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Orlando Magic Power Rankings Roundup: Numbers never lie

By Philip Rossman-Reich

Dec 28, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) holds back Charlotte Hornets center Frank Kaminsky III (44) during the second half of an NBA basketball game at Amway Center.The Hornets won 120-101. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) holds back Charlotte Hornets center Frank Kaminsky III (44) during the second half of an NBA basketball game at Amway Center.The Hornets won 120-101. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 18, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel reacts against the Toronto Raptors during the first quarter at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

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team. 79. Seven players out there actually sank more 3-pointers than Curry did in December. And Dallas’ <strong><a rel=. (10-24). Previous: . Dallas Mavericks. 24

(15-20). Previous: . Orlando Magic. 25. team. 38. Frank Vogel’s second return to Indianapolis as a visiting coach (Sunday’s 117-104 setback to the Pacers) didn’t work out much better than the first (Orlando scored only 69 points in an 18-point loss there Nov. 14). Yet perhaps we should be complimenting Vogel, because most of the metrics frankly suggest that the Magic should be farther down the standings than they actually are, whether it’s the fact that they rank 25th in net rating at minus-5.0 (which is computed by adding up Orlando’s offensive and defensive efficiency ratings) or simply by looking at average point margin (10-25 Miami is at minus-3.5 compared to the 15-20 Magic’s minus-4.5).

26. team. 66. It’s easy to forget that it was almost exactly a year ago that the Suns lost <strong><a rel=. (10-24). Previous: . Phoenix Suns

Stein definitely goes harsh on the Magic, placing them between two 10-24 teams. The Magic are not even really that bad statistically.

It seems the emotions and feelings about the Magic go as the team’s last game went. It feels like the sky is falling after every crushing defeat, and it feels like the team is OK after every win. The Magic felt that between Sunday and Monday (Stein prints his power rankings on Monday).

This is the Magic’s season at this point.