"The Magic should have much in common with Jack Nicholson.

They should be keeping a close eye on the L.A. Lakers, with or without sunglasses.

For Magic fans, each Lakers loss, and especially a string of them, could be seen as a gain for Orlando.

The more the Lakers lose, the closer they could get to remaking their team and dealing what the Magic really want for Dwight Howard: C Andrew Bynum and PF Pau Gasol.

Recently, Jim Buss, in charge of the Lakers now, told the L.A. Times that he wasn't going to trade "two All-Stars" for Howard."