The scoreboard at Kia Center said it clearly: Orlando 125, Miami 121. But the real message of Wednesday night’s season opener went far deeper than the final numbers.
For the first time in a long time, the Orlando Magic are clearly the state’s superior basketball franchise. Not for a week, not for a season, not for a couple of seasons – but for the foreseeable future.
This wasn’t just a win to start a season. It was the latest proof that the Magic’s patient rebuild – the years of development, the draft nights that required faith, the seasons of growth and frustration – is finally turning potential into production.