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It was obvious that Matt Barnes’ back was bothering him on Sunday afternoon. He never really looked “right” and only played 15 minutes. He finished with 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting, grabbed 3 rebounds and had 1 assist. Barnes offered a couple of comments about his injured back after the game Sunday.
“I didn’t get a chance to to get it real lose tonight,” Barnes told reporters following the game.
Barnes was lifted in favor of Mickael Pietrus and eventually J.J. Redick.
“But it’s no excuse. I didn’t get it done tonight. Coach had to go with someone who was ready. I am going to continue to get treatment and I’ll be ready for Game 2.”
Barnes’ injury is even more incentive to the Magic go with a lineup consisting of both J.J. Redick and Vince Carter.
(Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger, a contributor on the Fansided Front Page and on Sir Charles In Charge. Subscribe to his RSS feed and add him on Twitter to follow him daily. You can download the HTD app here).
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