INDIANAPOLIS – Career years from Nikola Vucevic and Terrence Ross, the blossoming of forward Jonathan Isaac and the emergence of a suffocating defense certainly were reasons for the Orlando Magic’s stirring success last season, but another significant factor leading to the playoff run largely went unspoken.
And there’s a reason for that.
As a general rule, NBA coaches and players don’t like discussing injuries – neither when they are present and dictate success or failure; nor when they are not an issue so as to not upset the good karma they are enjoying at the time.