Dwayne Bacon tallied a career high in assists as the Orlando Magic put up a good fight in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Mandatory Credit: Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports
For the Orlando Magic to win games, it is going to be on the margins. It is going to be little plays here and there that determine whether they are able to come out on top and whether they will get the reward for what is surely a hard effort.
Down to just seven players before the game — with Michael Carter-Williams at first a late scratch with a stomach illness and then checking into the game in the middle of the first quarter to make it eight players total — the Magic knew they would need a supreme effort.