Orlando Pinstriped Post · Apr 5, 2019
Magic vs. Hawks preview: With playoff spot up for grabs, Magic can’t underestimate Hawks
The Orlando Magic enter their final home game of the season in control of their own playoff destiny.
With three games remaining, the Magic hold a half game lead over the Heat for the eighth seed, are tied with the Nets record wise for the seventh seed (Nets own the head-to-head tiebreaker), and trail the Pistons by a half game for the sixth seed.
Based on remaining schedules, the Magic have an opportunity to not only secure their first playoff berth since 2012, but also move up in the standings to avoid the Bucks in the first round. In order to do so, they need to treat Friday’s game against the Hawks as a playoff game from buzzer to buzzer.