The Orlando Magic were hardly clean in their season-opening win against the Miami Heat. There were mistakes aplenty throughout that entire game and the team especially started off on the wrong foot. For much of that game, they looked like a team with a new coach.
Still, that game was a hallmark for the team. It was a tone-setter for what the Magic want to be and what they want to do. Not simply because they won. It was because they stayed committed to their principles and how they wanted to play.
Orlando on that opening night showed their potential on both ends of the floor — as imperfect as it was.