WASHINGTON D.C. – In one fell swoop tonight, the Orlando Magic can accomplish two very impressive tasks: They can cap their nine-night, five-game trip with a flourish and they can topple troublesome rival Washington.
Orlando (9-12) appears to have turned around its season around on this road trip, winning in San Antonio, Philadelphia and Detroit. Only a faltering over the final six minutes of a game last Thursday in Memphis – one where they led by 14 points and lost by one – stands between then and a 4-0 start to this odyssey that has spanned more than a week.