There were plenty of positives to take from the Magic’s performance against the Sixers on Saturday.
Coming off a dreadful performance on Friday, the Magic showed resolve on the second night of a back-to-back. Nikola Vucevic had one of the best all-around games of his career. Evan Fournier broke out of what had been an early season shooting slump.
And most importantly, they held a lead in the closing seconds over one of the league’s best, ultimately falling, 116-115.
While the Magic will no doubt look to build on an encouraging performance in which they played hard, Steve Clifford wasn’t exactly handing out praise after the game.