Billy Donovan, who steps down from his head coaching position with the Chicago Bulls, is linked to be the next coach of the Orlando Magic.

The NBA playoffs become chess matches for coaches. In the Orlando-Detroit series, coaches Jamahl Mosley and J.B. Bickerstaff are close friends who have intentionally spent time together off the court and communicated frequently for a couple decades.

The Orlando Magic found their winning formula. Desperation works. Works wonders, actually. Facing elimination and clearly wanting no part of it, the Magic might have put together one of their best performances of the season Friday night.

The Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The winner gets the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 playoff seed and a first-round matchup with the Detroit

Q: Ira, by now the Magic lesson to the Heat should be clear, that they have to get bigger. Orlando would have done the same thing they did to Charlotte if the Heat won that first play-in game. And then look at what the Magic did to big, bad Detroit. – Sam.

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