Call it luck or call it fortune, but Orlando drawing two games against Brooklyn seemed like a rare checkmark on the “good” side of the Magic’s spreadsheet.
The Nets made waves last offseason by signing both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, but neither player is expected to make an appearance during the rest of this season or playoffs. Durant is still sitting out healing from the torn achilles he suffered in last year’s NBA Finals, and Irving, who missed most of the season anyway, is out rehabbing a shoulder injury.
Despite those injuries, the Nets cobbled together a decent regular season.