In one of those delightful NBA scheduling quirks, the Brooklyn Nets — in their 47th game of the season — will face their Eastern Conference rivals, the Orlando Magic, for the first time in 2018-19 when they meet Friday at Amway Center in Orlando for a 7 p.m. Eastern tipoff.
The Nets (23-23) will then play their entire three-game season series with the Magic (19-25) between Friday and Feb. 2, a span of just 15 days.
So while you may not know the Magic well at this point, you will over the next couple of weeks.