Atlanta at Orlando

Both orlando and Atlanta seem to take a step up, followed by a step down in their quest to find some consistency and make the playoff field. Atlanta seems to have found something that was severely lacking earlier in the season as the Hawks suffered through a woeful 1-10 mark in an 11-game stretch. They are 8-4 since then, and outside of the bad 11-game stretch, they are 17-6 overall. The Magic have just not been able to find their stride all season. At 16-20, the lack of consistency and time to show they have more to give is running out as we approach the halfway mark of the season. It's hard to trust the Magic right now, while the Hawks have been elite outside an 11-game stretch this season. Play on Atlanta.