BOSTON – To fully fathom the fickle nature of fate and how it has suddenly turned in favor of the Orlando Magic, consider this: After suffering through six mostly hard-luck years and often seeing whatever could wrong indeed do just that, a Magic franchise now on a roll seemingly can do no wrong.
Why, just four nights ago, Orlando sat in ninth in the Eastern Conference standings and once again on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.
Wednesday produced the first signs that things could be turning for the Magic. When they beat the New York Knicks and the three teams directly ahead of them in the standings – Miami, Brooklyn and Detroit – all lost, the Magic suddenly found themselves in a tie for seventh.