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NBA Power Rankings: Magic Rising After Winning Ways Continue?

The Orlando Magic has won eight of nine. Where does that put the team in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener

NBA Power Rankings: Magic Rising After Winning Ways Continue?
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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is in its best stretch of the season so far.

Winners of eight games in the last nine contests, the Magic is slowly making a push towards the play-in zone in the Eastern Conference standings.

Their recent success has them moving up one spot in the latest power rankings from the Rookie Wire. The team now sits at No. 23 after spending last week at No. 24.

"The Magic continue to roll of late, winning eight out of their last nine games," Rookie Wire's Cody Taylor writes. "The team is 8-4 during the month of December and has the eighth-best defense in the NBA over that stretch. They continue a home-heavy stretch with four out of their next five games in Orlando before beginning a five-game West Coast trip. Next up: LeBron James and the Lakers on Tuesday."

The longer the Magic continue to keep winning, the more it seems like this recent stretch of winning isn't a fluke. The team held the worst record in the league at the start of the six-game win streak, but the Magic is making up for the hole it dug earlier in the season.

The Magic faces three beatable opponents this week in the Los Angeles Lakers (Tue.), Detroit Pistons (Wed.) and Washington Wizards (Fri.) before the calendar flips to 2023.

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Jeremy Brener
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.

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