Orlando Magic increasing paint touches, revitalizing offense

The Orlando Magic offense has started to show signs of life and is surging a bit. They can thank a refocus on paint touches for getting them there.

Sometimes, the Orlando Magic just have things working.

Aaron Gordon caught a rebound on the wing after a missed shot in Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He began to probe the defense and reset the play. The floor was imbalanced after the miss and the team had to quickly reset.

But Aaron Gordon had his eyes on the basket and he begins working quickly.

Wesley Iwundu cut through to clear the space. But his defender decides to keep an eye on Gordon. So Aaron Gordon engaged, driving under control as Wesley Iwundu began running through…