After enduring the NBA's most grueling slate of games to begin the regular season, the Orlando Magic have ample time at home for the holidays. They aren't traveling again in 2024. Coach Jamahl Mosley said the break will help a team short on rest and reps.
ORLANDO, Fla. – If the Orlando Magic had their way on Tuesday night, they'd be in Las Vegas making preparations for an NBA Cup semifinal on Saturday.
"It's to have these days," Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said Friday after his team's practice. "To be able to go through practice, to be able to look at the different combinations of guys that are on the floor the things that we need to clean up from some of these games that we haven't been able to do ... because we haven't been in this building and the games have been coming fast and furious.
To that point, Wendell Carter Jr.'s facial expression was one of shock when made aware of the Magic's road game total compared to the rest of the league. Shortly after mouthing "oh wow" to himself, Carter said: "I didn't know we'd played the most away games. I guess that makes sense, though; we haven't been home that much."
Orlando's schedule will level off, of course. Of the Magic's 55 remaining regular season games, 31 are at home. Their remaining eight back-to-backs will spread out over four months' time, and only one more road trip is longer than three games "I'm super excited," center Moe Wagner said. "I unpacked my stuff first day , made myself . First time in my career that I'm home for three weeks straight wanna enjoy that a little bit obviously.
"I think just us being home, being able to sleep in our own bed having this time off to kind of regroup get your mind body back together; having two games in 10 days, I think that's probably the first time in my career that's ever happened," Carter said. "Especially against the type of teams we're about to be playing — pretty tough teams, pretty good teams in this league.
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