The story for many of the Orlando Magic’s losses and stretches of the season has really been the same since the beginning of the year.
The team was playing well and looking like world beaters for two or three quarters, but that one remaining quarter was enough to erase all that good work, put the Magic down or make the good feelings of the brilliant play feel a bit uneasy.
Regardless of result, the Magic have had inconsistencies in their process throughout the season. There would be long stretches of games, even wins, where the team was not completely sharp and tight defensively.