Any team can get a little desperate down two starters. Then again, any team can get a little desperate when they have struggled the way the Orlando Magic have. Going down key players can certainly sap a team’s energy.
Or it can sharpen their focus. Opportunity has a way of doing that, at least in the short term until it becomes normal.
It is still unclear how long Nikola Vucevic and Elfrid Payton will be out. Both missed Friday’s 107-100 win over the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena.