Magic buck trend on NBA's back-to-back games

Magic buck trend on NBA's back-to-back games

Published Dec. 2, 2010 2:40 a.m. ET

By DAVID STEELE
Orlando Magic Play-By-Play Announcer


Wednesday night in Chicago, the Magic played the Chicago Bulls and it was the battle of NBA axioms.

Axiom No. 1: NBA teams do not play well on the first game at home after returning from a long road trip.

Axiom No. 2: NBA teams struggle on the second night of back to backs.

The Bulls tested the first axiom on Wednesday night. On Sunday they had returned home from a 7-game, two week long road trip to the western conference. As the theory goes, there is a lingering fatigue factor for a team that

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