He never will admit it, but this is one game that Magic coach Stan Van Gundy really gets some extra joy from winning.
Beating the Miami Heat, the team that once dumped him as coach, will bring a smile to his face if it happens again.
The Magic will be trying to beat the Heat Friday night for the 10th consecutive time. It's a team that once dominated the Magic when Shaquille O'Neal played in Miami.
The tide has turned now. The Heat haven't beaten the Magic since their 2005-06 championship season, the one that started with Van Gundy as coach but finished with Pat Riley pulling the strings.
While Van Gundy calls it just another game, even his players know he loves to beat the Heat.
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