The Orlando Magic dropped a gut-wrenching contest to the Phoenix Suns last Wednesday night on their home floor, extending their losing streak to four games (and seven of their last nine). It was the second time in a week the Magic lost to a bottom-five team in the NBA (also lost to the Chicago Bulls, 90-80 last Friday).
Their season was on the verge of preemptively collapsing in similar fashion to the way things have gone in prior years. Start off the season showing promise, run into adversity, and then free-fall to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.