Good for Michael Jordan.

He certainly deserved all the attention and adulation he received upon making his much-anticipated return to the NBA Tuesday night. After all, His Airness once again taking flight might just be the biggest professional basketball story of all time.

But with all due respect to His Exalted Baldness, the greatest above-air show in the NBA took place right here on opening night. Jordan got the exposure; Orlando got the exhilaration.

"To me, this is the marquee game, but nobody cares because everybody's watching Michael," Magic Coach Doc Rivers said of last night's season opener between two Eastern Conference heavyweights -- the Magic and the Toronto Raptors. "You've got Tracy McGrady, Grant Hill and Vince Carter in the same arena, and you're going to watch the Wizards? What the hell is that about? But you know what, if I wasn't working, I'd probably be watching Michael, too."

Orlando fans will have to be satisfied with simply watching a contender.

I know this was only opening night. I know this was only one game with 81 still left. But if you're a Magic fan, how can you not be totally ecstatic with what happened in Game 1 of Magic Championship Run II?

A 29-point victory?

Grant Hill scores 22?

Tracy McGrady 23?