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[TheAthletic] NBA Power Rankings: Magic look like playoff contenders; checking in on new faces in new places (theathletic.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Knightbear49@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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[–] Knightbear49@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
  1. Celtics
  2. Bucks
  3. Wolves
  4. Nuggets
  5. Suns
[–] PumpkinHead555@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We’re better than the Celtics, other than that solid ranking

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

you guys were down by 26 against the blazers

[–] Snoo-1474@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I need the magic to keep this elite pace so that they face the Celtics in the playoffs

[–] Brady331@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I would like Boston sports teams to stop getting humiliated by Florida sports teams

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

Magic next 2 games are against Wizards. Winning 2 of next 3 puts them at 14-6. Last 5 years any team that starts 14-6 or better ends up as a top 8 seed. About half above 48 wins. Their great defense is sustainable. If no major injuries, it’s pretty reasonable to expect the Magic to make the playoffs.

Even if top 4 is Boston, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Miami, and even if Cleveland, NY and Atlanta surge, is Orlando falling below Indiana and Brooklyn? I don’t think so, Magic are just a better team than those 2.

I think at worst the Magic are 8, but could end up as high as 3 if they keep playing elite defense. Their bench is deep enough where they can do what Cleveland did last year. Just don’t think they’ll catch a healthy Boston and Milwaukee over 82 games.

They’re a playoff team.