NBA Power Rankings: Magic Surging After Win Streak?

The Orlando Magic has won six straight games. Where does that put the team in this week's power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Dec 19, 2022

NBA Power Rankings: Magic Surging After Win Streak? /

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic holds the second-longest win streak in the NBA at the moment.

Winners of six straight games, the Magic is enjoying its longest win streak for the franchise in over three years ... highlighted by two road wins over the weekend against the reigning Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics.

The winning ways have catapulted the Magic up two spots in this week's power rankings from Sports Illustrated. Orlando was No. 27 last week and now sits at 25.

"Orlando more than doubled its win total in the last two weeks alone," SI writes. "After beginning the season 5–20, the Magic have won their last six. Their last two wins came at the expense of the Celtics, and they beat the Hawks prior to that, scoring a season-high 135 points in the process. Franz and Moritz Wagner and Paolo Banchero each led the team in scoring across those three victories, which separated Orlando a bit from Detroit and Charlotte at the bottom of the East."

This week, the Magic look to rattle off three more wins before Christmas as the team faces the Atlanta Hawks (Mon.) and Houston Rockets (Wed.) on the road before heading home to face the San Antonio Spurs (Fri.).

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Published Dec 19, 2022

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.