UCFJayBird wrote:Figured this was a nice chance to review during the break (even though there are a few games tonight). The schedule is quite favorable the rest of the way. 46-48 wins seems likely to me. While 50 is hard to imagine and is a tall order, I think it's possible given the schedule.
We only have 4 back to backs, 15 game are at home (12 on the road), and we have the easiest remaining SOS according to tankathon. 17 games are against teams with worse records.
Current records as of 2/15/2024 listed.
Magic record: 30-25 (.545)
B2B=back to back
2/22 @Cleveland (36-17, .679)
2/24 @Detroit (8-46, .148)
2/25 @Atlanta (B2B) (24-31, .436)
2/27 vs Brooklyn (21-33, .389)
2/29 vs Utah (26-29, .473)
3/3 vs Detroit (8-46, .148)
3/5 @ Charlotte (13-41, .241)
3/6 @ Washington (B2B) (9-45, .167)
3/8 @ NYK (33-22, .600)
3/10 vs Indiana (31-25, .554)
3/13 vs Brooklyn (21-33, .389)
3/15 @ Toronto (19-36, .345)
3/17 vs Toronto (19-36, .345)
3/19 vs Charlotte (13-41, .241)
3/21 vs New Orleans (33-22, .600)
3/23 vs Sacramento (31-23, .574)
3/27 vs Golden State (26-26, .500)
3/29 vs LA Clippers (36-17, .679)
3/30 vs Memphis (B2B) (19-36, .345)
4/1 vs Portland (15-38, .283)
4/3 @ New Orleans (33-22, .600)
4/5 @ Charlotte (13-41, .241)
4/7 vs Chicago (26-29, .473)
4/9 @ Houston (24-30, .444)
4/10 @ Milwaukee (B2B) (35-20, .636)
4/12 @ Philadelphia (32-22, .593)
4/14 vs Milwaukee (35-20, .636)
It's been a while since I've added any thoughts to the forum but I noticed something I thought was interesting that I didn't see any other comments on. Lots of stuff about strength of schedule being very favorable so far. To add to that we have like a 2 week home stand in Orlando against mostly teams from the western conference. That's a pretty significant rest advantage IMO. To top it off of all the remaining games we travel to the western conference I think 2 times once to new Orleans and once to Houston. This team is talented enough that with this schedule they should be the 4th seed in the east, especially considering injuries to Philadelphia and NY Knicks. Guess it partially depends on how Indiana is with their new additions. Integrating new players together mid season usually comes with some growing pains. We should absolutely be one of the hottest teams to finish the season.