Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 minutes ago

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The Orlando Magic have the second-best defensive rating in the league right now, which has spurned their hot start. In this enhanced segment from the Thinking Basketball podcast, Cody and Ben break down what makes the Magic defense so good, including their size, transition effort and great play from Jalen Suggs and Jonathan Isaac on that end.

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YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=EeoDPW_Gt_o
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2P5kQ7a1XY3WwuG2mu31vM
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/235-do-you-believe-in-magic-and-thunder-and-pace/id1428290303?i=1000636722487

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Podcast: https://player.fm/series/thinking-basketball or at stitcher.com/podcast/ben-taylor/thinking-basketball-podcast
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Twitter: @elgee35

Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
pbpstats.com @bballport
basketball-reference.com
stats.nba.com
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