Steve Clifford needs to acknowledge his mistakes and be better

Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY SportsMarkelle Fultz took a seat on the bench with 3:53 remaining in the third quarter. He stayed there until 5:15 was left in the game.

What was a two-point Orlando deficit when he checked out had grown to 15 by the time he returned, and the Magic went on to lose 130-107 to the Blazers.

It was a curious decision by Steve Clifford, whose rotations seem to be getting more puzzling by the day. While Clifford blamed the loss on the Orlando defense, Magic Twitter blamed the loss on Clifford, who added to his growing list of recent inexplainable decisions that include the all-out benching of Wes Iwundu and the limited use of Mo Bamba, particularly on nights when he has…