NBA Standings: Can Magic Reach 50-Win Mark?

The Orlando Magic are 39-28. Can the team win 50 games this season?

Jeremy Brener | Mar 16, 2024

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic have just four weeks left in the regular season and they are trying to get as many wins as possible in order to avoid the Play-In Tournament and grab a top-six seed.

With 39 wins, the Magic needs to go just 11-4 in the final 15 games to reach that 50-win goal. However, Bleacher Report believes Orlando will fall just short at 48-34.

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"Between Orlando's fourth-ranked defense and the club's seemingly insatiable energy, the Magic can will their way to a lot of wins. And when that's not enough, they can often rely on rising star Paolo Banchero to get them over the proverbial hump," Bleacher Report writes. "There may be some ugly moments along the way, but Orlando will emerge with a top-six seed."

Orlando's schedule is favorable enough to flirt with that 50-win mark. Out of the final 15 games of the season, 10 of them come at home, including their next eight games overall. Only three of these games come against teams with 40 or more wins ... two of those are against the Milwaukee Bucks, which are the final three games of the season when they may be resting for the postseason.

Even by falling just below 50 wins, the Magic could very well grab a top-six seed. And with a 14-game improvement from the year before, Orlando has plenty to celebrate. The Magic would snap a four-year postseason drought, making the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 COVID bubble.

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The Magic return to the floor tomorrow night against the Toronto Raptors. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.

Published Mar 16, 2024

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.