This is the Season for the Magic

The Orlando Magic look to be coming out of their slump in most recent years. Their most recent win was a 7-point win against the Cleveland Caveliers on Saturday thanks to a poor shooting second quarter by the Cavs. They only scored 8 points in the quarter and shot only 32 percent in the final 3 quarters. That's all the Magic needed to come back from a 13 point deficit to break their 3 game losing streak. Now the Magic have a few days to rest before they meet the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday.

Magic Making it Look Easy

The Orlando Magic are proving that they are the ones to beat in the Southeast division. With the season only 22 games old, they already hold a 5 game lead in the division, and have the best record in the Eastern Conference. This quite the dramatic turnaround for a team that has been struggling to stay above .500 in recent years. With center Dwight Howard averaging a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds it's no surprise that the Magic are shining.

Magic = "spectacular"

Orlando Magic has gone from "We're an easy team to play against" (former general manager John Weisbrod) to "I thought their interior defense was spectacular," Seattle Coach Bob Hill said.

Trying to win their sixth consecutive game as Eastern Conference leaders "The biggest thing is our defense has come on," point guard Jameer Nelson said. "If you want to be a playoff team, you have to play defense."

Before Brian Hill took over as coach last season,  Orlando Magic was ranked No. 28 in points allowed (101.8) in the 2004-05 season.  Hill has been fighting this number by drilling defense into his team of better suited players willing to accept the concept.