DZ... WORTH THE NOTE PAD

[Old School]

April 9: Orlando at Milwaukee | MahScore: 8

This game would seem brutal any day of the year for a team in the Magic's position, but it feels especially cruel given that it falls in their next-to-last game of the season.

The Magic will be playing their fifth game in seven days, third game in four days and the second of a back-to-back set here. They will have played in Toronto the night before, on April 8, then will fly out immediately afterward -- gaining an hour along the way -- to Milwaukee to face the Bucks the next night. The Bucks, meanwhile, will enter this game with a one-day rest advantage.

 

[DZ]

Just seeing this. Great catch, OS. Their only saving grace is that the game on the 8th in Toronto is an afternoon game, but it's still a tough scheduling spot, no doubt. Despite their win tonight, I've seen the Magic put up some clunkers in the past week. The late season grind for a team going nowhere can really wear on the psyche of the young players, especially when playing their last road game of the season in a b2b situation, knowing their are headed home for their final game two days later. This one is certainly blowout material, especially if they Bucks are fighting to move up for higher playoff seeding.