HOUSTON ROCKETS x ORLANDO MAGIC

Описание: The Orlando Magic passed their post-All-Star-break test, winning three of four games across a Western Conference road trip. Now, the Magic will continue their grinding schedule on Thursday night against the Houston Rockets to start a four-game homestand.

Orlando finished its final West Coast trip of the season with a two-point victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and a one-point triumph over the Lakers. As coach Jamahl Mosley's team continues to try to fight its way out of the play-in conversation, the Magic might be playing their best basketball ahead of the regular season's home stretch.

"I'm proud of our guys having the resiliency and the focus and the toughness and the togetherness to continue to stay in the fight and know exactly what we needed to do on this backstretch," Mosley said of winning back-to-back games in Los Angeles. "We need to take this momentum and go back home to our fans. We know how supportive they are. Our building is going to be rocking."

Orlando sits a half-game back of the Philadelphia 76ers for the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference and leads the No. 8 Miami Heat by a game. The top six teams in each conference will make the playoffs. Seeds seven through 10 will head to the play-in tournament.

Houston will begin a three-game road trip following consecutive victories over the lowly Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings. Winners in three of four since the All-Star break, the Rockets will look to strengthen their hold on the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference in the second half of a back-to-back set on Thursday.
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