Anderson starts hot for Magic: Orlando forward Ryan Anderson scored 24 of his 27 points in the first half of Wednesday's contest against Miami. He also grabbed 11 boards -- seven offensive -- logging his sixth double-double of the season. Anderson shot 8 for 19 from the field, converting 5 of his 11 attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. He also connected on 6 of his 9 foul shots. The Magic would go on to win the game, 102-89, behind Anderson's strong showing. He added three assists as well. (Updated 02/08/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Anderson is enjoying a career year with the Magic as he's been Dwight Howard's right-hand man. He's averaging 17.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game over his last five contests. Anderson is hitting almost 50 percent of his 3-pointers over that span and is also tallying around three offensive rebounds per game. Fantasy owners should continue to roll with Anderson has he's a solid forward option in all formats. (Updated 02/08/2012).
02/10/2012 22:02 Hawks edge Magic in overtime
Josh Smith had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks hit enough free throws late in overtime to slip past the Orlando Magic 89-87 Friday night.
02/08/2012 22:00 Howard goes 25-24; Magic beat Heat
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
02/06/2012 22:08 Clips top Magic in OT; Billups hurt
Chris Paul scored 29 points, including 11 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Los Angeles Clippers slipped by the Orlando Magic 107-102 on Monday night.
02/04/2012 22:17 Howard, Magic hold off Pacers
Dwight Howard had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to an 85-81 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
02/03/2012 21:52 Magic hold off Cavs' late push to win
Dwight Howard scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and blocked eight shots as the Orlando Magic outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 on Friday night.
Anderson had his best offensive season of his young career with the Magic during the 2011-12 campaign. The 23-year-old averaged a career-best 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds while appearing in 64 games on the season. He saw some decent time when Brandon Bass went down with an injury and was once again a deep threat, posting a 39 percent shooting percentage from behind the arc. However, the Magic want him to tweak his game a bit in the offseason. Anderson is working on improving his post-up game as well as creating more off-the-dribble effectiveness so defenders can't crowd him so much at the three-point line. He should once again continue to push Brandon Bass for more minutes and could be in line for a major boost in production during his fourth season. Fantasy owners should consider Anderson as a solid reserve worthy of taking flier in deeper head-to-head formats. Although, he could be worth spending a late-round pick on in category-based formats because of his 3-point shooting. (Updated 8/23/11)
