The Orlando Magic are 7-0 at home and 1-6 on the road. On Monday night, they begin a three-game trip out West with the Phoenix Suns, who are expected to be without Kevin Durant.
How then do the Orlando Magic, winners of just one of seven road games, make that happen?When his 8-6 Magic begin a three-game road trip Monday night in Phoenix, they'll be looking to carry over their Kia Center success. Orlando is undefeated at home – seven games, seven wins – after sweeping a five-game homestand. By average point differential, the Magic are the NBA's best at defending home court.
Mosley said this recent homestand was good for his squad's ability to tighten their defense and settle down a bit. Last road trip, the Magic lost leading scorer Paolo Banchero after the first game. The next four losses were barely competitive. "I feel like we kind of found ourselves these last five games, and it feels good to know that we're still here," forward Jonathan Isaac said Sunday. "We're resilient. We're a tough team and we figured it out.""I think in this homestand, we were down quite a few times going into the third, and we tightened our defense up and that's what got us on our runs," Mosley said.
The trip opens Monday night in Phoenix — the second game of a back-to-back after Sunday's 120-117 loss to Minnesota. The 9-5 Suns will be without Kevin Durant and possibly Bradley Beal. But Devin Booker alone can be a load to handle, as his 44 points pushed the Timberwolves to the brink before Julius Randle's game-winner sealed the deal Sunday afternoon.
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