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The Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic are enduring a reality check this week.Heading into a Wednesday game at Toronto, the Grizzlies were cautiously optimistic. Under first-year coach, David Fizdale, they won six straight road games but faced the reality of playing without All-Star point guard Mike Conley.After a 120-105 loss, the Grizzlies (11-8) realize how difficult life will be for the next six to eight weeks without Conley.A day before, the Magic snapped a four-game losing streak when they posted victory at San Antonio. Reality for the Magic (7-11) is that with a new coach and a bevy of new players in different roles, they came away with an improbable, but impressive win, but know it still will take time to jell.The Magic (7-11) had an extra day to admire their win, while the Grizzlies (11-8) must quickly forget about what might have been as they play host to Orlando on Thursday night at FedExForum.And in reality, both teams face daunting tasks, but their coaches remain positive.After the Magic toppled the Spurs 95-83, Orlando coach Frank Vogel had an easy explanation for his teams victory.Winning this night doesnt turn our season around, but it keeps us believing in what were doing, he said. If you commit to the defensive end, youre going to have a chance to win every night.Leading the way for the Magic is Evan Fournier at 17.6 points per game. He scored in double figures 17 times and reached 20-plus points seven times, including a season-high 29 points on Nov. 3 against Sacramento.Vogel stresses defense, so a young Memphis team without its primary ball-handler could have problems.In their first game without Conleys leadership and 19.2 points and 5.7 assists per game, the Grizzlies played well but fell apart in the fourth quarter to the Raptors, who went on a 16-5 run late to put the game away.Granted, Toronto is one of the tougher road arenas to play at and the Raptors have an All-Star backcourt in DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry.However, if the Grizzlies are going to stay afloat in the Western Conference, their young players will have to grow up quickly. Two of those players are second-year guard Andrew Harrison and 2016 first-round pick Wade Baldwin.Against the Raptors, Memphis showed signs that it had plenty of fight.Considering the fact that we had nine players, not that much experience, we fought hard, Grizzlies forward Tony Allen said. (The Raptors) are a good team, youve got to take your hats off to those guys. They played much better in the second half and beat us on the boards, they made key plays.Fizdale echoed Allens observation.The effort was fantastic, the coach said. I thought we just had a bad stretch where we got careless with the ball and started turning the ball over.Harrison scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Grizzlies and showed flashes of being able to lead the team, on and off the court. The former Kentucky star took the blame for the loss and didnt use any excuses.I know we were short-handed, but weve got a lot of tough guys on this team and we all believed that we could win this game, Harrison said. Losing Mike was big, hes an MVP candidate in my eyes, but we know what we have to do, we have to bring it every night. Vapormax Flyknit 2.0 Pas Cher . Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. Sandale Vapormax Pas Cher . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. http://www.nike720pascher.fr/pas-cher-air-vapormax.html . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Air Max 720 Sunset Pas Cher . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. Sandale Vapormax Femme . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. Bob Fulton is set to step down as NSWs State of Origin selection adviser.The rugby league Immortal will tell coach Laurie Daley of his decision on Sunday ahead of Mondays team naming for the final game of the series on July 13, according to News Corp Australia.Fulton, who has assisted the past three Blues coaches in Daley, Ricky Stuart and Craig Bellamy, is reportedly going to be promoted from a part-time consultant to head of football at NRL club Manly.dddddddddddd ' ' '