In the first 62 games of the season, the Orlando Magic allowed roughly 110 points per 100 possessions. No matter how you slice it, that is bad. If the Magic’s pre-All-Star weekend opponents were a team, it would have nearly a top-five offense.
Since then, that number has fallen to 106.1 points per 100 possessions. That is still not great, but a sizable improvement nonetheless. They went from the bottom of the barrel to in the realm of league average, which at face value is nothing to sneeze at.
Of course, this improvement somewhat coincided with Elfrid Payton‘s departure via trade.