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5 things the Orlando Magic can accomplish in final five games

By Philip Rossman-Reich

Apr 4, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Orlando Magic forward Andrew Nicholson (44) and Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) reach for a rebound above Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the second quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 4, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Orlando Magic forward Andrew Nicholson (44) and Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) reach for a rebound above Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the second quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 25, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) and guard Victor Oladipo (5) high five after he made a basket in the act of getting fouled against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half at Amway Center. Atlanta Hawks defeated the Orlando Magic 95-83. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 25, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) and guard Victor Oladipo (5) high five after he made a basket in the act of getting fouled against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half at Amway Center. Atlanta Hawks defeated the Orlando Magic 95-83. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

The Orlando Magic have five games left to make the most of their 2015 season. There is still a lot to accomplish even with the year coming to an end.

Well, we have almost made it.

There are only five games left in the season starting with Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. The 77 games seem to have both been interminable and have flown by.

The end of the season can be bittersweet in that way. But there has definitely been a sense that this season needs to end. The Magic have been out of the Playoffs for some time now and have not had much ability to move up or down the draft order. If there was a team playing out the string among the bottom of the NBA, the Magic might very well be that team.

Of course, the Magic are in a long-term rebuild and every game counts. Simply playing out the string only serves to re-enforce bad habits and waste opportunities to get better. Or, at least, that is what the players and team will tell you. This team is young enough that it still has habits to build.

So the Magic are playing for something just a little bit more in these final five games.

Rob Hennigan has long talked about building a culture and nothing creates a losing culture more than packing in games. These are still young, impressionable minds. And with virtually nothing to play for, there is no harm in going hard after any of these five games and trying to ruin seasons.

This is the most of what this five games will be about. What are the Magic’s specific goals as the season comes to a close?

Here is what we would like to see:

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