NBA Power Rankings: Magic 'Legitimate Chance' at No. 2 Seed?
ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is winning a lot of basketball games as of late, winning 10 of 13 games since the All-Star Break.
Only the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets, both of whom are first place in their respective conference, have won more games since the break.
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The team's recent success has pushed Orlando up four spots in CBS Sports' latest power rankings. The team now sits at No. 11 after being at No. 15 last week.
"Orlando cleaned up on some Eastern Conference bottom-feeders this week to make it 10 wins in its last 13 games," CBS Sports writes. "The run has given it a legitimate chance at hosting a first-round playoff series, with the No. 2 seed a dark-horse possibility. What a season."
The Magic sits just one game behind the New York Knicks for the No. 4 seed, three games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for No. 3 and four games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for No. 2.
There's a chance that the Magic can continue this hot streak. The team plays its next seven games at home, and all but two of those opponents have a record better than the Magic.
That homestand continues tonight when the Charlotte Hornets come to town. Then, the team welcomes the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday and the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
