Magic Coach Jamahl Mosley Reacts to Long Homestand
The Orlando Magic is one of the best teams at its home court in the NBA, and that will come in handy for the next handful of games.
The team will begin an eight-game home stand tonight that lasts until April 3 when it will then play the New Orleans Pelicans on the road. Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley opened up about what it is like to be in Orlando for an extended period of time in a recent interview.
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"I think it's great for us to get home in front of our fans, being able to get practice days in, just a level of familiarity being home," Mosley said.
The Magic is 22-9 so far this season at the Kia Center, which ranks it at sixth in the entire league in home record. Orlando is the definition of a home-court advantage, as many players, including Hall of Fame Kevin Garnett have said that it is a very tough place to play as an opposing team.
In the Eastern Conference standings, the Magic currently sits in fifth place, just one game behind the fourth place New York Knicks. By the time the team is done with this home Stans, it could very well be in a different position than it currently is, hopefully setting it up better for the postseason.
The Magic will begin its lengthy home stand tonight in a rematch against the Toronto Raptors. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET from the Kia Center.
