Avoidance

The sign of a good team isn't winning close games; it's avoiding them

The Magic keep getting into close games, and they keep losing them. Now 17 games into the season, Orlando is 5-12, but with the point differential of a 7-10 team. Why? Because the Magic have gone into clutch time in 12 of their 17 games, but have gone just 3-9 in those contests after losing another one to the Pacers on Saturday night.

I found this point…