NBA Power Rankings: Magic Climbing After Quiet Week?
ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is feeling recharged after its long West Coast trip and four days of rest.
In the three games in four nights following the team's hiatus, the Magic is 2-1 with impressive wins over the New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics.
However, the wins weren't enough to move up in this week's power rankings from Sports Illustrated. The Magic remains at No. 26 in the latest edition.
"Orlando held up at home, as it’s been prone to do this year, and got blown out on the road last week," SI writes. "Franz Wagner’s 30 points and nine assists lifted the Magic to a 13-point win against the Pelicans at the Amway Center. They lost by 20 the next night to the Wizards in the nation’s capital. Orlando is in the middle between the group of teams on the fringe of the play-in tournament and the basement of the Eastern Conference."
The Magic hopes to keep the ball rolling this week with the Indiana Pacers coming to town Wednesday hoping to snap a seven-game losing streak. Then, the Magic faces a Sunshine State back-to-back with the Miami Heat on the road Friday and the Chicago Bulls back in Orlando on Saturday.
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