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The Orlando Magic (12-5) extend their winning streak to 7 games, putting them 2nd in the East (alien.top)
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Tied for the longest active streak in the league. The last time Orlando had a 7 game winning streak was January 2011 during the tail end of the Dwight Howard / SVG era.

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[–] AB-AA-Mobile@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Are they really that good? Or is this a fluke?

[–] Op3rat0rr@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It's actually an accounting error. Magic are actually in 6th place. The guy who made the mistake got fired don't worry. Probably won't happen again

[–] groceriesN1trip@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

We’ll all have confidence around game 50

[–] Sw3Et@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We're playing very well, but feel like we're catching teams unaware. Once teams start showing some respect we might struggle a bit more.

[–] AB-AA-Mobile@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I don't quite understand how the Magic are doing so well right now. I like their defense, but they don't seem to have that much spacing. At best, they're an average team on offense. Their success doesn't look sustainable.

[–] Sw3Et@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The pessimist in me agrees with you, but they've kept it going longer than I thought they would and still seem to be improving. The more confidence they get, the more their shots are dropping. We also have some extremely slithery paint finishers who can do a lot with very little spacing.

[–] AB-AA-Mobile@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Well I hope this is the real deal. It's good to see them succeeding. I'm particularly rooting for Jonathan Isaac to get better.

[–] zackarykapowski@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Defense is elite with insane length and athleticism. We have elite finishers in the paint and usually dominate the painted area. Crash the offensive glass a ton to offset some of our shooting struggles and create many turnovers to get out on the break.

That’s how.