Although the Magic have reached the playoffs the past two seasons and head to Las Vegas after earning their spot in the NBA Cup semifinals, Orlando‘s mindset entering the weekend remains the same.
Jamahl Mosley‘s squad views itself as an underdog in the league’s in-season tournament, which is in its third year.
That’s not to say the Magic aren’t confident in their chances against the Knicks on Saturday (they’ve already beaten New York twice this season) or against either the surging Spurs and the 1-loss Thunder in a potential Cup championship on Tuesday, but Orlando believes it still has plenty to play for on a national stage.