NBA Power Rankings: Where's Magic After Road Trip?
ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is back at home after a rough four-game road trip.
The Magic struggled mightily against the San Antonio Spurs, but managed to be competitive in the last three games of the trip, even pulling out a win against the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers.
That win was enough to move the Magic up one spot in the latest edition of Sports Illustrated's power rankings from No. 26 to 25.
"Orlando was on the road for the past week and came away with just one victory in four tries," SI writes. "Its worst loss was last Tuesday in San Antonio, an 18-point defeat in spite of Paolo Banchero’s 27-point performance. The Magic fell just short two days later in Phoenix, a three-point loss that came down to the game’s final seconds. Markelle Fultz led the team’s fourth-quarter comeback win against the Clippers on Saturday and finished with 27 points while Wendell Carter Jr. added 27 points and 12 boards. Orlando lost to the Lakers by six on the second leg of a back-to-back Sunday and is home for its next three games."
The Magic is back at home this week with games against the Washington Wizards (Tue.), New York Knicks (Thu.) and Brooklyn Nets (Sun.).
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