Orlando Magic must stop beating themselves before they can beat anyone else

When Orlando Magic fans looked at the schedule this week, they saw relief.

The Phoenix Suns had only one win entering Thursday's game. So too did the Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks. After a difficult opening to the season, only the Golden State Warriors loomed with a winning record.

Four of those five opponents had defenses in the bottom 10 in the league. Three of those five are in the bottom 10 in opponent turnover rate. The hope that the Magic would be able to get their offense right seemed apparent.

All the Magic needed to do was take advantage of the opportunity. They just needed to do the basics to win.

But Orlando, now at 2-6, cannot even think about picking off opponents…