Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Jan 10 vs Orlando Magic
By Adam McGee
Major key for Orlando – Scoring by committee
Having started the season with a record of 8-4 through their first 12 games, the Orlando Magic have effectively collapsed by going 4-24 ever since.
A major factor in that decline is Orlando’s lack of obvious front-line options on either end of the floor. The Magic rank in the bottom-five in the league in both offensive and defensive rating, leaving them very few positives to grasp at.
Keeping pace with a high-scoring team like the Bucks will require Orlando’s offense to fire, and for that to happen they’ll need to rely on a group scoring effort.
No single Magic player is averaging 20 points per game or more for the season to date, but a great night from each of Aaron Gordon, Elfrid Payton, Jonathon Simmons and Evan Fournier could see them overcome any individual shortcomings as a unit.