As Aaron Gordon said, it’s time for the Magic to “take care of the crib.”
If they don’t start doing so this upcoming three-game homestand, there will be very little chance of their crib being open for playoff basketball.
The Magic, losers of six of their last seven games, are desperate for a win to keep the gap between them and eighth spot in the East from widening any further. Having dropped three straight, and 10 of their last 13 overall, Orlando has fallen four games back of the eighth-seeded Charlotte Hornets.
There were, of course, some winnable games in that stretch that the Magic gave away by failing to protect leads and close out games.