ORLANDO -- A season that started under a cloud -- a 10-game suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug program -- is turning into a nightmare year for Rashard Lewis. Only the winning has made it tolerable. As the Orlando Magic are preparing their playoff push and hoping for a run at a title, Lewis is mired in the worst slump of an increasingly frustrating season, seeing his aim and his game disappear. It was accentuated Sunday by a dismal performance in the midst of a 96-89 upset loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. His problems have become a worrisome undercurrent for a team that otherwise has looked strong since the All-Star break. He is scoring less (14.2 ppg), rebounding less (4.5 rpg) and shooting a lower percentage (.425) than he has in 10 years. 

ORLANDO -- The future of the Charlotte Bobcats belongs to guys like Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw and Raymond Felton. For now, it's the old war-horse Theo Ratliff who may have become the key to their run toward the first playoff appearance in franchise history. The Bobcats have younger big men like Tyrus Thomas and Tyson Chandler. They have bigger guys like DeSagna Diop and Nazr Mohammed still on the roster. Yet it's the well-traveled Ratliff, still viewed as an undersized center, who has become their anchor in the late-season drive. Ratliff, who is playing for the ninth different team in his 14-year NBA career, was obtained from the San Antonio Spurs Feb. 18 in a cup-of-coffee trade (actually, for a 2016 second-round pick) at the insistence of coach Larry Brown, who was looking for someone he could trust. 

Weaver was scoreless in 15 minutes with two rebounds, a steal and a block in Sunday's win over Utah.

Weaver was recalled from Tulsa when James Hardin went down with a hamstring injury, which will cost him 2-to-4 weeks. Weaver's played a combined 25 minutes in the two games since Hardin got injured.