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Rotations by James Borrego Largely to Blame in Magic Loss to Washington

By Brett David Roberts

Feb 9, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Orlando Magic center Dewayne Dedmon (3) looks to shoot as Washington Wizards forward Drew Gooden (90) defends during the third quarter at Verizon Center. Washington Wizards defeated Orlando Magic 96-80. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 9, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Orlando Magic center Dewayne Dedmon (3) looks to shoot as Washington Wizards forward Drew Gooden (90) defends during the third quarter at Verizon Center. Washington Wizards defeated Orlando Magic 96-80. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Interim head coach James Borrego is responsible for the Washington Wizards going on game-changing runs, and putting out units bereft of offensive talent is mostly to blame.  

The Wizards dominated the Magic by going on runs with the basket sealed to Magic shooters and won the game 96 to 80, as the Wiz balanced its attack getting everyone involved.

1) The quarter-opening and quarter-ending runs have to stop.

The Wizards reeled off a 6-0 run to close the second quarter, an 11-0 run to open the third, then another 9-0 to close it. Sleeping before and after breaks cost the Magic 26 points. It is difficult to ascertain why that trend became so inflamed in this game.

Closing out quarters and opening them up can be so vital. It really is sometimes what separates the creme. In the Magic series victory over the LeBron James Cavs verson 1.0 the Magic were the team closing and opening quarters.

It is a style that just leads to victory, nearly infallibly. James Borrego’s questionable units often led to the Magic failing to score for long stretches of the game.

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