Since it is still Friday the 13th, I decided to look up the place where Orlando has had the least luck winning. Denver just broke a 15-game losing streak at the Amway Arena on Wednesday night and it got me thinking, where have the Magic struggled recently?
Well, we all remember Orlando's struggles with Milwaukee. And the Magic have never done well with their trips to the great Northwest -- Portland and Seattle -- or Sacramento.
But right now, the Magic's longest road losing streak is to Phoenix. Orlando has lost seven straight to the Suns, including this year's last second defeat at U.S. Airways Arena, site of the All Star game this year ominously.
The last time Orlando won at Phoenix was a 93-92 win on Nov. 14, 2001. Assistant coach Patrick Ewing had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Magic in the win. Don't think he will be suiting up when they visit the desert next year.
There were some long streaks recently snapped in Dallas, Sacramento and Detroit. But the road success in the last two seasons has made pretty much every stadium hospitable to the men in blue.
Overall, the worst record on the road is at San Antonio. Orlando, including the team's win this season, is 4-17 at AT&T Center and the Alamodome. Tells you how big the win was this year. The wins were this year's victory, April 2006, January 2001 and April 1992. Two of them were in overtime too.
The Magic are also pretty bad in Boston (even after closing the Boston Garden in 1995) and against the Lakers.
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