The Magic comes into the bubble in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and will need to finish at least four games ahead of the ninth-place Washington Wizards to avoid a play-in tournament and at the moment they are up 5.5 games over the Wizard with 8 games to go. final postseason spot. The Magic had won three in a row before the stoppage and two of those wins were over Western Conference playoff teams. Not only are the Magic playing at home, but they were also able to get back Evan Fournier and Jonathan Isaac back from injury.

The Nets were riding a three-game winning streak before the stoppage. The Nets were hit hard coming into the bubble as they have lost a vast majority of their roster. They come into the bubble without Spencer Dinwiddie as well as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, DeAndre Jordan, Wilson Chandler, Taurean Prince, and Nicolas Claxton. The Nets had to resort to getting Jamal Crawford out of retirement to give the team a legitimate scoring option in the backcourt. Brooklyn are six games ahead of the Washington Wizards, who are the only team alive for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Brooklyn not only lost a ton of scoring but all of their length on the defensive end. Orlando should be able to control the boards and the paint. I am not sure who is going to score for the Nets. In an exhibition game, the Nets were unable to crack 70 points.

Play on the Magic.