The Orlando Magic made their splash into the 2018-2019 preseason with a bit of the same traits they had in the 2017-2018 season.
Isolation basketball, ball watching, turnovers (10 in the first half), three-point shooting (4 of 16 for starters) and Jonathan Isaac’s ankle trouble. Evan Fournier went 1-for-11 from the field, plus, he, Nikola Vucevic (20 points in 23 minutes) and D.J. Augustin all carried a -11 plus/minus or worse.
However, the team gave Magic fans plenty of reason for hope, too.
Terrence Ross put in a delectable 13 points in 15 minutes and looked extremely comfortable from beyond the perimeter (3-for-4).