Well, we made it out to L.A. after that long, long flight. L.A. is normally crazy enough, but now it has the Finals going on too. And we’re a part of it, baby!!!

We had a good time on the plane watching movies, game tapes and some of the guys were playing cards. I think we’re all pretty focused on the jo b that we have to do and we’re just ready for the game to start. But you know me, I had to try and lighten the mood and keep dudes cracking up.

We had a good practice on Tuesday before we left and we’re supposed to practice for a couple of hours at Staples Center later today. We have a media session to do before practice. You can already tell this is The Finals because of the extra media people around everywhere. It’s sorta like the Olympics or an All-Star Game because there are so many reporters around asking us questions.

But that’s OK, because maybe now we’ll start getting some of the respect that we deserve. Maybe people will start seeing that we’re for real and can win this title. We’ve already beaten two teams with 60 wins, and if we can beat the Lakers in the Finals it would be three. Somebody told me the yesterday that would be the first time that’s ever happened in the NBA. That’s would be pretty cool to do, huh???

We know that our fans back in Orlando have believed in us all season. It makes me so happy now when I’m out in Orlando, I see Magic flags on the cars, people are wearing Magic T-shirts and people are talking about the Magic again. When me and Jameer came here back in 2004, we talked about wanting to make this a Magic town again. I think we have taken a big step toward doing that with this playoff run, but now we have to finish the deal and bring that ‘ship back to O-town.

OK ya’ll, I gotta run for now. I made a vow that I’m keeping my phone turned off during the Finals because I’m going to stay focused. It’s my Twitter-rehab, I guess. No distractions, just concentrating on the game.

I’ll hit ya’ll back tomorrow, but keep those spirits up. We need everybody with the Magic to help us do this thang.

– DWIGHT

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