Orlando Magic rediscover key ingredient to their success

The Orlando Magic have the best defense in the 10 games since the All-Star break. That is a return to the identity and the attitude that defined the Magic's success and has them climbing the standings.

Wendell Carter and the Orlando Magic have scrambled their way to the top defense in the league since the All-Star break and a 7-3 record to climb back into the race for fifth. | Mike Watters-Imagn ImagesThe Orlando Magic needed to get away at the All-Star break.

The team had been through a trying and often frustrating season to that point. The team was merely staying afloat as it dealt with injuries to several key players. Orlando failed to live up to its internal expectations more than…