Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford acknowledged his team’s 13 remaining games likely will have little impact on the standings.
Since reshaping their roster at the March 25 trade deadline, the Magic have gone 3-12. They’re 1-10 in their past 11 games as they’ve fallen to 14th in the Eastern Conference with the fourth-worst record in the league. Only the Pistons (18-42), Timberwolves (16-44) and Rockets (15-44) have worse records as of Friday.
That post-trade stretch of games started with a seven-point loss to the Trail Blazers on a night when the Magic had eight available players. Then came a three-point loss in Los Angeles to the Lakers, followed by road wins over the Clippers and Pelicans as the new group began to mesh.