Every game is a Playoff game for the rest of the Orlando Magic's season
The Orlando Magic are preparing for a 26-game sprint to the end of the season. Every game is going to have added importance and weight as they prepare for the Playoffs.
The Orlando Magic do not need to know what a Playoff game feels like this time around. They experienced it for the first time last year when they rallied late in the season to earn the fifth seed and won their home games to advance to Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.
The Magic no longer have an issue with experience or understanding what it takes to win under pressure.
As Orlando prepares for its post-All-Star break schedule, the team knows it is chasing a playoff seed and the last glimmers of its preseason goals. It also knows that everyone around it will try to play with heightened intensity.
The end of the All-Star Break is indeed everyone's signal that it is time to get serious about the Playoff push.