The Orlando Magic are inching closer and closer to the playoffs.
The team is officially in the field and can begin talking and thinking about their playoff strategy in a serious way. Regardless of who they will end up matching up with, Orlando should already be able to see where they will have to fill in gaps and plan for.
They can anticipate the counters they will already have to make.
The Magic have taken control of the league behind a dominant defense. That is the core of everything they do. That feeds their offense — as much as their offense feeds their energy on defense.