The Orlando Magic still have a lot to clean up and learn under their new coach. But, most importantly, they showed a character they often lacked last season.
The Orlando Magic showed resilience and character despite suffering a 132-125 season-opening loss to the Atlanta Hawks in head coach Sean Sweeney's debut. Orlando overcame a difficult 44-point second quarter by answering with 38 points in the third quarter to briefly take the lead, but late 3-pointers from Atlanta's Nickeil Alexander-Walker ultimately sealed the defeat for the Magic.
Orlando Magic Daily highlighted that the team showed positive offensive ball movement with 30 assists on 41 made field goals, shooting 48.2 percent from the field. However, Sweeney and players Desmond Bane and Wendell Carter acknowledged there is work to do after committing 20 turnovers and 28 fouls during the fast-paced game.
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