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Magic went small — and came up big.Struggling to find their way on offence,
Magic coach Jacque Vaughn turned to a four-guard lineup late in the second half,
sparking a huge comeback.Evan Fournier scored 21 points, Tobias Harris had 17
points and 16 rebounds and the Magic erased a 23-point second-half deficit to
hand the Charlotte Hornets their fourth straight loss 105-100 on Friday night.At
one point, the Magic had Fournier matched up on Charlottes 7-foot power forward
Cody Zeller.When they went small it changed the momentum of the game, Hornets
guard Gary Neal said. They drove the ball. When you have a lead and guys are
coming down the floor and attacking, attacking and attacking, thats one of the
hardest things to guard. And it seemed like they didnt miss any shots.The Magic
shot a blazing 71.4 per cent (15 of 21) in the fourth quarter and outscored the
Hornets 41-21.It tied the third largest comeback in Orlando history.It was pure
magic, Harris said with a laugh.The Magic trailed by 15 entering the fourth
quarter, but Willie Green jumpstarted the offence by scoring all nine of his
points at a crucial juncture in the final period. Fellow reserves Elfrid Payton
had eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and Ben Gordon had all nine of
his points in the final period.Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 10 rebounds for
Orlando (6-8).There was no panic and we talked about that at halftime, Vaughn
said. I told them we would get a chance to get back into the game. This was a
great lesson for a lot of guys in the locker room.Its the second time in 11 days
the Hornets have surrendered a 23-point lead and lost.Al Jefferson had 24 points
and 11 rebounds, and Kemba Walker added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the
struggling Hornets (4-9), who have lost six of their last seven games.The
Hornets pushed the lead to 23 points midway through the third quarter.But Green
ignited a key run.The 11-year NBA veteran hit back-to-back jumpers, Gordon
connected on a 19-foot jump shot before Green swished another 19-foot jumper to
tie the game at 93. Payton finally put the Magic ahead with 1:30 left when he
hit a pull-up jump shot.But the big play came with the game tied 97-97. Payton
missed two free throws but the Hornets forgot to box out and Green grabbed an
offensive rebound for an all-too-easy put back with 57 seconds left in the game
to give Orlando the lead for good.Walker said it was his job to box out Green
and he didnt.Its inexcusable, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said.___TIP-INSMagic:
Rookie forward Aaron Gordon underwent successful surgery on the fractured bone
in his left foot on Friday. He is out indefinitely.Hornets: Neal returned after
he missed the last two games with a concussion. ... Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
(stress reaction) and P.J. Hairston (ankle sprain) remain out of actionLONG
DISTANCE STRUGGLE: The Magic came in shooting better than 45 per cent from
3-point range over the last eight games, but failed to connect from beyond the
arc in the first half. They finished 4 of 16.ROY IN THE HOUSE: North Carolina
coach Roy Williams took in the game from the front row. Williamss Tar Heels will
play here on Saturday afternoon.UP NEXTMagic: Host Miami on Saturday
night.Hornets: Play at Miami on Sunday night.
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Blainville-Boisbriand Armada edged the visiting Rimouski Oceanic 2-1 on Tuesday
in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action.Selling the new tentative
agreement to the CFLs players may be a challenge, Hamilton Tiger-Cats union rep
Peter Dyakowski said Sunday. The players association and CFL reached a tentative
agreement late Saturday night on a new contract. The move averted a potential
players strike and, if ratified, would secure the league five years of labour
peace. But the CFLPA needed more than four hours Saturday night to sell the deal
to its team reps during a conference call. Once news of the tentative agreement
broke, many CFL veterans voiced their displeasure on social media. "You hire a
bunch of clowns and you are probably going to get a circus," tweeted Calgary
Stampeders defensive back Jeff Hecht. "How it works in the 21st century: Unions
are dead," Calgary running back Jon Cornish, the CFLs outstanding player last
year, said on his official Twitter account. Dyakowski, an offensive lineman with
the Ticats, says some of his teammates are definitely unhappy but hed expect
most to vote in favour of acceptance. However, he admits other team reps will
face a tougher task doing so. "Certainly we had some difficulty here with guys
not embracing it, to put it mildly," Dyakowski said. "I think in higher revenue
markets its going to be that much harder because they see theres money to be
spent. "I could see the boys on the prairies being up in arms about this so
their reps have their jobs cut out for them in explaining the benefits of this
deal." The union was expected to launch a work stoppage Sunday, threatening the
exhibition game Monday night between the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue
Bombers. That contest will now go ahead. If the agreement is ratified, the
regular season will start on time June 26. A date has not been announced for a
ratification vote. The expectation is enough players will vote in favour, but
one CFL star requesting anonymity isnt so sure. "I wouldnt be shocked if the
guys vote against it," he said. Dyakowski, who won the CBC show "Canadas
Smartest Person" in 2012, believes the deal is the best the union could secure
without going on strike. "Is it what we started out going for? No," he said.
"But there is always give and take in negotiations. "Ultimately, what we feel we
have is the best deal we can achieve without doing significant damage on both
sides. No one wants a work stoppage." However, the anonymous player felt the
threat of a strike was the unions prime bargaining chip. "We had to miss
pre-season games and give the owners a feeling of empty stadiums, refunding
tickets, not selling merchandise, food," he said. "When the regular season
approaches, at least they have a taste of it. "For us, our training camp pay
doessnt change whether we play one, two or no pre-season games.
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see it that way. "The prospect of going on strike, it would be a fun adventure
for the first couple of days," he said. "But at the end of the day it could just
as likely be a two, four or five-month ordeal than just a couple of days of
trying to send a wake-up call." The CFL got the players to agree to a $5-million
salary cap with nominal $50,000 annual increases. The union initially requested
a $6.24-million cap and dropped to $5.2 million before accepting the leagues
offer. The CFL also got a major concession from the union on the gross revenue
formula that would trigger the renegotiation of the cap or entire collective
agreement. The players, who initially wanted the CBA to include revenue sharing,
had called for the cap or entire agreement to be renegotiated if league revenues
increased by more than $18 million -- excluding the Grey Cup -- in the third
year of the deal. The CFL wanted that figure to be $27 million, which the union
ultimately agreed to. "We have a lot of guys very upset about losing the
revenue-sharing issue," Dyakowski said. "That was near and dear to a lot of guys
hearts. "We have five years to work towards it so theres a lot of time for
planning and preparation. But I think we have a workable deal, a viable deal, a
deal thats good for the teams, a deal thats good for the players and puts money
into everyones pockets." Another key bargaining issue for the CFLPA was having
independent neurologists on the field for each game. But that wasnt included in
the deal. Dyakowski did point to the minimum salary increasing $5,000 to
$50,000. And even at $5 million, he said the cap represents a $600,000 increase
over 2013. Players will also receive signing bonuses -- $1,500 for rookies and a
tiered system for veterans that will average $7,500 each -- and see their
average salary boosted to $96,000. During negotiations, the CFL maintained the
average player stipend was $82,000 while the CFLPA has contended it was just
under $72,000. The tentative deal removes the option year from CFL player
contracts, excluding rookies, allowing a veteran to become a free agent sooner
and maximize his earning potential. "Its a big win for players freedom that will
help younger players earn fairer value earlier in their careers," Dyakowski
said. Getting a deal in place is crucial for the CFL, which is entering the
first year of a new five-year television agreement with TSN thats reportedly
worth an average of $42 million a year. But games had to be played for the
league -- and ultimately its teams -- to receive the money. The deal will
reportedly net clubs an extra $2.75-million in revenue.
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