The Orlando Magic find themselves in a peculiar position.
They are playing for something sitting a game out of the final Playoff spot at the three-quarter mark of the season. For the franchise that has been six years out of the Playoffs, that enticement is a very real and tangible goal to achieve.
A lot of time has passed. And in recent years the Magic have not even come close to sniffing the Playoffs. It would be something if they were a couple of games from contention.
Last year the Orlando Magic finished with a 25-57 record and were 18 games back of the eighth-seeded Washington Wizards.