“Can the Orlando Magic Break Their Curse? Three Crucial Challenges Standing Between Them and Victory Over the Celtics!”
So Orlando hasn’t won a playoff series since 2010 and hasn’t ever won an opening round series as the lower seed.
2. The 3-Point Shooting Disparity Between the Magic and Celtics is Historic
You might say the first part was mostly about different teams, and history doesn’t have much bearing on the current teams. Perhaps this version of the Magic has an advantage over this version of the Celtics.
Unfortunately, it’s hard to make a case there beyond the Magic’s 2-1 record against the Celtics this season. Orlando has to overcome a massive math problem with a much larger sample size than three head-to-head games. Namely, the Celtics hit the most 3s in a single season in NBA history in 2024-25, and the Magic had the worst 3-point shooting percentage for any NBA team since 2015-16. The last team to finish last in the NBA in 3-point percentage in the regular season and win a playoff series that season was the 1998-99 Philadelphia 76ers (who beat the Magic).
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