Orlando Magic big man Nikola Vucevic is one of the most efficient players in the NBA.
However, over his last 10 games, Vucevic is shooting just 43.2 percent from the field, a split the Magic's best player knows won't get it done for Orlando to make the playoffs for the second straight season:
“I have to figure it out,” Nikola Vucevic said, via Magic.com. “All season long my offense and my shooting have been a little bit up and down, I haven’t been as efficient as I’ve been my whole career and I have to figure it out. I have to work through it, fight through it and that’s all I can do. It’s frustrating because if I was more efficient in some games, we’d have had a much better chance if I make some of the looks that I had. I just have to figure it out.”
The Magic are 21-25 on the season. They are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings, but have lost two straight games.
Vucevic has appeared in 35 games for the Magic this season. He's averaging 19.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 44.7 percent overall, 36.5 percent from beyond the arc and 80.6 percent from the free-throw line.
The Magic desperately need Vucevic to find his shooting stroke so they can get back in the win column. Orlando hosts Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. The only way the Magic will upset the Clippers is if Vucevic finds his soft touch again and goes off against Doc Rivers' club.
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