Orlando Magic Eliminated From In-Season Tournament After Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets Win

The Orlando Magic won't be in the knockout round for the In-Season Tournament.

Jeremy Brener | Nov 28, 2023

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is disappointed Tuesday night after the team was eliminated from the In-Season Tournament.

The elimination came after the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls by 27 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors to trigger the point-differential tiebreaker.

The Magic would have qualified had the Raptors beat the Nets because Orlando would have won a two-team tiebreaker against the Celtics.

The Orlando Magic's loss against the Brooklyn Nets proved to be the fatal blow. — The Orlando Magic's loss against the Brooklyn Nets proved to be the fatal blow / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

With the result, the Celtics are the official winners of East Group C. They join the Indiana Pacers (East Group A winners) in the knockout round. The final two spots will go to the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks, who both qualified from East Group B. The Bucks (4-0) will host the Knicks (3-1), while the Pacers (4-0) will host the Celtics (3-1).

The Western Conference results will be revealed later tonight. However, the Los Angeles Lakers have already qualified by winning West Group A. The Phoenix Suns are the likeliest team to win the Wild Card with a 3-1 record and a +34 differential.

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With the Magic eliminated, the team will now be given two games by the league, one home and one away, against Eastern Conference teams to satisfy the rest of its schedule. These games will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 8 against teams that did not qualify for the knockout round.

Orlando is back in action tomorrow night in regular season action when the Washington Wizards come to town. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET inside the Amway Center.

Published Nov 28, 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.