The NBA All-Star break couldn’t end soon enough for the Orlando Magic.
With the Magic playing their best basketball in years, it was a week off that few within the organization probably wanted. The Magic finally return to the court tonight having won five straight games and seven of their last eight.
With 23 games remaining, the playoff push officially begins. Orlando enters just a half game behind the Detroit Pistons for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference (and just one game behind the seventh-seeded Charlotte Hornets, and 2.5 games behind the sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets).