Are you a big Magic fan and hope that they make it to the finals this year? Well, you might be in luck because the Magic have the second best record in the Eastern conference as of right now,just have a look at these rankings:

 1st. Cleveland Cavaliers (43,11)

2nd. Orlando Magic (36,18)

3rd. Atlanta Hawks (33,18)

4th. Boston Celtics (33,18)

5th. Toronto Raptors (29,23)

and the West’s top 5 teams:

1st.L.A.  Lakers (42,13)

2nd.Denver Nuggets(35,18)

3rd. Utah Jazz (33,19)

4th. Dallas Mavericks (32,21)

5th. Oklahoma City (31,21)

This is the top 5 team rankings from both conferences (East andWest divisions).The Magic are in a good place to compete in the play-offs,or even the championships this season!

What will happen to bring this relatively young team to the end of their rampage? The Magic made it to the finals twice in their 21 seasons. Again, they have proven that they’re worthy of going the finals, by working together and playing off of each other’s strengths. Three of the most noteworthy players that are tapping into these strengths are: Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, and the man who strikes fear in the hearts of his opponents, the one the only, VINCE CARTER!

The Magic’s major weakness, comes from giving up in the forth quarter, when the odds are turned against them.When the Magic is in the forth and final quarter of the game, they give up the lead so quickly, that it appears as though they lack the experience of other teams, especially at away games. Often times, they fail to play as a cohesive unit and working team, therefore losing their advantage and resulting in games lost.

Who knows what will be this fascinating team’s fate this season.Will the Magic make it to the finals back-to-back? Or will they face defeat as they have never faced before?

-By Stephen Mateo