NBA Power Rankings: Magic Moving Back and Forth

The Orlando Magic is 5-5 in its last 10 games. Where does that put the team in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Mar 7, 2023

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic has not built two consecutive wins or losses since early February.

The inconsistency has stunted the Magic's potential growth and ability to move up in the standings.

It's also negatively affected the team's placement in Sports Illustrated's power rankings. The Magic took one step back from No. 25 to 26 in the most recent entry from SI.

"The Bucks blitzed the Magic on Wednesday and connected on 26 threes en route to 139 points, the most Orlando has allowed all year," SI writes. "Cole Anthony finished with 28 points off the bench, but the Magic stood little chance against such a prolific shooting performance. They rebounded a few nights later with a win in Charlotte behind 31 points from Paolo Banchero and then dropped a tight game against Portland at home. Orlando has another shot at Milwaukee on Tuesday at the Amway Center."

The Magic currently sits 3.5 games back of the 10th and final spot in the play-in tournament with 17 contests to play.

Orlando hopes to break this streak this week with the continuation of a four-game homestand as the Magic hosts the Milwaukee Bucks (Tue.), Utah Jazz (Thu.) and Miami Heat (Sat.) before embarking on the team's last major west coast road trip of the season.

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Published Mar 7, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.