The Orlando Magic came into the season with playoff aspirations. The Magic need to win a certain amount of games to reach that goal, we find out if they can.

Currently, the Orlando Magic are 11th in the Eastern Conference, only five games back from the eighth seed and the final spot in the Playoffs, currently held by the Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls.

There is no straight line to the postseason with a few teams the Magic would have to surpass. The Magic are neck and neck with two other teams looking to make the playoffs as well, the Detroit Pistons (29-29), and the Washington Wizards (27-30).

After the Magic returned from the All-Star Break, Scott Skiles was asked about the rest of the season and his team’s playoff chances. He said the team has to go 20-10 for the rest of the season if they want to make the playoffs. And it was a realistic goal he presented to his players for a strong finish.

Ever since then, the Magic have gone 2-3, winning against the Dallas Mavericks, and the Philadelphia 76ers, while losing yet another heartbreaker against the Indiana Pacers, and the inevitable loss against one of the best team in NBA regular season history, the Golden State Warriors. They followed that with a frustrating loss to the New York Knicks.

That means the Magic have to finish 18-7 for the rest of the season to his Skiles’ goal.

If this remains true, Orlando’s record will be 43-39 at the end of the season, which, if this was last season, would be good enough for the sixth seed. However, the East has begun to rise once again, and that may be barely enough to make the playoffs, especially with three other teams wandering around the eighth seed.

It is unknown how these other teams will play out the rest of the season, but for the sake of this article, let’s just assume 43 wins earns Orlando the eighth seed and the team needs to hit this goal to make the Playoffs.

Now, how likely is it the team can actually go 18-7 in the final 25 games? Let’s take a look.

We have three sections here, the teams that Orlando “should” beat, the 50/50 games, and games that the Magic will have to steal.