 start under first-year coach Scott Skiles. That optimism, however, has faded while the club has struggled to score in dropping seven of eight.