ORLANDO – A year ago, the Orlando Magic’s 13th victory of the season didn’t come until Jan. 16th and by then they had already been saddled with 31 losses and were well on their way to another spring frustratingly outside of the playoffs.
On Wednesday, in a game that had the feel of the playoffs at times because of the high level of play between two surging teams, the Magic showed plenty of guile and toughness and seemed poised to notch a 13th victory that would put them over .500.
However, because the Magic were bedeviled by the surging Denver Nuggets for a second time in two weeks, their pursuit of a 13th victory and a climb above the .