The Orlando Magic’s season has passed its first milestone. The team has finished the first quarter of the season and finished its first long road trip.
Getting through that at 4-1 and sitting just past the 20-game mark at fourth in the league in defensive rating. Orlando has not only won some impressive victories but have formed a consistent and strong identity. For the first time in five years, the Magic are good at something compared to other teams in the league.
Orlando has plenty of questions. The team is still 10-12 and outside the Playoff race — still a game and a half out of the final Playoff spot, and it is still too early to do any standings watching.