The Orlando Magic around Franz Wagner collect the next home bankruptcy in the NBA. An increase is urgently needed for the playoffs.
With Orlando Magic, world champion Franz Wagner does not get the home weakness under control. The Florida basketball team lost 87:96 on Tuesday night and conceded the eighth defeat from the past ten NBA games in the Kia Center. Most recently, Orlando played at home three times in succession, only against the Sacramento Kings there was a victory (121: 91).
Especially with a view to the playoffs and play-ins, Orlando, as the eighth of the Eastern Conference, bad prospects for direct qualifications for the round of 16, the team in their own hall urgently increases. Because a difficult opponent is waiting in the first round, should it be enough to jump into the playoffs.
Wagner came on 21 points, Paolo Bancchero as the top thrower of the Magic on 26. The Munich Tristan Da Silva only played 3:30 minutes and remained without a corbers. The best scorers of the Clippers were Norman Powell and Kawhi Leonard (21 each).
Orlando has to increase at home
Now a short road trip is waiting for Orlando, it goes to the San Antonio Spurs (Tuesday) and the Washington Wizards (Thursday), the bottom of the east. A win against both teams is a victory with a view to the championship round, a total of six main round games are still pending.
With 36 wins and 40 defeats, Orlando is now somewhat clearer behind the Atlanta Hawks (7./36:38), who won the Milwaukee Bucks (6./40:34) (145: 124).