The Orlando Magic now have dropped seven straight games and 11 of its past 12.
The bleak and opaque reality surrounding the upcoming schedule only casts further doubts on any potential playoff berth.
The Magic now linger 2.5 games behind No. 8 Indiana, and without a return to winning basketball, the Magic will be in the lottery again. It just did not seem it would come to this when the Magic were rolling along at 19-13 as the calendar year turned over.
2016 has brought nothing but bad times to the Magic, and it is difficult to see when the losses may halt if the upcoming schedule is realized for what it is:
Brutal.