Orlando Pinstriped Post · Aug 1, 2020
Breaking down day one of Orlando Magic bubble basketball
Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty ImagesIt’s good to be back. Basketball in the bubble began for the Magic yesterday with a tilt against Brooklyn, a high scoring affair that saw the Central Floridians claim an important first-up win. With it they vault over the Nets and into the seventh seed, establishing immediately the half-game edge in the standings they’ll now need to protect if they’re to avoid a first round showdown with Giannis and the rampaging Bucks. Contextually, it was the perfect start to proceedings at Disney.
But was it a perfect performance? Let’s figure out what the major takeaways from the post-hiatus opener can tell us about how the Magic are positioned.